Shakespeare studies
Last updated ISSN 0582-9399
Shakespeare studies is published by Fairleigh Dickinson University Press in arts and humanities. It is a subscription journal. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Shakespeare studies concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism
- Irish and British Studies
- Philippine History and Culture
- Literature: history, themes, analysis
- Historical Economic and Social Studies
- Renaissance and Early Modern Studies
- Theater, Performance, and Music History
- Reformation and Early Modern Christianity
- Renaissance Literature and Culture
- Scottish History and National Identity
Key facts
| Publisher | Fairleigh Dickinson University Press |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0582-9399 |
| Subject area | Arts and Humanities |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Scopus |
| Articles published | 296 |
| Publishing since | 1968 |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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