Renaissance Drama

Aims & Scope

Renaissance Drama explores the rich variety of theatrical and performance traditions and practices in early modern Europe and intersecting cultures.

The sole scholarly journal devoted to the full expanse of Renaissance theatre and performance, the journal publishes articles that extend the scope of our understanding of early modern playing, theatre history, and dramatic texts and interpretation, encouraging innovative theoretical and methodological approaches to these traditions, examining familiar works, and revisiting well-known texts from fresh perspectives.

Renaissance Drama welcomes articles on the full range of early modern linguistic and theatrical traditions, the discourses and institutions shaped by performance, and manifestations of performance and performativity both on and beyond the stage.

Occasionally, issues of the journal may be devoted to special topics of particular interest.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.102

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	13

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	29556

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	12

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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

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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.

• Celebration and Insinuation: Sir Philip Sidney and the Motives of Elizabethan Courtship

  Citation: 34

  Authors: LOUIS ADRIAN

• Owning Oroonoko: Behn, Southerne, and the Contingencies of Property

  Citation: 23

  Authors: LAURA J.

• "Thy Voice Squeaks": Listening for Masculinity on the Early Modern Stage

  Citation: 20

  Authors: GINA

• Italians and Others: Venice and the Irish in "Coryat's Crudities" and "The White Devil"

  Citation: 19

  Authors: ANN ROSALIND

• Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? Colonization and Miscegenation in "The Merchant of Venice"

  Citation: 19

  Authors: KIM F.

• Slander for Slander in "Measure for Measure"

  Citation: 15

  Authors: M. LINDSAY

• The Pharmacy of Machiavelli: Roman Lucretia in "Mandragola"

  Citation: 15

  Authors: RONALD L.

• "Strange Discourse": The Controversial Subject of "Sir Thomas More"

  Citation: 15

  Authors: GILLIAN

• Leaky Vessels: The Incontinent Women of City Comedy

  Citation: 14

  Authors: GAIL KERN

• White Skin, Black Masks: Racial Cross-Dressing on the Early Modern Stage

  Citation: 13

  Authors: IAN

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