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Middle East Critique

Routledge · United States · Est. 2009

ISSN1943-6149eISSN1943-6157

SJR Q1✓ 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?

237

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 204d

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.694

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.126

Total Worksi

609

Total Citationsi

4,661

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.02

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Middle East Critique promotes an academic and critical examination of the history and contemporary political, social, economic, and cultural aspects of Middle Eastern countries. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Politics.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2009

FrequencyThree Times A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications609

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1943-6149 / 1943-6157

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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

282

2019

494

2020

104

2021

101

2022

298

2023

344

2024

110

149

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.

Cultural StudiesQ1

HistoryQ1

Political Science and International RelationsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Area Studies

Scopus Categories

HistoryCultural StudiesPolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Jewish and Middle Eastern StudiesMiddle East Politics and SocietyTurkey's Politics and SocietyIslamic Studies and HistoryMiddle East and Rwanda ConflictsPolitical Conflict and GovernancePolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastMigration, Refugees, and IntegrationGlobal Peace and Security DynamicsSocioeconomic Development in MENA

Frequently asked questions about Middle East Critique

Is Middle East Critique a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Middle East Critique: 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 Critique?

Middle East Critique 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 2.02.

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

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