Oxford Literary Review

Aims & Scope

OLR devotes itself to outstanding writing in deconstruction, literary theory, psychoanalytic theory, political theory and related forms of exploratory thought.

Founded in 1977 it remains responsive to new concerns and committed to patient, inventive reading as the wellspring of critical research.

It has published work by many trailblazing thinkers and seeks to take forward the movement of deconstructive thought in the face of as many forms and institutions as possible.

The journal publishes both general issues and special issues, each of the latter featuring a provocative theme (e.g. ‘The Word of War’, ‘Telepathies,’ or ‘Disastrous Blanchot’).

It invites relevant contributions across a wide range of intellectual disciplines on issues and writers belonging to or engaging the work of deconstructive thinking (such as Derrida, Heidegger, Blanchot, Levinas, Irigaray, and others).

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.1

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.106

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	16

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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 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.

• Problems in Current Theories of Colonial Discourse

  Citation: 331

  Authors: Benita

• Of an Apocalyptic Tone Recently Adopted in Philosophy

  Citation: 107

  Authors: Jacques

• ‘Race’, Time and the Revision of Modernity

  Citation: 103

  Authors: Homi K.

• My Body, This Paper, This Fire

  Citation: 82

  Authors: Michel

• Race Under Representation

  Citation: 75

  Authors: David

• The End of the End of Nature: The Anthropocene and the Fate of the Human

  Citation: 68

  Authors: Bronislaw

• Imperialism and Sexual Difference

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Gayatri Chakravorty

• The History of Sexuality: Interview

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Micheal

• Approaching Abjection

  Citation: 47

  Authors: Julia

• Not Symbiosis, Not Now: Why Anthropogenic Change Is Not Really Human

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Claire

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