The Burney Journal
Last updated ISSN 1480-6320
The Burney Journal is published by McGill University in arts and humanities. It is open access. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in The Burney Journal concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Literature: history, themes, analysis
- Historical and Literary Analyses
- Autobiographical and Biographical Writing
- American and British Literature Analysis
- Libraries, Manuscripts, and Books
- Literature and Culture Studies
- Travel Writing and Literature
- Gender and Feminist Studies
- French Literature and Criticism
- Narrative Theory and Analysis
Key facts
| Publisher | McGill University |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 1480-6320, 2816-802X |
| Subject area | Arts and Humanities |
| Access | Open access |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | DOAJ |
| Articles published | 131 |
| Citations per paper (2 yr) | Not recorded |
| Publishing since | 1998 |
| Journal website | ijwpc.mcgill.ca/index.php/burn |
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