Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Alif
ISSN 1110-8673 · American University in Cairo
Alif: subscription journal; 20 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Alif is published by American University in Cairo. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Comparative and World Literature, Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics and Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies, together about 39.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Comparative and World LiteratureArts and Humanities17.4%
- Literary Theory and Cultural HermeneuticsArts and Humanities11.5%
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities10.5%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities9.7%
- Comparative Literary Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities6.8%
- North African History and LiteratureArts and Humanities5.3%
- Islamic Thought and Society StudiesArts and Humanities4%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.04OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,437 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 2 | 78 |
| 2025 | 20 | 4 | 96 |
| 2024 | 24 | 0 | 103 |
| 2023 | 24 | 0 | 103 |
| 2022 | 25 | 0 | 121 |
| 2021 | 26 | 0 | 94 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American University in Cairo
- ISSN
- 1110-8673
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Alif
Which databases index Alif?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Alif is indexed in Scopus.
Is Alif open access, and what is the APC?
Alif is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .