Poe Studies: History, Theory, Interpretation

Aims & Scope

Poe Studies: History, Theory, Interpretation provides a forum for dialogue about Edgar Allan Poe's life and writings, and about the cultural and material contexts that shaped the production and reception of his work.

The editors wish to define "Poe studies" broadly--to include articles that engage the period in which Poe wrote, writers with whom he was affiliated or whom he inspired, theoretical and philosophical issues raised by his work, and artistic movements associated with him, such as gothicism, detective fiction, symbolism, and metafiction.

The journal invites submissions of original articles and notes, welcomes work grounded in a wide range of theoretical and critical perspectives, and encourages inquiries proposing submissions and projects.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.1

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.123

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	3

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	26988

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	5

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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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.

• Queer Poe: <i>The Tell‐Tale Heart of His Fiction</i>

  Citation: 8

  Authors: LELAND S.

• Sovereign Authority and the Democratic Subject in Poe

  Citation: 5

  Authors: RICK

• Poe's Genre Crossing: <i>From Domesticity to Detection</i>

  Citation: 4

  Authors: BONITA

• Sounding the Sublime: <i>Poe, Burke, and the (Non)Sense of Language</i>

  Citation: 4

  Authors: DENNIS

• Outside Dupin's Closet of Reason: <i>(Homo)sexual Repression and Racialized Terror in Poe's “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”</i>

  Citation: 4

  Authors: COURTNEY

• “A series of mere household events”: <i>Poe's “The Black Cat,” Domesticity, and Pet‐Keeping in Nineteenth‐Century America</i>

  Citation: 3

  Authors: HEIDI

• Poe's Taking of <i>Pelham</i> One Two Three Four Five Six

  Citation: 2

  Authors: RICHARD

• The Gift (Book) That Keeps on Giving: <i>Poe's “The Purloined Letter,” Rereading, Reprinting, and Detective Fiction</i>

  Citation: 2

  Authors: GILA

• “The Raven” as an Elegiac Paraclausithyron

  Citation: 2

  Authors: CHRISTOPHER F. S.

• Yann Martel's <i>Life of Pi</i> and Poe's <i>Pym</i> (and “Berenice”)

  Citation: 2

  Authors: DAVID

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