Since its inception in the 1950s, Critique has consistently identified the most notable novelists of our time. Readers go to Critique for critical essays on new authors with emerging reputations. We now consider “contemporary” literature to be by any author who made their career in or after the 1950s. Our focus is on adult or literary fiction in the form of novels, short stories, hypertext, and graphic fiction, originally published in or available translated into English. While we do not publish essays about theory, we welcome theoretically informed approaches to contemporary fiction; the essays we publish draw on existing scholarship and emphasize the analysis of contemporary fiction.
We publish articles on fiction from cultures around the world, on topics or approaches such as postcolonial literature, immigration, migration, environment, science, psychology, social issues, politics and history, communications theory, sci-fi and fantasy, humor, absurdity, modernism, postmodernism, feminist themes and women authors, and literature’s intersection with film––with the emphasis on exploring their representation in contemporary fiction.
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Journal metrics
Usage
104K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
0.2 (2023) Impact Factor
0.4 (2023) 5 year IF
0.6 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
1.262 (2023) SNIP
0.278 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
11 days avg. from submission to first
decision
63 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
8 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
16% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
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who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
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
the following metrics
(find out why).
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.
Executive Editors Geoffrey Green, San Francisco State University Robert A. Morace, Daemen University Susan Strehle, Binghamton University
Emeritus Executive Editors Don Griener, University of South Carolina, served 1985 - 2021 Larry McCaffery, San Diego State University, served 1985 - 2011
Consulting Editors Marshall Boswell, Rhodes College Sarita Cannon, San Francisco State University Mary Paniccia Carden, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Ralph Clare, Boise State University David Cowart, University of South Carolina Biljana Dojcinovic|, University of Belgrade Betina Entzminger, Bloomsburg University Vita Fortunati, University of Bologna Carla Ferreira, Federal University of San Carlos Matthew Shipe, Washington University in St. Louis Eva Tettenborn, Penn State Scranton Sean T. Teuton, University of Arkansas Philip Tew, Brunel University Stéphane Vanderhaeghe, Université Paris 8 - Vincennes-Saint-Denis Aliki Varvogli, University of Dundee
Abstracting and indexing
Abstracted/indexed in: Abstracts in English Studies; Clarivate Analytics: Arts & Humanities Citation Index® and Current Contents/Arts & Humanities®, EBSCOhost Online Research Databases; Gale Cengage: Book Review Index Online; H.W. Wilson: Humanities Index; International Bibliography of Book Reviews (IBR); International Bibliography of Periodical Literature (IBZ); MLA International Bibliography; Periodical Abstracts Research (PerAbs); Research Alert; Scopus.
Open access
Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction 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)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
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