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Arab Media and Society

American University in Cairo · Egypt · Est. 2007

ISSN1687-7721
SJR Q3Scopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
27
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
Scopus Q3+12
DOAJ Verified+15
Total27
Journal Impact Factor
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SJR Score
0.112
H-Index
19
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.157
Total Works
481
Total Citations
1,400
2yr Mean Citedness
0.34
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Aims & Scope

Arab Media & Society is the journal of the Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism in the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the American University in Cairo. The journal publishes in English and Arabic biannually, in Summer and Winter. We accept submissions of quantitative or qualitative academic scholarship addressing any aspect of media or journalism and the Arab world. Each issue of Arab Media & Society is themed, please refer to our Call for Papers for information on whether your topic is applicable to our upcoming issue.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
12
weeks to review
Average · median is 15 wks
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionEgypt
Primary LanguageArabic, English
1st Year Published2007
Frequencybiannually
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications481
Publisher OrgAmerican University in Cairo Press
Region🌍 Global South
OA Since2013
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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewPeer review
Review Time~12 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
American University in Cairo
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1687-7721
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
Arabic, English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

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.

Literature and Literary TheoryQ3
CommunicationQ4
Cultural StudiesQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Cultural StudiesLiterature and Literary TheoryCommunication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Jewish and Middle Eastern StudiesMiddle East Politics and SocietyMiddle East and Rwanda ConflictsSocioeconomic Development in MENASocial Media and PoliticsTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceIslamic Studies and HistoryLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesLegal and Regulatory AnalysisMilitary Technology and Strategies
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref