Alif

American University in Cairo · Egypt · Est. 1981

ISSN1110-8673

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.

📊 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

0.175

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.425

Total Worksi

545

Total Citationsi

1,206

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.05

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Literature and Literary Theory; Visual Arts and Performing Arts; Communication.

General Information

Country / RegionEgypt

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1981

Annual Volume~ 23 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications545

Region🌍 Global South

Submission Info

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

4/11 · 36%

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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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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

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.

Literature and Literary TheoryQ1

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ1

CommunicationQ3

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

Frequently asked questions about Alif

Is Alif a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Alif: 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 Alif?

Alif is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.175.

Is Alif indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Alif is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Alif?