American Literature is a literary journal published by Duke University Press. It is sponsored by the American Literature Section of the Modern Language Association. The current editors are Priscilla Wald and Matthew A. Taylor. The first volume of this journal was published in March 1929.[1][2] Founders include Fred Lewis Pattee, among others.[3]
| Discipline | American literature, literary history, literary criticism and bibliography |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Priscilla Wald, Matthew A. Taylor |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1929–present |
| Publisher | Duke University Press and the Modern Literature Association (United States) |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Am. Lit. |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0002-9831 (print) 1527-2117 (web) |
| LCCN | 30020216 |
| JSTOR | 00029831 |
| OCLC no. | 1480320 |
| Links | |
Coverage includes the contributions and works of American authors. Temporal coverage is from the colonial period until present day. Publishing formats also include book review, and relevant announcements (conferences, grants, and publishing opportunities). A citations index is also part of this journal. The index is for future issues and reprints, collections, anthologies, and professional books.[2]
Abstracting and indexing
editThis journal is Indexed/abstracted in the following databases:[4][5][6]
- Thomson Reuters:
- Arts & Humanities Citation Index
- Current Contents / Arts & Humanities
- Academic Abstracts Fulltext Elite & Ultra
- Academic Research Library,
- Academic Search Elite & Premier
- America: History and Life
- Book Review Digest
- Discovery
- Expanded Academic ASAP
- Student Resource Center College
- General Reference Center Gold & International
- Historical Abstracts
- Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective, 1907–1984,
- Humanities Abstracts,
- Humanities Full Text,
- Humanities Index,
- Humanities Index Retrospective, 1907–1984,
- Humanities International Complete,
- Humanities International Index,
- Social Sciences Index Retrospective, 1907–1984
- International Bibliography of Periodical Literature (IBZ),
- Literary Reference Center,
- Literature Online
- Magazines for Libraries
- MasterFILE Elite & Premier & Select
- MLA Bibliography,
- OmniFile Full Text - Mega Edition
- Professional Development Collection (EBSCO)
- Research Library
References
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"American Literature Section General Information" (Online). Modern Language Association of America (MLA). Retrieved 2011-02-16.
The American Literature Section of the MLA is a community of scholars, teachers, and students of American literature and culture. The Section sponsors the journal American Literature and the annual volume American Literary Scholarship, both of which are published by Duke University Press
- ^ a b "Details". Duke University Press. Archived from the original (Online) on 2011-03-04. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
- ^ Gilmore, Paul (September 2012). "John Neal, American Romance, and International Romanticism". American Literature. 84 (3): 482.
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"Master Journal List" (Online). Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
- Quarterly - Arts & Humanities Citation Index and Current Contents / Arts & Humanities
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"catalog record" (Online). Wellesley Library and Technology. Retrieved 2011-02-17. Wellesley College. Branch Location - Clapp Library.
- Full title of this journal listed as "American literature; a journal of literary history, criticism and bibliography"
- Alternate authors (Noted editors): Jay Broadus Hubbell (Jay B. or J.B.), 1885-1979. Clarence Gohdes 1901-1997
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"catalogue record" (Online). National Library of Australia. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
- Full title listed as "American literature : a journal of literary history, criticism and bibliography".
- Noted editors (also listed in this catalogue): March 1929 - May 1954, J. B. Hubbell and others; November 1954 - C. Gohdes and others.
External links
edit- Official website
- Modern Language Association
- The most frequenctly cited articles of American Literature.