American Literature (journal)

American Literature is a literary journal published by Duke University Press. It is sponsored by the American Literature Section of the Modern Language Association. The current editors are Priscilla Wald and Matthew A. Taylor. The first volume of this journal was published in March 1929. Founders include Fred Lewis Pattee, among others.

Coverage includes the contributions and works of American authors. Temporal coverage is from the colonial period until present day. Publishing formats also include book review, and relevant announcements (conferences, grants, and publishing opportunities). A citations index is also part of this journal. The index is for future issues and reprints, collections, anthologies, and professional books.

Abstracting and indexing
This journal is Indexed/abstracted in the following databases:
 * Thomson Reuters:
 * Arts & Humanities Citation Index
 * Current Contents / Arts & Humanities
 * Academic Abstracts Fulltext Elite & Ultra
 * Academic Research Library,
 * Academic Search Elite & Premier
 * America: History and Life
 * Book Review Digest
 * Discovery
 * Expanded Academic ASAP
 * Student Resource Center College
 * General Reference Center Gold & International
 * Historical Abstracts
 * Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective, 1907–1984,
 * Humanities Abstracts,
 * Humanities Full Text,
 * Humanities Index,
 * Humanities Index Retrospective, 1907–1984,
 * Humanities International Complete,
 * Humanities International Index,
 * Social Sciences Index Retrospective, 1907–1984
 * International Bibliography of Periodical Literature (IBZ),
 * Literary Reference Center,
 * Literature Online
 * Magazines for Libraries
 * MasterFILE Elite & Premier & Select
 * MLA Bibliography,
 * OmniFile Full Text - Mega Edition
 * Professional Development Collection (EBSCO)
 * Research Library