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Indo-Iranian Journal

Brill Academic Publishers · Netherlands · Est. 1957

ISSN1572-8536

SJR Q2✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total18

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.235

H-Index

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SNIP

1.115

Total Works

3,148

Total Citations

3,544

2yr Mean Citedness

0.19

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The Indo-Iranian Journal focuses on the study of ancient languages and texts from the Indo-Iranian region. Recent articles examine Buddhist Sanskrit and Khotanese texts, including medical treatises and religious scriptures. Scholarship also addresses the philological analysis of ancient Indian texts like the Nāṭyaśāstra and Mahābhārata, as well as comparative linguistic studies involving Bactrian and Avestan.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1957

Annual Volume~ 18 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications3,148

Publisher OrgBrill

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Brill Academic Publishers

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1572-8536

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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)?

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

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Plagiarism detection in place?

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

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Primary language documented?

N/A

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Linguistics and LanguageQ2

PhilosophyQ2

Political Science and International RelationsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Asian Studies

Scopus Categories

PhilosophyPolitical Science and International RelationsLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Indian and Buddhist StudiesEurasian Exchange NetworksLinguistics and language evolutionAncient Near East HistoryDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationLinguistics and Cultural StudiesIndian History and PhilosophyAsian Geopolitics and EthnographyEducational Robotics and Engineering