Verified Indexed Journal Scopus IndexedSocial Sciences & Humanities South Africa
Journal of Literary Studies
Publisher: Unisa Press
Print ISSN: 0256-4718
Online eISSN: 1753-5387
Subjects: Language and Literature | Keywords: literature, comparative literature, literary criticism, literary theory, critical theory, cultural studies
AJCI Impact Metrics
Calculated using a 2-year citation window with regional Africa-weighted multiplier
Discipline Rank#104 of 368in Social Sciences & Humanities
Bibliometric Provenance:
AfriJournal Citation Index (AJCI)
0.254
2-Year Mean Citation Rate
Impact (Excl. Self-Cites)
0.254
External Citations (100%)
Third-Party Attribution
Regional Rep Quotient (RRQ)
0.0%
Pan-African Authorship Share
Qualified (≥50% Pan-African Footprint)
Lifetime Citations
1,992
Verified Cumulative Citations
Journal h-Index
h-17
Mathematical Citation Depth
Citable Articles
55
Evaluated Catalog Articles
Historical Scientometrics Trajectory
Audited annual performance ledger tracking standard impact, self-citation exclusions, and publication output.
| Year | 2-Year AJCI | Impact (Excl. Self-Cites) | Regional Score | Citable Articles | Verified Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.254 | 0.254 | 0.292 | 55 | 18 |
All scientometric data is licenced under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).Primary Index Registry: AfriJournal Indexing Authority.
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(West) African Feminisms and Their Challenges
2016 • Vol. 3, Issue 1Peer-Reviewed Scholarly PaperDOI: 10.1080/02564718.2016.1198156
Feminist translation strategies: Different or derived?
2006 • Vol. 1, Issue 1Peer-Reviewed Scholarly PaperDOI: 10.1080/02564710608530388
“But Where's the Bloody Horse?”: Textuality and Corporeality in the “Animal Turn”
2007 • Vol. 1, Issue 1Peer-Reviewed Scholarly PaperDOI: 10.1080/02564710701568121
Culture and Religion as Sources of Gender Inequality: Rethinking Challenges Women Face in Contemporary Africa
2016 • Vol. 3, Issue 1Peer-Reviewed Scholarly PaperDOI: 10.1080/02564718.2016.1158983
Slow Manand the Real: A Lesson in Reading and Writing
2009 • Vol. 1, Issue 1Peer-Reviewed Scholarly PaperDOI: 10.1080/02564710903226676
Blanc de blanc: Whiteness studies – a South African connection?
2006 • Vol. 1, Issue 1Peer-Reviewed Scholarly PaperDOI: 10.1080/02564710608530396
J. M. Coetzee and His Doubles
2009 • Vol. 1, Issue 1Peer-Reviewed Scholarly PaperDOI: 10.1080/02564710903226668
Coetzee in/and Afrikaans
2009 • Vol. 1, Issue 1Peer-Reviewed Scholarly PaperDOI: 10.1080/02564710903226692
Power, Will and Freedom: Mario Vargas Llosa'sThe Feast of the Goat
2008 • Vol. 1, Issue 1Peer-Reviewed Scholarly PaperDOI: 10.1080/02564710701789008
A Bridging Fiction: The Migrant Subject in J.M. Coetzee’s The Childhood of Jesus
2017 • Vol. 4, Issue 1Peer-Reviewed Scholarly PaperDOI: 10.1080/02564718.2017.1290379
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