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Middle East Journal

Middle East Institute · United States · Est. 1947

ISSN1940-3461

SJR Q3✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total37

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

0.246

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.203

Total Works

3,001

Total Citations

18,330

2yr Mean Citedness

0.05

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Aims & Scope

The Middle East Journal is an indispensable resource for research and analysis, examining emerging trends and persistent challenges in a complex regional environment. MEJ features the work of leading scholars, policy analysts, journalists, and area experts from around the world, including from the Middle East itself. Each MEJ issue includes policy essays that engage current debates on political reform, economic development, and regional security, research articles that deploy the best social sciences and humanities to explain trajectories of regional change, and book reviews that keep readers updated on current literature. MEJ welcomes research articles and policy essays relating to the Middle East and North Africa, as well as Afghanistan and Pakistan, from various disciplines. Submissions should contain both original research and analysis and are subject to double-blind peer review.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1947

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications3,001

Publisher OrgMiddle East Institute

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble-blind 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

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Middle East Institute

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1940-3461

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

double-blind peer review

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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

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.

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ3

Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Area Studies

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Jewish and Middle Eastern StudiesIslamic Studies and HistoryMiddle East and Rwanda ConflictsMiddle East Politics and SocietyPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastTurkey's Politics and SocietySocioeconomic Development in MENATerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceGlobal Peace and Security DynamicsAfrican history and culture analysis