Journal profile · LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
Arab World English Journal
ISSN 2229-9327 · Dr. Khairi Obaid Tayyeh Al-Zubaid
Arab World English Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 163 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Arab World English Journal is published by Dr. Khairi Obaid Tayyeh Al-Zubaid and is in Zone 4 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning, Second Language Learning and Teaching and Technology-Enhanced Education Studies, together about 41.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities18.4%
- Second Language Learning and TeachingArts and Humanities13.9%
- Technology-Enhanced Education StudiesSocial Sciences9%
- Second Language Acquisition and LearningPsychology6.5%
- Education and Critical Thinking DevelopmentSocial Sciences5.5%
- Multilingual Education and PolicySocial Sciences4.9%
- Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesArts and Humanities3.8%
- English Language Learning and TeachingComputer Science3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 391OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.86OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.34%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 154LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,160 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 161 | 161 | 25 |
| 2025 | 163 | 163 | 231 |
| 2024 | 163 | 163 | 651 |
| 2023 | 181 | 181 | 689 |
| 2022 | 224 | 224 | 1,461 |
| 2021 | 245 | 245 | 2,038 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- Dr. Khairi Obaid Tayyeh Al-Zubaid
- ISSN
- 2229-9327
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Arab World English Journal
What CAS zone is Arab World English Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Arab World English Journal is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Language & Linguistics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Arab World English Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Arab World English Journal is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Arab World English Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Arab World English Journal is a fully open-access 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: .