''Scientific Study of Literature'' is a biannual
peer-reviewed academic journal
An academic journal or scholarly journal is a periodical publication in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as permanent and transparent forums for the presentation, scrutiny, and ...
published by
John Benjamins Publishing Company since 2011. It covers research in
literary study. The
editor-in-chief
An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies.
The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
is
David Ian Hanauer (
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) is a public research university in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. As of fall 2021, the university enrolled 7,044 undergraduates and 1,865 postgraduates, for a total enrollment of 9,009 students. The univ ...
), founding editor and editor-in-chief from 2011-2013 was
Willie van Peer
Willie van Peer is professor emeritus in the Faculty of Languages and Literature at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich, Germany. He is a linguist, literary scholar, and one of the founders of the empirical study of literature. Van Peer h ...
(
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). It is the official journal of the
International Society for the Empirical Study of Literature
The International Society for the Empirical Study of Literature and Media (IGEL: Internationale Gesellschaft für Empirische Literaturwissenschaft) is a learned society with the object of promoting empirical approach to the study of literature and ...
, with membership including a subscription. The concept of the journal is discussed, because of its programmatic title, which suggests to bridge the common antagonism between sciences and literary study.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in
International Bibliography of Periodical Literature
International Bibliography of Periodical Literature (IBZ: ''Internationale Bibliographie der Zeitschriftenliteratur'') covers the academic journal literature in the humanities, social sciences, and related disciplines. Coverage includes journals f ...
, European Reference Index for the Humanities
ERIH PLUS,
Linguistics and Language Behaviour Abstracts, and
MLA Bibliography
The Modern Language Association of America, often referred to as the Modern Language Association (MLA), is widely considered the principal professional association in the United States for scholars of language and literature. The MLA aims to "st ...
.
See also
• ''
Poetics Today
''Poetics Today: International Journal for Theory and Analysis of Literature and Communication'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal in the field of poetics. The editors-in-chief
An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chi ...
''
References
External links
* {{Official website, https://benjamins.com/#catalog/journals/ssol/main
Literary theory
Biannual journals
John Benjamins academic journals
Publications established in 2011
English-language journals
Literary magazines published in the United States