Journal of Literary Criticism

**Objectives and Scope of the Journal** 

**Special Topics of the Biannual Journal Narratology ** 

**A. Diachronic Studies of Narratives:** 

- Narratology and the Tradition of Textual Analysis in World Literature 

- Narratology and the Literary Tradition of Greece (Reinterpretation of Classical Greek Literary and Critical Works) 

- Narratology and Sacred Texts 

- Narratology and the Literary Tradition of the Islamic World 

- Narratology and Quranic Stories 

- Comparative Narratology of Eastern and Western Literary Systems 

- Narratology and Reinterpretation of Persian Literary Works in Verse and Prose 

- Narratology and the Rise of the Novel 

- Narratology and the German Epic Tradition 

**B. Synchronic Studies of Narratives:** 

- Narratology and the Formalist Literary Tradition 

- Narratology and Structuralist Literary Tradition 

- Narratology and Anglo-American Literary Criticism 

- Narratology and Structuralist Anthropology 

- Narratology and Linguistic Studies 

- Narratology and Popular Culture 

- Narratology and the French Structuralist Tradition 

- Narratology and Systemic-Functional Linguistics 

- Structuralist Narratology: Definitions, Perspectives, and Challenges 

- The Transition from Structuralist to Post-Structuralist Narratology 

**C. Narratologies:** 

- Narratology and Women’s Studies 

- Narratology and Psychoanalysis 

- Narratology and Sociology 

- Narratology and Film Studies 

- Narratology and Translation Studies 

- Narratology and Legal Studies 

- Narratology and Medical Studies 

- Narratology and Children's Studies 

- Narratology and Postcolonial Studies 

- Narratology and Cognitive Studies 

- Narratology and Visual and Performing Arts 

- Narratology and Political Studies 

- Narratology and Cultural Studies 

- Narratology within the Framework of Semantics 

- Challenging Narratology 

Peer-Review Policy
The review process for this Journal is double-blinded, meaning neither the reviewer knows the author's identity nor does the author know the reviewer's. Articles are assessed for both structure and relevance to the principles of Comparative Law Research. They are then reviewed anonymously by three experts in the field (who are not part of the editorial team), selected by the Board according to their areas of expertise. The final decision on article acceptance is made by the Board.

Responsibilities of Reviewers include

• Supporting the editor in making decisions and helping authors enhance their manuscripts via editorial feedback.
• Refusing to review papers if they lack the necessary expertise or cannot review them in a timely manner.
• Keeping manuscripts confidential and not sharing them without authorization.
• Providing impartial critiques without personal bias, offering constructive, evidence-backed comments.
• Pointing out significant works that have not been cited and alerting about possible plagiarism or duplication with other works.
• Ensuring confidentiality of all information and ideas gained during the review process and avoiding reviewing any manuscripts where there is a conflict of interest.

Open Access Policy

This Journal contents and the individual articles are freely available to readers without subscriptions or payments through the journal website or its permanent repositories. 
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Licensing Policy

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Publishing Ethics

This Journal follows all the terms and conditions of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and complies with the highest ethical standards in accordance with ethical laws. Authors may refer to the Committee on Publication Ethics’ International Standards for Authors for comprehensive information.
 

Authors fees 

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Self-archiving policies for authors
Authors are permitted to post their work online in institutional/disciplinary repositories or on their own websites. Pre-print versions posted online should include a citation and link to the final published version in this Journal as soon as the issue is available; post-print versions (including the final publisher's PDF) should include a citation and link to the journal's website
 

Copyright Policy 

Under open access license, authors retain ownership of the copyright for their content, but allow anyone to download, reuse, and reprint, modify, distribute, and/or copy the content as long as the original authors and source are cited properly.

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