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Al-Qantara

CSIC Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas · Spain

ISSN1988-2955

SJR Q2✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total33

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

0.149

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.919

Total Works

735

Total Citations

2,622

2yr Mean Citedness

0.00

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Al-Qantara focuses on the history, literature, and intellectual traditions of the Arab and Islamic world, with a particular emphasis on al-Andalus and the medieval Mediterranean. The journal examines topics such as translation movements, travelogues, historical sources, urban evolution, warfare, religious schools, magical traditions, grammatical studies, and monetary reforms. It also explores the interactions between Islamic and European cultures, including the transmission of knowledge and the study of marginalized groups and literatures.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSpain

Primary LanguageEnglish, French, Spanish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 27 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications735

Publisher OrgSpanish National Research Council

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~48 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PKP PN

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

CSIC Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1988-2955

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

PKP PN

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English, French, Spanish

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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.

Cultural StudiesQ2

HistoryQ2

Literature and Literary TheoryQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

HistoryReligion

Scopus Categories

HistoryCultural StudiesLiterature and Literary Theory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Historical Studies of Medieval IberiaHistorical and Linguistic StudiesIslamic Studies and HistoryArchaeological and Historical StudiesMedieval Architecture and ArchaeologyArchaeology and Historical StudiesHispanic-African Historical RelationsLanguage, Linguistics, Cultural AnalysisMedieval History and CrusadesMedieval and Classical Philosophy