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Middle East Journal

Middle East Institute · United States · Est. 1947

ISSN1940-3461

SJR Q3✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.215

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.203

Total Worksi

3,001

Total Citationsi

18,330

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.05

Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

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?

WoS, 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

Citations received

198

2019

162

2020

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about Middle East Journal

Is Middle East Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Middle East Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Middle East Journal?

Middle East Journal 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 0.05.

Is Middle East Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Middle East Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.