Journal profile
Studies in 20th 21st Century Literature
ISSN 1555-7839 · eISSN 2334-4415 · New Prairie Press · United States
Studies in 20th 21st Century Literature: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 15 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Studies in 20th 21st Century Literature is published by New Prairie Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are French Literature and Critical Theory, French Literature and Criticism and Latin American Literature Analysis, together about 31.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Studies in 20th & 21st Century Literature (STTCL) is committed to publishing high quality, anonymously peer reviewed articles written in English on post-1900 literature, film, and media in French, German, and Spanish. The journal is devoted to theory and criticism in the modern languages, and encourages interdisciplinary and collaborative submissions. Each annual issue starts with a guest edited special focus section, with newly accepted general submissions and book reviews published incrementally throughout the year. Announcement of Upcoming Issue: Special Focus Section: Volume 51.1 Special focus on early career scholars.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- French Literature and Critical TheoryArts and Humanities12.1%
- French Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities10.9%
- Latin American Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities8.1%
- German Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities7.9%
- Spanish Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities6.2%
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities5%
- Modernist Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities4.7%
- Literary Theory and Cultural HermeneuticsArts and Humanities4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.12OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,188 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 30 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 57 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 109 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 119 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 157 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 92 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- New Prairie Press
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1555-7839
- Print ISSN
- 0145-7888
- Electronic ISSN
- 2334-4415
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Studies in 20th 21st Century Literature
How long does peer review take at Studies in 20th 21st Century Literature?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Studies in 20th 21st Century Literature?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Studies in 20th 21st Century Literature is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Studies in 20th 21st Century Literature open access, and what is the APC?
Studies in 20th 21st Century Literature is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .