Journal of Literary Semantics

Aims & Scope

The aim of the Journal of Literary Semantics is to concentrate the endeavors of theoretical linguistics upon those texts traditionally classed as “literary”, in the belief that such texts are a central, not a peripheral, concern of linguistics.

The Journal of Literary Semantics, founded by Trevor Eaton in 1972 and edited by him for thirty years, has pioneered and encouraged research into the relations between linguistics and literature.

It is widely read by theoretical and applied linguists, narratologists, poeticians, philosophers and psycholinguists.

JLS publishes articles on all aspects of literary semantics.

The ambit is inclusive rather than doctrinaire.

The journal publishes articles of a philosophical or theoretical nature that attempt to advance our understanding of the structures, dynamics, and significations of literary texts.

This includes articles that relate the study of literature to other disciplines such as psychology, neurophysiology, mathematics, and history, as well as articles dealing with the educational problems inherent in the study of literature.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	0.30

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	24442

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.151

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	18

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
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• 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 Social Sciences, 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.

• TOWARDS A ‘NATURAL’ NARRATOLOGY

  Citation: 236

  Authors: Monika

• ON REGULARITY IN SEMANTIC CHANGE

  Citation: 72

  Authors: Elizabeth

• A STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF A HUMOROUS STORY IN GOONIYANDI

  Citation: 70

  Authors: William

• Synesthetic metaphor: A cognitive perspective

  Citation: 66

  Authors:

• THE MOVEMENT OF NARRATIVE TIME

  Citation: 53

  Authors: Helen Aristar

• ON CLUES AND CUES: STRATEGIES OF TEXT-UNDERSTANDING

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Elda, Marcelo

• (Re)thinking modality: A text-world perspective

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Joanna

• The poetic mind: a producer-oriented approach to literature and art

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Patricia

• Special Issue on Inference and Implicature in Literary Interpretation

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Andrew, Billy

• Capturing the attention of readers? Stylistic and psychological perspectives on the use and effect of text fragmentation in narratives

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Catherine, Anthony J, Lorna I

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