Studies in American Indian Literatures

Aims & Scope

Studies in American Indian Literatures (SAIL) is the only journal in the United States that focuses exclusively on American Indian literatures.

With a wide scope of scholars and creative contributors, this journal is on the cutting edge of activity in the field.

SAIL invites the submission of scholarly, critical pedagogical, and theoretical manuscripts focused on any aspect of American Indian literatures as well as the submission of bibliographical essays, review essays, and interviews.

SAIL defines "literatures" broadly to include all written, spoken, and visual texts created by Native peoples.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.1
2024	0.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.100

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	13

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	30796

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	5

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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.

• Coming to You from the Indigenous Future: Native Women, Speculative Film Shorts, and the Art of the Possible

  Citation: 43

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• Native to the Device: Thoughts on Digital Indigenous Studies

  Citation: 19

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• Waasechibiiwaabikoonsing Nd'anami'aami, “Praying through a Wired Window”: Using Technology to Teach Anishinaabemowin

  Citation: 19

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• Trickster Hermeneutics and the Postindian Reader: Gerald Vizenor's Constitutional Praxis

  Citation: 19

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• Embodied Tribalography: Mound Building, Ball Games, and Native Endurance in the Southeast

  Citation: 18

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• Tribal 2.0: Digital Natives, Political Players, and the Power of Stories

  Citation: 14

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• William Apess, the “Lost Tribes,” and Indigenous Survivance

  Citation: 10

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• Gertrude Bonnin's Rhetorical Strategies of Silence

  Citation: 9

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• The Mutuality of <em>Citizenship</em> and <em>Sovereignty</em>: The Society of American Indians and the Battle to Inherit America

  Citation: 8

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