Research in Contemporary World Literature (RCWL) is a quarterly, double-blind, peer-reviewed, open-access journal committed to publishing cutting-edge scholarship in modern and contemporary literature. Originally established in 1994 as the Journal of Foreign Languages and later renamed to reflect its current scope, RCWL considers only original and critical articles in English and Farsi that examine literary texts and movements emerging after 1945. Submissions focused on literature preceding this period fall outside the journal’s scope and will not be considered.

RCWL places particular emphasis on contributions that adopt comparative or interdisciplinary approaches and engage substantively with contemporary critical paradigms. These include—but are not limited to—postcolonialism, posthumanism, African literature, feminist theory, disability studies, ecocriticism, migration studies, and inquiries into underrepresented or marginalized voices.

• Country of Publication: IRAN
• Publisher: The University of Tehran
• Director-in-Charge: Janolah Karimi Motahhar
• Editor-in-Chief: Ali Salami
• Print ISSN: 4131-2588  Previous 1026-0188
• E-ISSN: 2588-7092
• Scope: Comparative Literature;Literature Since 1945 
• Language of the publication: Persian, English
• Frequency: Biannual 
• Format: Electronic
• Article Processing Charges: 6000,000 Rials  (For Iranian Nationals); 100 USD (For International Authors)
• Open Access: Yes
• Policy:  Double Blind Peer Review
• Review Time: 12 weeks  
• Acceptance Rate: 11%
• Indexed & Abstracted: ISC-Scopus- SID-GOOGLE SCHOLAR- NOOR MAGS- MAGIRAN-NLAI
• Using Plagiarism Checker Software(Turnitin)
• Advance Access: Open access
• Contact E-mail: pajuhesh@ut.ac.ir
• Alternate E-mail: rcwl.ut@gmail.com
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