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Children's Literature in Education has been a key source of articles on all aspects of children's literature for more than 50 years, featuring important interviews with writers and artists. It covers classic and contemporary material, the highbrow and the popular, and ranges across works for very young children through to young adults. It features analysis of fiction, poetry, drama and non-fictional material, plus studies in other media such as film, TV, computer games, online works; visual narratives from picture books and comics to graphic novels; textual analysis and interpretation from differing theoretical perspectives; historical approaches to the area; reader-response work with children; ideas for teaching children's literature; adaptation, translation and publishing.
 

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Co-Editors
  • Rhonda Brock-Servais,
  • Catherine Butler,
  • Victoria de Rijke
Impact factor
0.4 (2022)
5 year impact factor
0.5 (2022)
Submission to first decision (median)
11 days
Downloads
228,016 (2023)

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Journal updates

  • Children’s Literature in Education Emerging Scholar Award (CLEESA)

    CLE, with the support of its publisher, Springer, is launching the CLEESA, which will run annually. The prestigious winner will receive a prize of $500 and their article will be published exclusively in Children’s Literature in Education, with an appropriate acknowledgement of its award-winning status.

  • Advice to Contributors to Children’s Literature in Education

    CLE’s house-style involves elements from two different styles (MLA style in-text, and a modified version of APA or Harvard style, for references). Authors are thus advised to read these examples and directions carefully when preparing submissions.

Journal information

Electronic ISSN
1573-1693
Print ISSN
0045-6713
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  8. Dimensions
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  10. ERIH PLUS
  11. Google Scholar
  12. MLA International Bibliography
  13. Naver
  14. OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service
  15. Portico
  16. ProQuest
  17. SCImago
  18. SCOPUS
  19. TD Net Discovery Service
  20. UGC-CARE List (India)
  21. Wanfang
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