Steinbeck Review

Aims & Scope

Steinbeck Review is an authorized publication on the life and works of American novelist John Steinbeck (1902–1968).

It publishes scholarly articles; notes; book and performance reviews; creative writing; original artwork; and short intercalary pieces offering fresh perspectives, including notes on contemporary references to Steinbeck, discussions of the contexts of his work, and an occasional poem.

Steinbeck Review has a threefold mission of broadening the scope of Steinbeck criticism, promoting the work of new and established scholars, and serving as a resource for Steinbeck teachers at all levels.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.9
2024	0.10

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	30370

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2

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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, 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.

• Frommian “Subtleties” in Charles's East of Eden Letter

  Citation: 5

  Authors: TRACY

• Circles in the Forest: John Steinbeck and the Deep Ecology of To a God Unknown

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Rodney

• John Steinbeck's<i>To a God Unknown</i>and Wendell Berry: An Ecocritical View

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Elisabeth

• “A room of experience into which I cannot enter”: John Steinbeck on Race

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Shane

• <i>To a God Unknown</i>: Drought, Climate, and Race in the West

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Gavin

• John Steinbeck's Participatory Politics, 1936–1968

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Susan

• A Sacred Bond Broken: The People versus the Land in <i>The Grapes of Wrath</i>

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Barbara A.

• A Twenty-First-Century <i>Grapes of Wrath: Jesmyn Ward's Salvage the Bones</i>

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Brian

• John Steinbeck and the Vietnam War

  Citation: 4

  Authors: THOMAS E.

• Violence in John Steinbeck

  Citation: 4

  Authors: James

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