About the Journal


Compendium: Journal of Comparative Studies is an open-access, twice-yearly peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to advancing scholarship in the evolving field of Comparative Studies. Founded on the rich tradition of Comparative Literature while embracing new critical paradigms that address the challenge of studying literature and the arts in present times, our journal responds to the expansion of this discipline by exploring the dialogues, intersections, and methodological exchanges between literary studies and related fields within the humanities.

We reject the notion of comparison without limits or boundaries, instead advocating for critical and rigorous forms of comparatism that deepen our understanding of how literary and artistic works communicate across cultural, linguistic, historical, and medial borders. Compendium is an international platform for young and established scholars whose work transcends traditional academic divisions while remaining anchored in the humanities and showing a special engagement with Comparative Literature, World Literature, Interarts Studies, Literature, Cultural and Visual Studies.


OUR FOCAL POINTS

Compendium publishes original research that examines literary and artistic phenomena through comparative frameworks. We specifically focus on:

literary relationships: studies examining connections across different national literatures, languages, authors, historical periods, or literary movements;

interdisciplinary approaches: research that applies literary methodologies to other art forms, or that brings insights from other humanities disciplines to bear on literary analysis;

theoretical innovations: scholarship that contributes to the development of comparative methodologies and theoretical frameworks for analyzing cultural texts;

media intersections: investigations of how literature interacts with other aesthetic forms such as film, visual arts, music, and digital media.



FREQUENCY

Compendium is published semiannually, with two issues released in June and December.


SECTION POLICIES

Compendium features four main sections aligned with the special theme of each issue: Articles, Reviews, Interviews, Translations.


OPEN ACCESS POLICY

This is a fully open-access journal, offering:

  • free access to all content;
  • no charges for submission, editing, or publication;
  • immediate and unrestricted access to full texts;
  • ability for users to read, download, distribute, and use articles without prior permission.

Authors retain copyright and grant the journal first publication rights. They may also disseminate their published work online through institutional repositories or personal websites.

All content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, requiring explicit acknowledgment of authorship and original publication.



ARCHIVING AND PRESERVATION

Compendium is part of the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN), using the LOCKSS Program for digital preservation. This ensures long-term access to journal content, even if the journal ceases publication or becomes inoperative.


 

PUBLICATION ETHICS AND MALPRACTICE

Compendium adheres to the publication ethics principles articulated by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics). Detailed information is available in the journal's Ethics Statement.