Iraq

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0021-0889

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.155

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

1,935

Total Citationsi

21,626

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.24

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

IRAQ is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The British Institute for the Study of Iraq. It covers the history, archaeology, and culture of Iraq from ancient times to the present day. The journal is published quarterly.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications1,935

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0021-0889

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

109

2019

2020

150

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

ClassicsQ2

ArcheologyQ3

Archeology (arts and humanities)Q3

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

ClassicsArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Archeology (arts and humanities)Archeology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ancient Near East HistoryAncient Egypt and ArchaeologyArchaeology and Historical StudiesEurasian Exchange NetworksDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies

Frequently asked questions about Iraq

Is Iraq a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Iraq: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Iraq?

Iraq is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.155.

Is Iraq indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Iraq is indexed in Scopus.