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Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law

Brill Nijhoff · Netherlands · Est. 1994

ISSN1384-2935

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

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📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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SJR Scorei

0.104

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

868

Total Citationsi

991

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.28

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The journal examines legal frameworks, judicial practices, and legislative developments within Islamic and Middle Eastern contexts. It analyzes the intersection of civil law, Sharia principles, and international standards in areas such as human rights, inheritance, arbitration, and governance. The scope includes the evolution of legal systems in response to social, cultural, and technological changes.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1994

Annual Volume~ 23 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications868

Publisher OrgBrill

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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

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Brill Nijhoff

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1384-2935

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

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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.

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Publication & Citation Trend

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SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

LawQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Middle East and Rwanda ConflictsIslamic Studies and HistorySocioeconomic Development in MENAAfrican history and culture analysisGlobal Peace and Security DynamicsIslamic Finance and Banking StudiesMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, GenderJewish and Middle Eastern StudiesInternational Arbitration and Investment LawInternational Law and Human Rights

Frequently asked questions about Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law

Is Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law a predatory journal?

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What is the impact factor of Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law?

Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.104.

Is Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law is indexed in Scopus.