Internationales Archiv f ü r Sozilgeschichte der Deutschen Literatur is an academic journal dedicated to the social history of German literature. Since its establishment by Georg J ? ger, Alberto Martino, and Friedrich Sengle in 1976, it has become a part of interdisciplinary movements and changes in literary concepts. The publication language of this journal is German, and it is published twice a year by WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH.

IAsL covers German literature from the Middle Ages to modern times, although its orientation towards modern social theory has led the journal to increasingly see itself as a forum for current German literature. The journal aims to balance the relationship between literary texts and social and historical backgrounds, publishing research articles that either develop arguments or open up research fields, following the principle of 'as long as necessary, as short as possible'.