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Afghanistan

Edinburgh University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 2017

ISSN2399-3588

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total84

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 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.179

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.872

Total Worksi

146

Total Citationsi

145

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.10

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Asian Studies; Classics; Literature and Literary Theory; Visual Arts and Performing Arts; Archeology (arts and humanities); History; Religious Studies; Anthropology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2017

Annual Volume~ 19 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications146

Publisher OrgEdinburgh University Press

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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?

Edinburgh University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2399-3588

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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

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

ClassicsQ1

Literature and Literary TheoryQ1

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ1

Archeology (arts and humanities)Q2

HistoryQ2

Religious StudiesQ2

AnthropologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Asian Studies

Scopus Categories

AnthropologyClassicsHistoryReligious StudiesLiterature and Literary TheoryVisual Arts and Performing ArtsArcheology (arts and humanities)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastIslamic Studies and HistoryEurasian Exchange NetworksMilitary History and StrategyTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceAncient Near East HistoryPeacebuilding and International SecurityPolitical Conflict and GovernanceEducation and Islamic StudiesArchaeology and Historical Studies

Frequently asked questions about Afghanistan

Is Afghanistan a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Afghanistan: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Afghanistan?

Afghanistan 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 0.10.

Is Afghanistan indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Afghanistan is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Afghanistan?