Resources for American Literary Study

Aims & Scope

Resources for American Literary Study is a scholarly periodical devoted to archival discovery and bibliographical analysis.

Its subject area is the full range of works of American literature.

Typical contributions include newly discovered letters and documents, checklists of primary and/or secondary writings about American authors, and biographical and compositional studies.

Regular features include installments of the series “Prospects for the Study of American Literature” and a rich selection of reviews and review essays.

The targeted audience of the journal is a scholarly one, from the graduate student to the senior professor.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.101

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	3

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	30296

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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.

• Tall Tales and Raw Realities: Late-Stage Deletions from Cormac McCarthy's “Suttree”

  Citation: 38

  Authors: DIANNE C.

• Cormac McCarthy and Albert Erskine: The Evolution of a Working Relationship

  Citation: 35

  Authors: DIANNE C.

• Prospects for the Study of Ernest Hemingway

  Citation: 22

  Authors: MICHAEL

• “My Literary Thirst”: Augusta Melville and the Melville Family Correspondence

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Wyn

• A Guide to the Marine Life in Ernest Hemingway's “The Old Man and the Sea”

  Citation: 21

  Authors: SUSAN F.

• Fugitive Slave-Running on the “Moby Dick”: Captain Austin Bearse and the Abolitionist Crusade

  Citation: 12

  Authors: SANDRA HARBERT

• Cormac McCarthy and Albert Erskine: The Evolution of a Working Relationship

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Dianne C.

• Context and Text: Navajo Nightway Textual History in the Hands of the West

  Citation: 4

  Authors: James C.

• Alcott's Reading in <i>Little Women:</i> Shaping the Autobiographical Self

  Citation: 4

  Authors: JESSE S.

• Whitman's Solutions to “The Problem of the Blacks”

  Citation: 4

  Authors: KENNETH M.

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