Syria

Institut Francais du Proche-Orient · France · Est. 1920

ISSN2076-8435

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.121

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

2,529

Total Citationsi

14,381

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.01

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The journal Syria aims to be a reference tool on Ancient Syria in the fields of archaeology, history, and art history. It publishes articles related to Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, understanding Syria in its ancient meaning to include the regions of Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, and the Palestinian Territories, as well as works on Cyprus, the Arabian Peninsula, and Iraq.

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General Information

Country / RegionFrance

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1920

Annual Volume~ 45 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications2,529

Publisher OrgInstitut français du Proche-Orient

Submission Info

Peer Review—

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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4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Institut Francais du Proche-Orient

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2076-8435

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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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?

N/A

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

140

2019

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.

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ2

ArcheologyQ3

Archeology (arts and humanities)Q3

HistoryQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

HistoryVisual Arts and Performing ArtsArcheology (arts and humanities)Archeology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Archaeology and Historical StudiesAncient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryAncient Egypt and ArchaeologyAncient Near East HistoryEurasian Exchange NetworksAfrican history and culture analysisClassical Antiquity StudiesArchaeological Research and ProtectionHistorical, Religious, and Philosophical StudiesByzantine Studies and History

Frequently asked questions about Syria

Is Syria a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Syria: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Syria?

Syria is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.121.

Is Syria indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Syria is indexed in Scopus.