Journal of Commonwealth Literature

Aims & Scope

"The Journal of Commonwealth Literature has long established itself as an invaluable resource and guide for scholars in the overlapping fields of commonwealth Literature, Postcolonial Literature and New Literatures in English.

The journal is an institution, a household word and, most of all, a living, working companion." Edward Baugh The Journal of Commonwealth Literature is internationally recognized as the leading critical and bibliographic forum in the field of Commonwealth and postcolonial literatures.

It provides an essential, peer-reveiwed, reference tool for scholars, researchers, and information scientists.

Three of the four issues each year bring together the latest critical comment on all aspects of ‘Commonwealth’ and postcolonial literature and related areas, such as postcolonial theory, translation studies, and colonial discourse.

The fourth issue provides a comprehensive bibliography of publications in the field

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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Subjects & Keywords

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

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.

• 3. Post-Colonialism, Post-Modernism and the Rehabilitation of Post-Colonial History

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Helen

• Bama’s <i>Karukku</i>: Dalit Autobiography as <i>Testimonio</i>

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Pramod K.

• 2. Post-Colonial Allegory and the Transformation of History

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Stephen

• Cosmopolitanism and the Specificity of the Local in World Literature

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Neil

• (Re)membering the nation’s “forgotten” past: Portrayals of <i>Gukurahundi</i> in Zimbabwean literature

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Gibson, Gugulethu

• The Multicultural Bildungsroman: Stereotypes in Monica Ali's <i>Brick Lane</i>

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Michael

• “The Guilty Ship”: Ruskin, Turner and Dabydeen

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Mark

• Shapes and Shadows: (Un)veiling the Immigrant in Monica Ali’s Brick Lane

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Jane

• The Home of Olaudah Equiano - a Linguistic and Anthropological Search

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Catherine

• Indian Pulp Fiction in English: A Preliminary Overview from Dutt to Dé

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Tabish