Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction is a peer-reviewed academic journal devoted to critical analyses of post–1950 fiction from across the globe. Founded in the 1950s and published five times annually by Routledge, it has a longstanding legacy of identifying and elevating emerging and established novelists—from early discussions of Bellow, Malamud, and Barth to contemporary examinations of global literary voices. The journal prioritizes rigorous, theoretically informed essays on literary fiction, short stories, graphic narratives, and digital fiction, welcoming interdisciplinary approaches to themes such as postcolonialism, gender, migration, politics, and modernism. It serves as a key forum for scholarly dialogue on innovative contemporary prose and critical frameworks for understanding modern narrative.

Frequency：5 Issues Per Year

Editorial Team
 Donald J. Greiner, University of South Carolina
Larry McCaffery, San Diego State University
Henry Ivry, Glasgow University
Josè Navarro, California Polytechnic State University
Liliana M. Naydan, Pennsylvania State University Abington
Sue Norton, Technological University Dublin
Samuele F.S. Pardini, Elon University
Neus Rotger, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
James Schiff, University of Cincinnati
Matthew Shipe, Washington University in St. Louis

Abstracting and indexing
Arts & Humanities Citation Index (AHCI, Web of Science)
Scopus
MLA International Bibliography
Academic Search Premier
Current Contents / Arts & Humanities
IBZ (International Bibliography of Periodical Literature)
Book Review Index Online
Humanities Index
JSTOR
Google Scholar


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