Scientific Study of Literature

Editor

David I. Hanauer | Indiana University Pennsylvania

Founding Editor

Willie van Peer | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Associate Editors

Melanie C. Green | University at Buffalo

Arthur M. Jacobs | Freie Universität Berlin

Gerhard Lauer | Universität Basel

Managing Editor

Federico Pianzola | University of Groningen

Assistant Editor

Paul Sopčák | MacEwan University

Copy Editor

Justin Nicholes | University of Wisconsin-Stout

Publishing status: Discontinued

John Benjamins Publishing Company is no longer accepting SSOL submissions. Please submit your paper at ssol-journal.com.

Literature has an important role in human culture. Broadly interpreted, literature is defined as all cultural artefacts that make use of literary devices, such as narrativity, metaphoricity, symbolism. Its manifestations include novels, short stories, poetry, theatre, film, television, and, more recently, digital forms such as hypertext storytelling. Scientific Study of Literature (SSOL) publishes empirical studies that apply scientific stringency to cast light on the structure and function of literary phenomena. The journal welcomes contributions from many disciplinary perspectives (psychological, developmental, cross-cultural, cognitive, neuroscience, computational, and educational) to deepen our understanding of literature, literary processes, and literary applications.

Scientific Study of Literature (SSOL) is the official journal of IGEL (the International Society for the Empirical Study of Literature). IGEL membership includes a subscription to SSOL.

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ISSN: 2210-4372 | E-ISSN: 2210-4380

https://doi.org/10.1075/ssol

Issues

Online-first articles

Board

Editorial Board

Markus Appel | University of Linz

Douglas Biber | Northern Arizona University

Marisa Bortolussi | University of Alberta

Brian Boyd | University of Auckland

Gerald C. Cupchik | University of Toronto

Robert Darnton | Director of Harvard University Library

Peter Dixon | University of Alberta

Richard J. Gerrig | Stony Brook University

Raymond W. Gibbs, Jr. | University of California at Santa Cruz

Rachel Giora | University of Tel Aviv

Arthur C. Graesser | University of Memphis

Frank Hakemulder | University of Utrecht

Don Kuiken | University of Alberta

János László † | Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Max M. Louwerse | Tilburg University

Raymond Mar | York University (Canada)

David S. Miall | University of Alberta

Keith Oatley | University of Toronto

Mary Beth Oliver | Penn State

Willie van Peer | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

James W. Pennebaker | University of Texas

Joan Peskin | University of Toronto

Steven Pinker | Harvard University

David N. Rapp | Northwestern University

Margrit Schreier | Jakobs University Bremen

Yeshayahu Shen | Tel Aviv University

Mick Short | University of Lancaster

Gerard J. Steen | University of Amsterdam

Ed S. Tan | University of Amsterdam

Reinhold Viehoff | University of Halle

Peter Vorderer | University of Mannheim

Joris van Zundert | Huygens Institute, The Netherlands

Rolf A. Zwaan | Erasmus University Rotterdam

Sonia Zyngier | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Subscription Info

Current issue: 12:1/2, available as of July 2023

General information about our electronic journals.

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Available back-volumes

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Complete backset (Vols. 1‒12; 2011‒2022)	24 issues; 3,600 pp.	EUR 1,829.00	EUR 2,035.00
Volumes 10‒12 (2020‒2022)	2 issues; avg. 300 pp.	EUR 161.00 per volume	EUR 187.00 per volume
Volume 9 (2019)	2 issues; 300 pp.	EUR 158.00	EUR 183.00
Volume 8 (2018)	2 issues; 300 pp.	EUR 153.00	EUR 178.00
Volume 7 (2017)	2 issues; 300 pp.	EUR 149.00	EUR 173.00
Volume 6 (2016)	2 issues; 300 pp.	EUR 149.00	EUR 168.00
Volume 5 (2015)	2 issues; 300 pp.	EUR 149.00	EUR 163.00
Volume 4 (2014)	2 issues; 300 pp.	EUR 149.00	EUR 158.00
Volume 3 (2013)	2 issues; 300 pp.	EUR 149.00	EUR 153.00
Volumes 1‒2 (2011‒2012)	2 issues; avg. 300 pp.	EUR 145.00 per volume	EUR 149.00 per volume

Subjects

Communication Studies

Linguistics

Discourse studies

Applied linguistics

Literature & Literary Studies

Theoretical literature & literary studies

Main BIC Subject

DSA: Literary theory

Main BISAC Subject

LAN009000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General

Scientific Study of Literature

Volume 12 (2022)

Volume 11 (2021)

Volume 10 (2020)

Volume 9 (2019)

Volume 8 (2018)

Volume 7 (2017)

Volume 6 (2016)

Volume 5 (2015)

Volume 4 (2014)

Volume 3 (2013)

Volume 2 (2012)