Aims & Scope
Prism: Theory and Modern Chinese Literature presents cutting-edge research on modern literary production, dissemination, and reception in China and beyond.
It also publishes works that study the shaping influence of traditional literature and culture on modern and contemporary China.
Prism actively promotes scholarly investigations from interdisciplinary and cross-cultural perspectives, and it encourages integration of theoretical inquiry with empirical research.
The journal strives to foster in-depth dialogues between Western and Chinese literary theories that illuminate both the unique features of each interlocutor and their shared insights into issues of universal interest.
Prism is a new incarnation of the Journal of Modern Literature in Chinese (JMLC), founded in 1997 by the Centre for Humanities Research at Lingnan University.
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Impact Factor
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 0.30 |
SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.112 |
Quartile
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Q3 |
h-index
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 |
Journal Rank
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 28186 |
Journal Citation Indicator
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 |
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