''Scientific Study of Literature'' is a biannual

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published by

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since 2011. It covers research in

literary study A genre of arts 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 analysis of literature's ...

. The

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is Moniek Kuijpers (2025-present). David Ian Hanauer (

Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) is a Public university, public research university in Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States. The university is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and Carnegie Classification o ...

), previously served in this role from 2014 to 2024. The founding editor and editor-in-chief from 2011 to 2013 was

Willie van Peer Willie van Peer is professor emeritus in the Faculty of Languages and Literature at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich, Germany. He is a linguist, literary scholar, and one of the founders of the empirical study of literature. Van Peer ...

(

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). It is the official journal of the

International Society for the Empirical Study of Literature The International Society for the Empirical Study of Literature and Media (IGEL: Internationale Gesellschaft für Empirische Literaturwissenschaft) is a learned society with the object of promoting empirical approach to the study of literature and ...

, with membership including a subscription. The concept of the journal is discussed, because of its programmatic title, which suggests to bridge the common antagonism between sciences and literary study.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in

International Bibliography of Periodical Literature International Bibliography of Periodical Literature (IBZ: ''Internationale Bibliographie der Zeitschriftenliteratur'') covers the academic journal literature in the humanities, social sciences, and related disciplines. Coverage includes journals f ...

, European Reference Index for the Humanities

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, and

MLA Bibliography The Modern Language Association of America, often referred to as the Modern Language Association (MLA), is widely considered the principal professional association in the United States for scholars of language and literature. The MLA aims to "str ...

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* {{Official website, https://benjamins.com/#catalog/journals/ssol/main Literary theory Biannual journals John Benjamins academic journals Academic journals established in 2011 English-language journals Literary magazines published in the United States

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