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Contemporary Review of the Middle East
ISSN 2347-7989 · eISSN 2349-0055 · SAGE
Contemporary Review of the Middle East: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 44 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Contemporary Review of the Middle East is published by SAGE 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 Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts, Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies and Islamic Studies and History, together about 39.3% 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)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Middle East and Rwanda ConflictsSocial Sciences16.2%
- Jewish and Middle Eastern StudiesSocial Sciences13.7%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences9.4%
- Middle East Politics and SocietySocial Sciences8.5%
- Turkey's Politics and SocietySocial Sciences6.6%
- Socioeconomic Development in MENASocial Sciences6.6%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences5.6%
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceSocial Sciences4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | International Relations | 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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.67OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 9.46%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 463 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 11 | 1 |
| 2025 | 44 | 17 | 33 |
| 2024 | 34 | 6 | 45 |
| 2023 | 35 | 10 | 74 |
| 2022 | 29 | 1 | 31 |
| 2021 | 36 | 8 | 144 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 2347-7989
- Electronic ISSN
- 2349-0055
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Contemporary Review of the Middle East
What CAS zone is Contemporary Review of the Middle East in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Contemporary Review of the Middle East is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Area Studies / International Relations. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Contemporary Review of the Middle East?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Contemporary Review of the Middle East is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Contemporary Review of the Middle East open access, and what is the APC?
Contemporary Review of the Middle East is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
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: .