Arab Studies Quarterly

Arab Studies Quarterly is published by Association of Arab-American University Graduates and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies, Middle East Politics and Society and Islamic Studies and History, together about 50.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

ASQ publishes original articles, review essays and book reviews on the Arabs, their history, culture and institutions. The Journal is intended for academics, students and individuals interested in Arab and Middle Eastern affairs. Editorial Board Editorial Board: Editor:Ibrahim G. Aoudé, University of Hawai‘i-Mānoa, HonoluluAssociate Editor:Liana M. Petranek, University of Hawai‘i-Mānoa, HonoluluBook Review Editor:Salam Mir, Independent Scholar, U.S.A.Assistant Editors:Tahrir Hamdi, Arab Open University, JordanRami Siklawi, Independent Scholar, LebanonBoard of Editors:Salam Al-Rawi, AAUGIbrahim G. Aoudé, University of Hawai‘i-Manoa, HonoluluFouad Moughrabi, University of Tennessee, ChattanoogaAhlam Muhtaseb, California State University, San BernardinoJamal R. Nassar, California State University, San BernardinoGhada Talhami, Lake Forest College, Emeritus, ChicagoJanice J. Terry, Eastern Michigan University, Emeritus, ChairAdvisory Board: Nabeel Abraham, Henry Ford Community CollegeBaha Abu-Laban, University of AlbertaJaqueline Ismael, University of CalgaryTareq Ismael, University of CalgaryJamil E. Jreisat, University of South FloridaRashid Khalidi, Columbia UniversityAfaf Mahfouz, Society for International Development and the Washington Psycho-Analytic SocietyWilliam Quandt, University of Virginia Instructions for Authors Please see the submission guidelines here. Contact Editorial Office: Ibrahim G. Aoudé, aoude@hawaii.eduDepartment of Ethnic Studies,University of Hawai‘i-Mānoa,Honolulu, HI 96822.Books for Review: should be sent to the Book Review Editor, Salam Mir, at salamd21204@yahoo.comPublisher: Pluto Journals, evek@plutojournals.com Publication Information The Journal is published quarterly in February, May, August and November. The print Journal is archived at East Michigan University, East Lansing, and the electronic Journal is archived in Portico. The Journal is indexed in Scopus and the Emerging Sources Citation Index. Arab Studies Quarterly is housed in California State University San Bernardino’s Center for the Study of Muslim and Arab Worlds.The journal is Open Access and the Open Access statement, Open Access license terms, copyright terms as well as a statement on its absolute lack of author charges can be found here. The journal became Open Access on 1 January 2021 and is published open access on ScienceOpen. All journal material published from 1 January 2008 is also published, open access on ScienceOpen. This means the Reuse rights of publ

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): AREA STUDIES

Editor-in-chief Ibrahim G. AoudéPublisher website

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

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Impact

CiteScore 2026-06

0.8LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR 2026-06

0.11LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

0.67LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

32OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

92OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

2.07OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

0%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

78.13%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

11LetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

Average review time (community reports)

about 30 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13

Submission to publication (journal-reported)

about 30 weeksDOAJ · 2026-10-25

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.

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Publisher

Association of Arab-American University Graduates

Country or region

United Kingdom

Language

English

ISSN

0271-3519

Electronic ISSN

2043-6920

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗LetPub
• Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
• Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
• Special issues ↗Publisher website
• APC information ↗DOAJ
• Open access statement ↗DOAJ
• License & copyright ↗DOAJ
• Peer review process ↗DOAJ
• Editorial board ↗DOAJ