''The Explicator'' is a quarterly journal of

literary criticism Literary criticism (or literary studies) is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. Modern literary criticism is often influenced by literary theory, which is the philosophical discussion of literature's goals and methods. Th ...

. Current owner

Routledge Routledge () is a British multinational publisher. It was founded in 1836 by George Routledge, and specialises in providing academic books, journals and online resources in the fields of the humanities, behavioural science, education, law, and ...

acquired the journal from

Heldref Publications Taylor & Francis Group is an international company originating in England that publishes books and academic journals. Its parts include Taylor & Francis, Routledge, F1000 Research or Dovepress. It is a division of Informa plc, a United Ki ...

in 2009. It mainly publishes short papers on poetry and prose. It is indexed in the

Arts & Humanities Citation Index The ''Arts & Humanities Citation Index'' (A&HCI), also known as ''Arts & Humanities Search'', is a citation index, with abstracting and indexing for more than 1,700 arts and humanities journals, and coverage of disciplines that includes social an ...

(A&HCI).The Explicator: Manuscript Submission Guidelines
/ref> It began publication in October 1942 and is in print.

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* Literary magazines published in the United States Publications established in 1942 Quarterly journals 1942 establishments in the United States {{US-lit-mag-stub