Journal of World Literature

Aims & Scope

The Journal of World Literature (JWL) aspires to bring together scholars interested in developing the concept of World Literature, and to provide the most suitable environment for contributions from all the world’s literary traditions.

It creates a forum for re-visiting global literary heritages, discovering valuable works that have been undeservedly ignored, and introducing aspects of the transnational global dissemination of literature, with translation as a focus.

The journal welcomes submissions that can concurrently imagine any literary tradition, in any language, moving beyond national frames to simultaneously discuss and develop the cosmopolitan threads of a variety of literary traditions.

It also welcomes contributions from scholars of different research backgrounds working collaboratively as well as from group research projects interested in showcasing their findings, in order to meet the challenge of a wider and deeper discussion of literature’s networks.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.4
2024	0.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.216

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	11

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	20261

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	33

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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, 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.

• How Do Literary Works Cross Borders (or Not)?

  Citation: 85

  Authors: Gisèle

• Significant Geographies

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Karima, Sara, Francesca

• The Transnational Literary Field between (Inter)-nationalism and Cosmopolitanism

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Gisèle

• Figuring Africa and China

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Duncan M.

• Translingual Events

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Stefan, Christina

• Reading between the Lines

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Ronit

• Comparative Global Humanities Now

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Wiebke

• Scale Shifting: New Insights into Global Literary Circulation

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Wiebke, Peggy

• The Cultural Cold War and the Circulation of World Literature

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Esmaeil

• Faulkner in France

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Gisèle

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