Abbreviated title (ISO 4) Am. lit and Am. lit. Publication history 1929–present | Language English | |
Discipline American literature, literary history, literary criticism and bibliography Edited by Priscilla Wald, Matthew A. Taylor Publisher Duke University Press and the Modern Literature Association (United States) | ||
American Literature is a literary journal published by Duke University Press. It is sponsored by the American Literature Section of the Modern Language Association (of America), known as the MLA. The current editors are Priscilla Wald and Matthew A. Taylor. The first volume of this journal was published in March 1929.
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.
Abstracting and indexing
This journal is Indexed/abstracted in the following databases:
Thomson Reuters: Academic Abstracts Fulltext Elite & Ultra Academic Research Library, Academic Search Elite & Premier America: History and Life Book Review Digest Discovery Expanded Academic ASAP General Reference Center Gold & International Historical Abstracts Humanities and 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