Journal profile
Cihan UniversityErbil Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
ISSN 2707-6342 · Cihan University-Erbil · Iraq
Cihan UniversityErbil Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences: impact factor 1.32 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 14 weeks (community reports); 38 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cihan UniversityErbil Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences is published by Cihan University-Erbil. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Military Technology and Strategies, together about 68% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cihan University-Erbil journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (CUEJHSS) is a biannual academic journal published by the Cihan University-Erbil, Erbil, KRG, Iraq. CUEJHSS publishes original researches in all area of Humanities and Social Sciences. CUEJHSS is a Peer-Reviewed Open Access journal with Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License 4.0 (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). CUEJHSS provides immediate, worldwide, barrier-free access to the full text of research articles without requiring a subscription to the journal, and has no article processing charge (APC). CUEJHSS applies the highest standards to everything it does and adopts APA citation/referencing style. CUEJHSS Section Policy includes three types of publications; Articles, Review Articles and Letters. CUEJHSS ha a p-ISSN: 2709-8648. It is a member of the ROAD with e-ISSN: 2707-6342 and a member of the Crossref a doi: 10.24086/issn.2707-6342 The goal of the journal exceeds the work limits in the local reality and extends to the vast horizons to contain all over the world so that the journal is a cultural bridge connects the scientists and students to exceed the limits of the place and the effort. The journal provides a mean of communication among all researchers all over the world to provide the basic discreet scientific information to build a better developed world for all people.CUEJHSS publishes works from extensive fields including; Political science Anthropology Economics Law Linguistics Education Geography History Psychology Sociology Business and management Other related areas EDITORIAL POLICIES Scope and FocusCUEJHSS publishes original research in English and Arabic languages and in all areas of Humanities and Social Sciences. CUEJHSS is a semi-annual journal published by the Cihan University-Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. We believe that if your research is scientifically valid and technically sound then it deserves to be published and made accessible to the research community. CUEJHSS aims to provide a service to the international scientific community enhancing swap space to share, promote and disseminate the academic scientific production from research applied to Humanities and Social Sciences. By publishing with us, your research will get the coverage and attention it deserves. Open access and continuous online publication means your work will be published swiftly, ready to be accessed by anyone, anywhere, at any time. Article Level Metrics allow you to follow the conversa
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences22.7%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences22.7%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering22.7%
- Organizational and Employee PerformanceComputer Science4.1%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities2.9%
- Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting2.2%
- Second Language Acquisition and LearningPsychology2.2%
- Second Language Learning and TeachingArts and Humanities2.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.32Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.7OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 262 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 26 | 1 |
| 2025 | 38 | 38 | 32 |
| 2024 | 36 | 36 | 37 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | 84 |
| 2022 | 42 | 42 | 85 |
| 2021 | 34 | 34 | 95 |
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 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 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 | 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)
What to prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.2. Authors are able to enter i…
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
- Cihan University-Erbil
- Country or region
- Iraq
- Language
- English, Kurdish, Arabic
- ISSN
- 2707-6342
- Print ISSN
- 2709-8648
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Cihan UniversityErbil Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
What is the impact factor of Cihan UniversityErbil Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.32; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 11.
How long does peer review take at Cihan UniversityErbil Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of about 14 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Cihan UniversityErbil Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Cihan UniversityErbil Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cihan UniversityErbil Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Cihan UniversityErbil Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Cihan UniversityErbil Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences 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: .