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Scientific Study of Literature Scientific Study of Literature Scientific Study of Literature is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal published by John Benjamins Publishing Company since 2011. It covers research in literary study. The editor-in-chief is David Ian Hanauer (Indiana University of Pennsylvania). It is the official journal of the International Society for the Empirical Study of Literature, with membership including a subscription. The concept of the journal is discussed, because of its programmatic title, which suggests to bridge the common antagonism between sciences and literary study. The journal is abstracted and indexed in International Bibliography of Periodical Literature, European Reference Index for the Humanities