New Writing

Aims & Scope

New Writing publishes both critical and creative work – offering a forum for debate, as well as an avenue for the publication of the best stories, poems, creative non-fiction and works for the stage or for the screen – in all their contemporary varieties.

The journal provides an international forum and an opportunity, through worldwide distribution, to reach engaged audiences.

Published in paper and electronically, New Writing has an active interest in recognition of its authors through formal citation that supports creative writers who work in universities and colleges, through conferences, global video-linked symposia, special journal highlights, literary events (including the annual New Writing International Creative Writing presentation), and through the professional and creative services of Taylor & Francis.

Articles submitted for publication may focus on: Creative Writing in universities and colleges; pedagogy, practice and research; the processes of creative writers, their drafts and completed works; the history of particular writing forms; analysis of particular creative works.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.4
2024	0.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.245

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	14

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	18785

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	50

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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.

• Re-conceptualising screenwriting for the academy: the social, cultural and creative practice of developing a screenplay

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Susan, Craig

• Script development and the hidden practices of screenwriting: perspectives from industry professionals

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Stayci, Craig

• Development of a rubric for evaluating creative writing: a multi-phase research

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Maryam, Saeed

• ‘Who are you to judge my writing?’: Student collaboration in the co-construction of assessment rubrics

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Sue, Carolyn, Maria, Beverly J.

• Writing out on a limb: integrating the creative and academic writing identity

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Joanne

• The screenplay as text: academic scriptwriting as creative research

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Dallas J.

• A year of writing ‘dangerously’: a narrative of hope

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Joanne

• The Total Filmmaker: thinking of screenwriting, directing and editing as one role

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Erik

• The ‘Problem’ of Creative Writing: Using Grading Rubrics Based On Narrative Theory as Solution

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Alicia

• Screenwriting studies, screenwriting practice and the screenwriting manual

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Craig

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