Journal profile · Multiple
AL-QANTARA
ISSN 0211-3589 · eISSN 1988-2955 · Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas · Spain
AL-QANTARA: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.6 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 48 weeks (community reports); 67 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
AL-QANTARA is published by Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and is in Zone 4 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical Studies of Medieval Iberia, Historical and Linguistic Studies and Islamic Studies and History, together about 40.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Al-Qanṭara es una revista científica publicada por el CSIC, editada en el Instituto de Lenguas y Culturas del Mediterráneo y Oriente Próximo del CCHS, dedicada a la civilización del Islam clásico (hasta el siglo XVII incluido) con especial atención al Occidente islámico.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Studies of Medieval IberiaArts and Humanities18.3%
- Historical and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences13.4%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences9.2%
- Archaeological and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities8.8%
- Medieval Architecture and ArchaeologyArts and Humanities7.4%
- Archaeology and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities6.9%
- Hispanic-African Historical RelationsArts and Humanities6.2%
- Language, Linguistics, Cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities6.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: CWTS Leiden Ranking (Journal indicators), REDIB, Catálogo Latindex 2.0
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 69OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 816 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 2025 | 67 | 67 | 1 |
| 2024 | 53 | 53 | 10 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | 5 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 40 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 48 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 48 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Data availability
Research data deposit policy Model summary
Política de depósito de datos de investigación
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Access and reuse policy Model summary
Política de acceso y reutilización de contenidos
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
AI use policy Model summary
Política sobre uso de inteligencia artificial
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Article retraction policy Model summary
Política de desautorización de artículos
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, French, Spanish
- ISSN
- 0211-3589
- Electronic ISSN
- 1988-2955
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about AL-QANTARA
What CAS zone is AL-QANTARA in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, AL-QANTARA is in Zone 4 of Philosophy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category History / Religion. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of AL-QANTARA?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.6; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.5, h-index 23.
How long does peer review take at AL-QANTARA?
Authors report an average review time of about 48 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index AL-QANTARA?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, AL-QANTARA is indexed in AHCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is AL-QANTARA open access, and what is the APC?
AL-QANTARA is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .