Journal profile
Babylon
ISSN 1503-5727 · eISSN 2535-3098 · University of Oslo Library · Norway
Babylon: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 8 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Babylon is published by University of Oslo Library. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Middle East Politics and Society, Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies and Islamic Studies and History, together about 48.7% 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)
Babylon – Nordisk tidsskrift for Midtøstenstudier er Nordens ledende vitenskapelige tidsskrift om samtidens Midtøsten. Tidsskriftet publiserer akademiske artikler, bokessay og anmeldelser innenfor fagfeltet. Bidragene er i hovedsak skrevet på skandinaviske språk, men Babylon trykker i utvalgte tilfeller engelskspråklige bidrag fra ikke-skandinaviske forfattere. Babylon leses av forskere, studenter, journalister og andre som arbeider med, eller er interessert i, Midtøsten. Babylon er representert i de fleste av landets ledende fag- og institusjonsbibliotek. Tidsskriftet distribueres også via privat abonnement og ledende bokhandlere.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Middle East Politics and SocietySocial Sciences25.6%
- Jewish and Middle Eastern StudiesSocial Sciences11.7%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences11.4%
- Middle East and Rwanda ConflictsSocial Sciences6.6%
- Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, GenderSocial Sciences5.2%
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceSocial Sciences4.4%
- Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastSocial Sciences3.6%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences2.8%
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
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 408 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | 5 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 6 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 7 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted3
- anmeldelserBabylons format er artikler, essays og anmeldelserLength not stated
- artiklerBabylons format er artikler, essays og anmeldelserLength not stated
- essaysBabylons format er artikler, essays og anmeldelserLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- Authorship
Language: Scandinavian languages as a rule. Model summary
Bidrag til tidsskriftet skal som hovedregel være skrevet på et skandinavisk språk, men unntak kan gjøres for personer som ikke behersker ett av disse.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Original work only; not under review elsewhere. Model summary
Manuskriptet er ikke tidligere publisert. Det er heller ikke til fagfellevurdering i noe annet tidsskrift.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright retained by authors; CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. Model summary
Forfatter(ne) beholder opphavsretten til artikkelen og gir Babylon rett til første publisering, samtidig som artikkelen blir lisensiert under Creative Commons Lisens BY-NC-ND-4.0.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access-retningslinjer
Dette tidsskriftet publiseres fra januar 2017 som open access i henhold til prinsippet om at forskning skal være offentlig tilgjengelig og bidra til kunnskapsdeling.
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
- University of Oslo Library
- Country or region
- Norway
- Language
- Swedish, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål
- ISSN
- 1503-5727
- Electronic ISSN
- 2535-3098
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Babylon
How long does peer review take at Babylon?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 Babylon?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Babylon is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Babylon open access, and what is the APC?
Babylon 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, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .