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Renaissance Quarterly Template

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About the Renaissance Quarterly format

Renaissance Quarterly is a peer-reviewed journal published by Cambridge University Press, covering Reformation and Early Modern Christianity, Renaissance and Early Modern Studies, Renaissance Literature and Culture.

PublisherCambridge University Press
Reference styleNumbered
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
[1] A. Smith, B. Jones, and C. Lee, A representative article title, Renaissance Quarterly 12 (2023) 45–58.

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Publishes research inReformation and Early Modern Christianity Renaissance and Early Modern Studies Renaissance Literature and Culture Historical Influence and Diplomacy Historical Art and Culture Studies
ISSN0034-4338
Citation impact (2-yr)0.02
h-index54
i10-index407
Total citations16,512
Top institutions publishing hereRutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Journal websitewww.cambridge.org
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Papers published in Renaissance Quarterly per year

523
2014
543
2015
557
2016
561
2017
516
2018
484
2019
429
2020
399
2021
427
2022
419
2023
250
2024
379
2025

Citation impact of Renaissance Quarterly by publication year

303
2014
267
2015
262
2016
243
2017
108
2018
138
2019
213
2020
65
2021
51
2022
31
2023
9
2024
5
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Renaissance Quarterly

Versions of Imitation in the Renaissance

G. W. Pigman · 1 Apr 1980

From Petrarch's sonnets to Milton's epics a major characteristic of Renaissance literature is the imitation of earlier texts, and the Renaissance contains a vast and perplexing array of writings on the theory and practice of imitation. Although these writings often exhaust themselves in vindictive and ferocious ad hominem polemics—one need only recall Julius Caesar Scaliger's…

Medieval "Ars Dictaminis" and the Beginnings of Humanism: a New Construction of the Problem

Ronald G. Witt · 1 Apr 1982

In the almost forty years since he first enunciated his thesis, Paul O. Kristeller's view that the Italian humanists were essentially rhetoricians has found wide acceptance. His analysis of the humanist movement, however, indicates that he includes among the humanists' interests the four other disciplines comprising, along with rhetoric, the studia humanitatis: grammar, poetry, history,…

The Myth of the Platonic Academy of Florence

James Hankins · 1 Oct 1991

Nee enim tarn numeranda veterumtestimonia sunt quam ponderanda.Poliziano, Misc. I. 39There has never been much doubt among Renaissance scholars about the leading role played by Marsilio Ficino and Neoplatonic philosophy in the cultural life of the High Renaissance. From the time of his first biographer, Giovanni Corsi, Ficino's work of recovering and disseminating Platonism was…

Renaissance Readers and Ancient Texts: Comments on Some Commentaries

Anthony Grafton · 1 Dec 1985

In autumn, 1465, two humanists agreed to have a battle. Lorenzo Guidetti was a disciple and friend of Cristoforo Landino, the most prominent teacher of rhetoric in the Florentine Studio. Buonaccorso Massari was a pupil of a less famous master, Giovanni Pietro of Lucca. Naturally, Massari began the fight, with all the pretended friendliness and…

Renaissance Quarterly template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Renaissance Quarterly format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Renaissance Quarterly template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Cambridge University Press format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Renaissance Quarterly use?
Renaissance Quarterly uses Numbered references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: [1] A. Smith, B. Jones, and C. Lee, A representative article title, Renaissance Quarterly 12 (2023) 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Renaissance Quarterly?
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Renaissance Quarterly is a multidisciplinary journal published by Cambridge University Press. DocuGuru's Renaissance Quarterly template matches Cambridge University Press's official submission format.
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