Literaturna Misal [Literary Thought] has been published by the Institute of Literature at Bulgarian Academy of Sciences since 1957. It is one of the most respectable literary periodicals and is the only Academic journal of literary theory, history, criticism, and comparative studies. Literaturna Misal seeks the crossroads, where different conceptions and scholarly approaches meet or face each other. It keeps a close watch on the topical debates in literary studies, and tries to offer alternative directions and approaches..

The peer reviewed Scripta & e-Scripta: the International Journal of Interdisciplinary Mediaeval Studies is published by the Institute for Literature at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences as of 2003. It aims at the development of studies on the written heritage of the medieval Slavic world and Byzantium, in a broader scope from the Late Antiquity to the beginning of the eighteenth century. The most important is its orientation towards the information technologies and their implementation in Humanities.

Starobulgarska Literatura ("Medieval Bulgarian Literature") is a specialized peer-reviewed journal dedicated to medieval Bulgarian literature and culture and their Byzantine and European contexts. Since Medieval Bulgarian literature constitutes an important segment of the European cultural heritage, our journal is addressed to an international audience and highlights the work of both Bulgarian and foreign scholars.

The Boyan Penev Publishing Center was established by a decision of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Literature in 2000. It is the first and only publishing center in the system of institutes at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. It does not have an independent status and its own staff, but it employs energetic and responsible people from among the scholars and employees of the Institute.