Modern Drama

Aims & Scope

Modern Drama was founded in 1958 and is the most prominent journal in English to focus on dramatic literature.

The terms “modern” and “drama” are the subject of continuing and fruitful debate, but the journal has been distinguished by the excellence of its close readings of both canonical and lesser-known dramatic texts from a range of methodological perspectives.

The journal features refereed articles written from a variety of geo-political points of view which enhance our understanding, both formal and historical, of the dramatic literature of the past two centuries; there is also an extensive book review section.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.1
2024	0.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.100

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	15

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	30660

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	7

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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.

• Choreographies of Resistance: Latinalo Queer Dance and the Utopian Performative

  Citation: 65

  Authors: Ramon

• Mega-Melodrama! Vertical and Horizontal Suspensions of the “Classical”

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Linda

• To Witness Mimesis: The Politics, Ethics, and Aesthetics of Testimonial Theatre in <i>Through the Wire</i>

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Caroline

• Mimesis, Mimicry, and the ‘True-Real’

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Elin

• Realism, Narrative, and the Feminist Playwright – A Problem of Reception

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Jeanie

• Animal Geographies: Zooesis and the Space of Modern Drama

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Una

• Oh for Unruly Audiences! Or, Patterns of Participation in Twentieth-Century Theatre

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Baz

• Melancholia of Freedom: Humour and Nostalgia among Indians in South Africa

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Thomas Blom

• Aller a la mer

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Helene

• <i>Imperceptible Mutabilities in the Third Kingdom: </i>Suzan-Lori Parks and the Shared Struggle to Perceive

  Citation: 17

  Authors: James

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