Orbis Litterarum is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal edited at the University of Southern Denmark. The journal covers research on literature in international and comparative perspectives. Its subtitle is International Review of Literary Studies.[1]

Orbis Litterarum
DisciplineLiterature
Language
  • Danish
  • English
  • French
  • German
Publication details
History1943–present
Publisher
Blackwell Munksgaard
FrequencyBimonthly
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Orb. Litt.
Indexing
ISSN0105-7510 (print)
1600-0730 (web)
OCLC no.506653289
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History and profile edit

Orbis Litterarum was launched by Blackwell company in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in 1943.[2][3] The journal temporarily ceased publication between 1951 and 1953.[3] It is published on a bi-monthly basis by Blackwell Munksgaard, a subsidiary of Wiley-Blackwell,[2] in Copenhagen and edited at the University of Southern Denmark.[4] It features peer-reviewed articles about the general and comparative literature and literary criticism[4] and does not focus on the Scandinavian literature.[5] The journal publishes articles written in Danish, English, French and German.[2] As of 2021 its H index was 9[4] and its best quartile is Q2.[6] Orbis Litterarum is a subscription-based journal, but does publish parts of its articles in Open Access, in which case the author(s) are required to pay an article processing charge.

Abstracting and indexing edit

Orbis Litterarum is abstracted and indexed in various systems, including EBSCO Publishing, ProQuest, Arts and Humanities Citation Index and MLA International Bibliography.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Orbis Litterarum (Journal)". Copenhagen University. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Description. Orbis litterarum". Falvey Memorial Library. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Orbis Litterarum periodical". AusLit. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Orbis Litterarum". SJR. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  5. ^ P. M. Mitchell (August 1962). "Contemporary Danish Criticism: Media, Methods and Men". Scandinavian Studies. 34 (3): 159. JSTOR 40916395.
  6. ^ "Orbis Litterarum". Resurchify. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Orbis Litterarum". Wiley Online Library. Retrieved 23 May 2022.

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