The Journal of Postcolonial Writing is an academic journal devoted to the study of literary and cultural texts produced in various postcolonial locations around the world. It explores the interface between postcolonial writing, postcolonial and related critical theories, and the economic, political and cultural forces that shape contemporary global developments. In addition to criticism focused on literary fiction, drama and poetry, we publish theoretically-informed articles on a variety of genres and media, including film, performance and other cultural practices, which address issues of relevance to postcolonial studies. In particular we seek to promote diasporic voices, as well as creative and critical texts from various national or global margins.
The Journal of Postcolonial Writing also publishes • Special issues with a particular thematic or regional focus • Interviews with and profiles of postcolonial writers and theorists • Reviews of critical studies of contemporary writing • Selections of creative writing: poetry and short prose fiction • Archival material relevant to critical articles accepted for publication
Our ambition is to foster a creative dialogue among theories and texts influenced by postcolonial preoccupations and debates, and a larger engagement of contemporary literary criticism with regional and local forces (ethnicities, alternative cultural practices, diffuse points of resistance etc). Our concern is thus not only with exploring contemporary forms of imperialism (political, financial, technological, ecological), but also – and especially – with promoting cultural texts and practices which successfully challenge these.
The Journal of Postcolonial Writing is listed in the Clarivate Analytics Arts & Humanities Citation Index.®
All peer review is double anonymized and submissions are typically reviewed by two referees.
Journal metrics
Usage
142K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
0.2 (2023) Impact Factor
0.5 (2023) 5 year IF
0.8 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
0.829 (2023) SNIP
0.158 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
50 days avg. from submission to first
decision
112 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
32 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
20% acceptance rate
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other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
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Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
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Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Editors: Janet Wilson - The University of Northampton, UK Jenni Ramone - Nottingham Trent University, UK Helen Cousins - Birmingham Newman University, UK
Managing Editor: Pilar Cuder-Domínguez - University of Huelva, Spain
Special Issues Editors: Molly Slavin - Clark Atlanta University, USA Salhia Ben -Messahel, University of Toulon, France
Social Media Editor: Carmen Hidalgo-Varo - University of Granada, Spain
Associate Editors: Madeline Clements - Teesside University, UK Helen Cousins - Newman University, UK David Firth - University of Manchester, UK Bahriye Kemal - University of Kent , UK Shazia Sadaf - Carleton University, Canada Rehnuma Sazzad - University of East Anglia, UK Anastasia Valassopoulos - University of Manchester, UK Matthew Whittle - University of Kent, UK
Reviews Editor: Rehnuma Sazzad - University of East Anglia, UK
International Advisory Board: Louise Bethlehem - The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel Elleke Boehmer -Wolfson College, University of Oxford, UK Peter Childs - Newman University, UK Ralph Crane - University of Tasmania, Australia Denise DeCaires Narain - University of Sussex, UK Elizabeth DeLoughrey - University of Califonia, Los Angeles, USA Om Prakash Dwivedi - Greater Noida, India Simon Gikandi - University of Princeton, USA Heloisa Toller Gomes - Rio de Janeiro State University, Brazil Kata Gyuris- Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary Jonathan Locke Hart- Shandong University, Weihai, China Alla Ivanchikova - Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, New York, USA Michelle Keown - University of Edinburgh, UK Tabish Khair - Aarhus University, Denmark Chandani Lokugé -Australian National University, Canberra, Australia Mark Mathuray - Royal Holloway, University of London, UK Russell McDougall - University of New England, Australia John McLeod - University of Leeds, UK Robert Muponde - University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Pramod K. Nayar -University of Hyderabad, India Annalisa Oboe -University of Padua, Italy Dan Ojwang -University of the Witswatersrand, South Africa Caryl Phillips -Yale University, USA Angelia Poon Mui Cheng - Nanyang Technological University, Singapore M.A. Quayum -International Islamic University, Malaysia Angela Lamas Rodrigues -State University of Londrina, Brazil Muneeza Shamsie -Karachi, Pakistan Sarah Shieff -University of Waikato, New Zealand Robert Spencer -University of Manchester, UK Paul Veyret -Bordeaux Montaigne University, France Patrick Williams -Nottingham Trent University, UK Julia WurrUniversity of Oldenburg, Germany Chantal Zabus - University Paris Sorbonne, France
Updated 03-07-2024
Abstracting and indexing
Abstracted/Indexed in: Arts & Humanities Citation Index; Humanities International Index; Routledge Annotated Bibliography of English Studies; American Humanities Index; the Journal of Commonwealth Literature; AustLit; MLA International Bibliography; OCLC; Scopus.
Open access
Journal of Postcolonial Writing is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
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Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
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European Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies (EACLALS)
Postcolonial Studies Association (PSA)
Print ISSN:
1744-9855
Online ISSN:
1744-9863
6 issues per year
Currently known as:
Journal of Postcolonial Writing
(2005 - current)
Formerly known as
World Literature Written in English
(1973 - 2004)
Special Issues of the Journal of Postcolonial Writing
Each year, some JPW issues are devoted to guest-edited Special Issues on a particular thematic or regional focus. Each Special Issue usually comprises around nine articles at c.7,000 words each (63,000 words in total) plus an introduction of c.2000 words written by the Guest Editor(s) and book reviews chosen by the JPW Reviews Editor.
In addition to articles, past Special Issues have included:
Interviews with and profiles of postcolonial writers and theorists
Selections of creative writing: poetry and short prose fiction
Archival material relevant to the critical articles accepted for publication
'Special Focus' Topics
There is also the possibility of publishing as a 'Special Focus' topics comprising fewer than nine articles (e.g. four or five) with an independent introduction by the Focus Guest Editor. This is published along with a cluster of 'ordinary' articles.
Please contact the Special Issues Editor Paul Veyret at [email protected]to pitch your special issue idea and obtain a copy of the proposal form.
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