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Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication

Brill Academic Publishers · Netherlands · Est. 2008

ISSN1873-9857eISSN1873-9865

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total28

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

0.164

H-Index

CiteScore

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SNIP

0.766

Total Works

442

Total Citations

2,109

2yr Mean Citedness

0.44

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal explores media, communication, and cultural studies within the Middle East and North Africa, examining topics such as state media strategies, feminist activism, the right to communicate, memory politics in television and film, censorship, and the role of cultural heritage in nation-building. It also addresses the challenges and opportunities of cultural studies in Moroccan academia and the glocalization of media content.

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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 LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2008

Annual Volume~ 22 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications442

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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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?

1873-9857 / 1873-9865

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

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2025

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.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q2

Cultural StudiesQ2

CommunicationQ3

Political Science and International RelationsQ3

Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Humanities, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceCultural StudiesArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Political Science and International RelationsCommunication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Jewish and Middle Eastern StudiesMiddle East Politics and SocietyMiddle East and Rwanda ConflictsIslamic Studies and HistoryTurkey's Politics and SocietyDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesLegal Cases and CommentaryHuman auditory perception and evaluationSocioeconomic Development in MENASocial Media and Politics