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Alif

American University in Cairo · Egypt · Est. 1981

ISSN1110-8673

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total12

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

SJR Score

0.103

H-Index

SNIP

0.425

Total Works

545

Total Citations

1,206

2yr Mean Citedness

0.05

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The journal explores the multifaceted relationship between humans and animals across various literary and cultural contexts, examining themes of representation, empathy, identity, and philosophical concepts.

AI-summarised from recent articles · verify on the publisher page

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionEgypt

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1981

Annual Volume~ 7 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications545

Region🌍 Global South

Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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4/12 · 33%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American University in Cairo

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1110-8673

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2025

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Literature and Literary TheoryQ3

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ3

CommunicationQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Literature and Literary TheoryVisual Arts and Performing ArtsCommunication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Islamic Studies and HistoryLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesPostcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesSamuel Beckett and ModernismGerman Literature and Culture StudiesLibraries and Information ServicesMiddle East Politics and SocietyDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesNorth African History and LiteratureJewish and Middle Eastern Studies