Year's Work in English Studies

Aims & Scope

The Year's Work in English Studies is the qualitative narrative bibliographical review of scholarly work on English language and literatures written in English.

It is the largest and most comprehensive work of its kind and the oldest evaluative work of literary criticism.

The Year’s Work in English Studies does not merely offer annotated or enumerated bibliography entries, but provides expert, critical commentary supplied for every book covered.

Each volume includes a detailed overview from Old English to contemporary critical works for a given year, and contains critical notices for some 1100 books; extensive coverage of English Language, American Literature, New Literatures in English and English Literature; coverage of specialist periodicals; comprehensive indexing by critic, author, and subject; plus bibliographical endnotes for each chapter.

YWES is an essential resource for scholars in any field of language or literary studies.

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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	2

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	30442

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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 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.

• PHILOLOGY: GENERAL WORKS

  Citation: 7

  Authors: J. R. R.

• II PHILOLOGY: GENERAL WORKS

  Citation: 2

  Authors: J. R. R.

• Old English Literature

  Citation: 2

  Authors: L. M.

• THE RENAISSANCE

  Citation: 2

  Authors: W. A.

• II PHILOLOGY: GENERAL WORKS

  Citation: 2

  Authors: J. R. R.

• XII The Nineteenth Century: The Romantic Period

  Citation: 1

  Authors: E., S., S., P., L., A., W.M., A. M.

• LITERARY HISTORY AND CRITICISM: GENERAL WORKS

  Citation: 1

  Authors: E.

• VIIIRenaissance Drama: Excluding Shakespeare

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Eoin, Elizabeth, Helen F., Per, Clare

• Literary Theory

  Citation: 1

  Authors: R.

• IVChaucer

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Ben, Natalie

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