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British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 1992

ISSN1469-3542

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI · 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.345

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

1,449

Total Citationsi

12,701

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.44

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies covers all aspects of the Middle East from the end of classical antiquity and the rise of Islam to the present day. The journal aims to balance modern social sciences with traditional disciplines associated with Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1992

FrequencyFive Issues Per Year, 2018-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,449

Publisher OrgRoutledge

Visit Journal Website

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

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1469-3542

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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

758

2019

699

2020

435

2021

203

2022

191

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.

HistoryQ1

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

Earth-Surface ProcessesQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Area StudiesHistory

Scopus Categories

Earth-Surface ProcessesHistoryGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Islamic Studies and HistoryJewish and Middle Eastern StudiesMiddle East and Rwanda ConflictsTurkey's Politics and SocietyMiddle East Politics and SocietySocioeconomic Development in MENAPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastAfrican history and culture analysisArchaeology and Historical StudiesTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence

Frequently asked questions about British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies

Is British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for British Journal of Middle 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 British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies?

British Journal of Middle 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 0.44.

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

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