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Journal of Near Eastern Studies

University of Chicago Press · United States

ISSN0022-2968eISSN1545-6978

SJR Q1✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (AHCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.436

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.163

Total Worksi

6,188

Total Citationsi

25,674

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.45

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Near Eastern Studies is devoted to the study of the civilizations of the Near East from prehistory to the early modern period. It publishes contributions on the archaeology, art, history, languages, literatures, and religions of the Near East.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 41 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications6,188

Publisher OrgUniversity of Chicago Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Chicago Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0022-2968 / 1545-6978

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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

119

2019

2020

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.

ArcheologyQ1

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1

Cultural StudiesQ1

Linguistics and LanguageQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

ArchaeologyAsian Studies

Scopus Categories

Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Linguistics and LanguageArcheology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Archaeology and Historical StudiesAncient Near East HistoryAncient Egypt and ArchaeologyBiblical Studies and InterpretationEurasian Exchange Networks

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Near Eastern Studies

Is Journal of Near Eastern Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Near Eastern Studies: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Journal of Near Eastern Studies?

Journal of Near Eastern Studies is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.45.

Is Journal of Near Eastern Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Near Eastern Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.