Scientific Study of Literature (SSOL)

IGEL is the publisher of the Diamond Open Access journal Scientific Study of Literature (SSOL), hosted by Ubiquity Press. Until June 2023 the journal was published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This journal invites manuscripts that apply, or facilitate the application of, scientific methods to study the structure and function of literature, especially its aesthetic function. Literature is broadly defined as all cultural artifacts that embody literary devices, such as narrative genre, stylistic variations, and figurative language. The domain includes novels, short stories, and poetry, but also theater, film, television, and digital media. The journal is peer reviewed and indexed in: CNKI ; Glottolog ; IBR/IBZ ; LLBA; MLA ; and PsycINFO.

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Editorial Board

Editor in Chief

  • Moniek Kuijpers, University of Basel, CH

Associate Editors

  • Melanie C. Green, University at Buffalo, US
  • Paul Sopčák, RWTH Aachen University, DE
  • Emily Troscianko, University of Oxford, UK
  • Anežka Kuzmičová, Charles University, CZ

Managing Editors

  • Federico Pianzola, University of Groningen, NL
  • Katja Warstat-Willms, RWTH Aachen University, DE

Editorial Board

  • Markus Appel, University of Linz, DE
  • Douglas Biber, Northern Arizona University, US
  • Marisa Bortolussi, University of Alberta, CA
  • Brian Boyd, University of Auckland, NZ
  • Gerald C. Cupchik, University of Toronto, CA
  • Robert Darnton, Harvard University Library, US
  • Peter Dixon, University of Alberta, CA
  • Richard J. Gerrig, Stony Brook University, US
  • Raymond W. Gibbs Jr., University of California at Santa Cruz, US
  • Rachel Giora, University of Tel Aviv, IL
  • Arthur M. Graesser, University of Memphis, US
  • Frank Hakemulder, University of Utrecht, NL
  • Don Kuiken, University of Alberta, CA
  • János László, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, HU
  • Max M. Louwerse, Tilburg University, NL
  • Raymond Mar, York University, CA
  • David S. Miall, University of Alberta, CA
  • Keith Oatley, University of Toronto, CA
  • Mary Beth Oliver, Penn State, US
  • Willie van Peer, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, DE
  • James W. Pennebaker, University of Texas, US
  • Joan Peskin, University of Toronto, CA
  • Steven Pinker, Harvard University, US
  • David N. Rapp, Northwestern University, US
  • Margrit Schreier, Jakobs University Bremen, DE
  • Yeshayahu Shen, Tel Aviv University, IL
  • Mick Short, University of Lancaster, UK
  • Gerard J. Steen, University of Amsterdam, NL
  • Ed S. Tan, University of Amsterdam, NL
  • Reinhold Viehoff, University of Halle, DE
  • Peter Vorderer, University of Mannheim, DE
  • Joris van Zundert, Huygens Institute, NL
  • Rolf A. Zwaan, Erasmus University Rotterdam, NL
  • Sonia Zyngier, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, BR

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