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Iran and the Caucasus

Brill Academic Publishers · Netherlands · Est. 1997

ISSN1609-8498eISSN1573-384X

SJR Q2✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

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 Scorei

0.201

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.853

Total Worksi

927

Total Citationsi

2,739

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.12

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: History; Cultural Studies.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1997

Annual Volume~ 40 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications927

Publisher OrgBrill

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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

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6/12 · 50%

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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?

1609-8498 / 1573-384X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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.

Cultural StudiesQ2

HistoryQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

History

Scopus Categories

HistoryCultural Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Eurasian Exchange NetworksIslamic Studies and HistoryAncient Near East HistoryLinguistics and Cultural StudiesLinguistics and language evolutionByzantine Studies and HistoryArchaeology and Historical StudiesTurkey's Politics and SocietyHistorical, Religious, and Philosophical StudiesHistorical and Linguistic Studies

Frequently asked questions about Iran and the Caucasus

Is Iran and the Caucasus a predatory journal?

No major predatory indicators were found for Iran and the Caucasus. It is indexed in Scopus and has a PubScope Trust Score of 18/100. Always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Iran and the Caucasus?

Iran and the Caucasus is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.201.

Is Iran and the Caucasus indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Iran and the Caucasus is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Iran and the Caucasus?