ISLE Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment

Aims & Scope

ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment is the official journal of the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE).

ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment seeks to explore the relation between human beings and the natural world, and publishes articles from literary scholars, environmental historians, specialists in the visual and performing arts, environmental philosophers, geographers, economists, ecologists, and scholars in other fields relevant to "literature and environment." The journal's scope encompasses environmental thinking and expression from cultures around the world; theoretical work and applications to specific authors and texts from any time period; and treatment of pressing ecological issues as they pertain to literature.

The journal also publishes poetry, fiction, and literary nonfiction relevant to its thematic focus.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.2
2024	0.20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	26582

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	61

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.127

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	16

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities and Environmental Science, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• States of Suspension: Trans-corporeality at Sea

  Citation: 113

  Authors: S.

• Theorizing in a Space of Ambivalent Openness: Ecocriticism and Ecophobia

  Citation: 96

  Authors: S. C.

• Theorizing Material Ecocriticism: A Diptych

  Citation: 74

  Authors: S., S.

• Toward an Eco-Cinema

  Citation: 48

  Authors: S.

• New Directions for Ecofeminism: Toward a More Feminist Ecocriticism

  Citation: 45

  Authors: G.

• Green Film Criticism and Its Futures

  Citation: 42

  Authors: A.

• Theorizing Ecocriticism: Toward a Postmodern Ecocritical Practice

  Citation: 34

  Authors: S.

• Dirt Theory and Material Ecocriticism

  Citation: 33

  Authors: H. I.

• "Deep Into That Darkness Peering": An Essay on Gothic Nature

  Citation: 32

  Authors: T. J.

• Ecocriticism what Is It Good For?

  Citation: 32

  Authors: R.

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