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Libyan Studies

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0263-7189

SJR Q1✓ 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 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.281

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.311

Total Worksi

1,112

Total Citationsi

4,412

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.17

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Libyan Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Society for Libyan Studies. It covers the history, archaeology, and culture of Libya and North Africa, from prehistoric times to the present day. The journal publishes original research articles, review articles, and book reviews. It is indexed in the British Library and the Library of Congress.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 22 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,112

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

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?

0263-7189

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

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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.

Cultural StudiesQ1

HistoryQ1

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

HistoryCultural Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Archaeology and Historical StudiesAncient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesAfrican history and culture analysisClassical Antiquity Studies

Frequently asked questions about Libyan Studies

Is Libyan Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Libyan Studies: 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 Libyan Studies?

Libyan Studies is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.281.

Is Libyan Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Libyan Studies is indexed in Scopus.