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Middle East Policy

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1992

ISSN1475-4967eISSN1475-4967

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.648

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

1,910

Total Citationsi

13,938

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.85

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Area Studies; International Relations; Political Science and International Relations; Sociology and Political Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1992

Annual Volume~ 65 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,910

Publisher OrgWiley

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1475-4967 / 1475-4967

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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

557

2019

755

2020

186

2021

162

2022

168

2023

150

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.

Political Science and International RelationsQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Area StudiesInternational Relations

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Middle East and Rwanda ConflictsJewish and Middle Eastern StudiesIslamic Studies and HistoryMiddle East Politics and SocietySocioeconomic Development in MENATerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceTurkey's Politics and SocietyPolitical Conflict and GovernancePolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics

Frequently asked questions about Middle East Policy

Is Middle East Policy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Middle East Policy: 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 Middle East Policy?

Middle East Policy 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 0.85.

Is Middle East Policy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Middle East Policy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Middle East Policy?