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MIDDLE EASTERN LITERATURES

ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD · GB

ISSN1475-262XeISSN1475-2638

SJR Q2✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.131

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.636

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Middle Eastern Literatures is a forum for the academic study of all Middle Eastern Literatures from Late Antiquity until the present. It publishes critical studies and translations of literature and other cultural works encoded in language, such as films, songs, graphic novels, memoirs, etc. The journal's linguistic scope is wide and encompasses works composed in, for example, the Persian language.

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General Information

Country / RegionGB

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 23 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgRoutledge

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1475-262X / 1475-2638

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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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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?

English

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 TheoryQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Literature

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Islamic Studies and HistoryJewish and Middle Eastern StudiesMiddle East Politics and SocietyHistorical and Linguistic StudiesTurkey's Politics and SocietyAfrican history and culture analysisPostcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesEducation and Islamic StudiesPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastGlobal Maritime and Colonial Histories

Frequently asked questions about MIDDLE EASTERN LITERATURES

Is MIDDLE EASTERN LITERATURES a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for MIDDLE EASTERN LITERATURES: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of MIDDLE EASTERN LITERATURES?

MIDDLE EASTERN LITERATURES 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.

Is MIDDLE EASTERN LITERATURES indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

MIDDLE EASTERN LITERATURES is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.