Preternature

Aims & Scope

Preternature provides an interdisciplinary, inclusive forum for the study of topics that stand in the liminal space between the known world and the inexplicable.

The journal embraces a broad and dynamic definition of the preternatural that encompasses the weird and uncanny—magic, witchcraft, spiritualism, occultism, esotericism, demonology, monstrophy, and more, recognizing that the areas of magic, religion, and science are fluid and that their intersections should continue to be explored, contextualized, and challenged.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	<0.1
2024	0.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.111

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	5

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	28339

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 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.

• Robot Saints

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Christopher

• No Ruins. No Ghosts.

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Paul

• Spiritual Physiologies: The Discernment of Spirits in Medieval and Early Modern Europe

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Nancy, Moshe

• Parthenogenesis in Hesiod's <i>Theogony</i>

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Arum

• Dangers of the Night: The Witch, the Devil, and the “Nightmare” in Early Modern England

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Charlotte-Rose

• Grotesque Bodies, Princely Delight:

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Robin

• The Saturnine History of Jews and Witches

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Yvonne

• The Specter of Landscape: The Postcolonial Gothic, Preternatural, and Aboriginal Spiritual in Alexis Wright's <i>Plains of Promise</i>

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Kathrin

• A Typological Inquiry into Asian Undead Beings, or, Why There Are No Vampires in the East

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Andrew Hock Soon

• Monstrous Theories:

  Citation: 2

  Authors: de Blécourt

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