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Middle East Law and Governance

Brill Academic Publishers · Netherlands · Est. 2009

ISSN1876-3367eISSN1876-3375

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total78

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.199

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.449

Total Worksi

324

Total Citationsi

2,238

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.31

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Law; Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous); Sociology and Political Science.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2009

Annual Volume~ 21 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications324

Publisher OrgBrill

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

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?

1876-3367 / 1876-3375

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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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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

2019

120

2020

109

2021

2022

2023

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.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q2

LawQ3

Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Law

Scopus Categories

LawSociology and Political ScienceArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Jewish and Middle Eastern StudiesMiddle East Politics and SocietyIslamic Studies and HistoryMiddle East and Rwanda ConflictsPolitical Conflict and GovernanceMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, GenderPolitical and Social IssuesTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceMigration, Refugees, and IntegrationTurkey's Politics and Society

Frequently asked questions about Middle East Law and Governance

Is Middle East Law and Governance a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Middle East Law and Governance: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Middle East Law and Governance?

Middle East Law and Governance 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 0.31.

Is Middle East Law and Governance indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Middle East Law and Governance is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Middle East Law and Governance?