Seminar - A Journal of Germanic Studies

Aims & Scope

The first issue of Seminar appeared in the Spring of 1965, sponsored jointly by the Canadian Association of University Teachers of German (CAUTG) and the German Section of the Australasian Universities Language and Literature Association (AULLA).

This collaborative sponsorship has continued to the present day, with the Journal essentially a Canadian scholarly journal, its Editors all Canadian, likewise its publisher, and managerial and editorial decisions taken by the Editor and/or the Canadian Editorial Committee,the Australasian Associate Editor being responsible for the selection of articles submitted from that area.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.2
2024	0.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.122

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	9

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	27095

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	4

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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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• 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.

• “Wir sind alle Oranienplatz”! Space for Refugees and Social Justice in Berlin

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Olivia

• Painful Painting and Brutal Ecstasy: The Material Actions of Günter Brus and Otto Muehl

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Cecilia

• Belonging in Black and White: Race, Photography, and the Allure of <i>Heimat</i> in West German Gay Magazines from the 1950s

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Bradley

• Revising '68: Bernhard Schlink's Der Vorleser, Peter Schneider's Vati, and the Question of History

  Citation: 10

  Authors: WILLIAM COLLINS

• Ingeborg Bachmann's Drei Wege zum See: A Legacy of Joseph Roth

  Citation: 8

  Authors: IRENA

• System Error: Complicity with Surveillance in Contemporary Workplace Documentaries

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Annie

• Introduction: The Rise of the World Author from the Death of World Literature

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Rebecca

• Westalgie? Nostalgia for the "Old" Federal Republic in Recent German Prose

  Citation: 6

  Authors: ANDREW

• Andere Begegnung: Begegnung mit dem Anderen zwischen Aneignung und Enteignung

  Citation: 6

  Authors: GISELA

• Eckhart's Mystical Use of Language : The Contexts of eigenschaft

  Citation: 5

  Authors: FRANK J.

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