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English Literary Renaissance
ISSN 0013-8312 · eISSN 1475-6757 · University of Chicago Press
English Literary Renaissance: CAS Zone 2 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 18 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2016 (Volume 46, Issue 3): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
English Literary Renaissance is published by University of Chicago Press and is in Zone 2 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medieval Literature and History, Reformation and Early Modern Christianity and Renaissance Literature and Culture, together about 39.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
English Literary Renaissance is a journal devoted to current criticism and scholarship of Tudor and early Stuart English literature, 1485-1665, including Shakespeare, Spenser, Donne, and Milton. It is unique in featuring the publication of rare texts and newly discovered manuscripts of the period and current annotated bibliographies of work in the field. It is illustrated with contemporary woodcuts and engravings of Renaissance England and Europe
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities17.8%
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities12.6%
- Renaissance Literature and CultureArts and Humanities9.1%
- Renaissance and Early Modern StudiesArts and Humanities8%
- Scottish History and National IdentityArts and Humanities6.8%
- Historical Art and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities6.4%
- Literature: history, themes, analysisArts and Humanities4.6%
- Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismArts and Humanities4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Literature, British Isles | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Medieval & Renaissance Studies | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Literature, British Isles | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Medieval & Renaissance Studies | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Literature, British Isles | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medieval & Renaissance Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 259OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.11OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,384 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 18 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 25 | 2 | 6 |
| 2023 | 23 | 4 | 16 |
| 2022 | 29 | 1 | 18 |
| 2021 | 25 | 1 | 84 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- MLA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Exclusive submission required. Model summary
All submissions must carry assurance that they have been submitted exclusively to ELR.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- ISSN
- 0013-8312
- Electronic ISSN
- 1475-6757
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 46, Issue 3 (2016)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about English Literary Renaissance
What CAS zone is English Literary Renaissance in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, English Literary Renaissance is in Zone 2 of Literature, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Literature, British Isles / Medieval & Renaissance Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index English Literary Renaissance?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, English Literary Renaissance is indexed in AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is English Literary Renaissance open access, and what is the APC?
English Literary Renaissance is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .