Journal profile · POETRY
Milton Quarterly
ISSN 0026-4326 · eISSN 1094-348X · Wiley-Blackwell
Milton Quarterly: CAS Zone 3 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; 43 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Milton Quarterly is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 3 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Multicultural Socio-Legal Studies, Historical and Literary Studies and American Constitutional Law and Politics, together about 38.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Milton Quarterly reflects the aims and interests of the world-wide community of people interested in the poet and author best known for Paradise Lost, John Milton. It provides news, schedules of conferences, abstracts and reviews, as well as a number of articles and notes on Milton's works, his career, his literary surroundings and his place in cultural history. Milton Quarterly aims to keep its readers informed of exciting trends in criticism, without becoming trendy, and it offers a variety of critical perspectives in each issue, from textually-oriented to historical, psychological and multicultural. The editors of Milton Quarterly seek out articles that represent the cutting edge of modern scholarship on the poet and his time.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): POETRY
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United States 18, United Kingdom 10, Canada 4, Mainland China 1, Japan 1 (36 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Multicultural Socio-Legal StudiesSocial Sciences18.2%
- Historical and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences12.7%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences7.3%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities6.8%
- Lexicography and Language StudiesArts and Humanities6.7%
- Linguistics and language evolutionArts and Humanities5.2%
- Historical and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences4.8%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Poetry | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Poetry | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Poetry | 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
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.1Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 62OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.01OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 34.09%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 30Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 16,010Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,450 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 43 | 18 | 0 |
| 2024 | 34 | 21 | 1 |
| 2023 | 45 | 23 | 1 |
| 2022 | 24 | 11 | 24 |
| 2021 | 41 | 9 | 4 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,900 / EUR 2,400 / GBP 1,930 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- MLA
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability
- Data availability Data Sharing
This journal expects data sharing. You can learn more about data sharing in Wiley’s Data Sharing Policies resource.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0026-4326
- Electronic ISSN
- 1094-348X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 60, Issue 2 (May 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Milton Quarterly
What CAS zone is Milton Quarterly in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Milton Quarterly is in Zone 3 of Literature, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Poetry. 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.
What is the impact factor of Milton Quarterly?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.6, h-index 20.
What are the manuscript requirements of Milton Quarterly?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: MLA; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Milton Quarterly based?
Of the 36 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (18), United Kingdom (10) and Canada (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Milton Quarterly?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Milton Quarterly is indexed in AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Milton Quarterly open access, and what is the APC?
Milton Quarterly is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,900.
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: .