Journal profile · LITERATURE
PMLA/Publications of the Modern Language Association of America
ISSN 0030-8129 · eISSN 1938-1530 · Modern Language Association of America (PMLA)
PMLA/Publications of the Modern Language Association of America: CAS Zone 2 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 100 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
PMLA/Publications of the Modern Language Association of America is published by Modern Language Association of America (PMLA) 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 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, Legal case studies and regulations and Human auditory perception and evaluation, together about 37.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
PMLA is the journal of the Modern Language Association of America. Since 1884 PMLA has published members’ essays judged to be of interest to scholars and teachers of language and literature. As the publication of a large and heterogeneous association, the journal is receptive to a variety of topics, whether general or specific, and to all scholarly methods and theoretical perspectives. The ideal PMLA essay exemplifies the best of its kind, whatever the kind; addresses a significant problem; draws out clearly the implications of its findings; and engages the attention of its audience through a concise, readable presentation. Four issues each year (January, March, May, and October) present essays and special features on language and literature, and the September issue is the program for the association’s annual convention.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LITERATURE
Editor-in-chief Brent Hayes EdwardsPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 48, Germany 1, Canada 1, Australia 1, Sweden 1 (54 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance16.8%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences13.3%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering7.4%
- Legal Cases and CommentaryMedicine6.5%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science5.8%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities5.4%
- Historical and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences4%
- Historical Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities3.7%
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 | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 2 |
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 | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 86OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,600OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.38OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.51%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 61LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 17,498 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025 | 100 | 64 | 14 |
| 2024 | 95 | 33 | 73 |
| 2023 | 126 | 35 | 96 |
| 2022 | 100 | 37 | 88 |
| 2021 | 88 | 23 | 180 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Peer review
- Double-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 9,000 words
- Reference style
- MLA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review Review Process
Each article submitted and eligible for peer review is sent to at least two reviewers. Articles recommended by these readers are then sent to the members of the editorial board, who meet periodically with the editor to make final decisions. Until a final decision is reached, the author’s name is not made known to readers, to members of the editorial board, or to the editor; to avoid a conflict of …
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
- Modern Language Association of America (PMLA)
- ISSN
- 0030-8129
- Electronic ISSN
- 1938-1530
- Society / sponsor
- Modern Language Association
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about PMLA/Publications of the Modern Language Association of America
What CAS zone is PMLA/Publications of the Modern Language Association of America in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, PMLA/Publications of the Modern Language Association of America is in Zone 2 of Literature, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Literature. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What are the manuscript requirements of PMLA/Publications of the Modern Language Association of America?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 9,000 words; Reference style: MLA. 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 PMLA/Publications of the Modern Language Association of America based?
Of the 54 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (48), Germany (1) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index PMLA/Publications of the Modern Language Association of America?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, PMLA/Publications of the Modern Language Association of America is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is PMLA/Publications of the Modern Language Association of America open access, and what is the APC?
PMLA/Publications of the Modern Language Association of America 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .