Journal profile · AREA STUDIES
Digest of Middle East Studies
ISSN 1060-4367 · eISSN 1949-3606 · Wiley-Blackwell
Digest of Middle East Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.6 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; median 575 days to acceptance (34 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 35% (journal website); 28 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Digest of Middle East Studies is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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, Islamic Studies and History and Middle East Politics and Society, together about 47.2% 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)
Digest of Middle East Studies (DOMES) is a refereed, quarterly journal dedicated to publishing original research on domestic and international policy issues in contemporary Middle East and North Africa. DOMES offers new and compelling analyses on some of the most urgent and complex issues and policy challenges at the nexus of politics, society, religion, and economy. The Middle East and North Africa region sits at the intersection of countervailing trends that gradually shape its future such as demographic changes, more vocal calls for accountability in governance, access to the Internet and democratization of information, transformation of the energy sector, and the growing role of religion in public discourse. Grounded in robust empirical analysis, DOMES examines such emerging and evolving developments, trends, and relations across this dynamic region of the world in order to contribute to informed discussion of these issues. With an audience of policymakers, scholars, and the general public, DOMES provides a forum for timely, data-driven, and accessible discussion. The Digest’s primary focus is on contemporary policy-relevant issues; manuscripts that address topics of a historical nature will only be considered insofar as their relevance to contemporary policy issues is established. DOMES is primarily interested in submissions from social science disciplines, including political science, anthropology, sociology, and economics, with the exception of highly quantitative economics studies and research entirely focused on business processes, which would be better suited to other journals. We are happy to receive submissions from the fields of law, literature, and cultural studies where the work addresses issues relevant to politics and policy. However, manuscripts from other disciplines, in particular, in the Humanities are encouraged provided that they clearly address contemporary policy issues.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AREA STUDIES
Editor-in-chief Catherine WarrickPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 15, Germany 1, Spain 1, Sweden 1, Israel 1 (22 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Jewish and Middle Eastern StudiesSocial Sciences19.4%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences19%
- Middle East Politics and SocietySocial Sciences8.8%
- Middle East and Rwanda ConflictsSocial Sciences7.9%
- Archaeology and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities5.3%
- Socioeconomic Development in MENASocial Sciences4.9%
- Education and Islamic StudiesSocial Sciences3.9%
- African history and culture analysisSocial Sciences3.9%
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 2 |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, OCLC
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 90OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 39.22%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 19Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 42,882Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,764 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 28 | 16 | 18 |
| 2024 | 40 | 23 | 81 |
| 2023 | 26 | 19 | 59 |
| 2022 | 37 | 16 | 125 |
| 2021 | 34 | 9 | 100 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
575 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 456 days – 749 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 47 days (34 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 643 days
- Sample
- 34 articles with submission and acceptance dates (53 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 35%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 35%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 275 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 275 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 541 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 44 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
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 2,900 / EUR 2,450 / GBP 1,930 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 7
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted9
- commentariesevidence-based opinion pieces involving areas of broad interest and invited commentaries.Length not stated
- commentaryArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Papers reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a …Length not stated
- critical reviewscritical reviews of the literature, including systematic reviews and meta-analysesLength not stated
- meta-analysisArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Papers reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a …Length not stated
- opinionArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Papers reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a …Length not stated
- original paperArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Papers reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a …Length not stated
- original papersreports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledgeLength not stated
- reviewArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Papers reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a …Length not stated
- systematic reviewArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Papers reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Disclosing the use of artificial intelligence (AI)
If you or your co-authors have used Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs) to develop any portion of a manuscript, their use must be described transparently and in detail in the Methods section.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review editorial standards and scroll down for a description of authorship criteria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
This journal encourages data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is your responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Subscription journal that offers an open access option. You’ll have the option to choose to make your article open access after acceptance, which will be subject to an APC, unless a waiver applies. Read more about this journal's APCs here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. Submission and Peer Review Process
double-anonymized peer review Model summary
New submissions should be made via the Research Exchange submission portal https://authors.wiley.com/journal/DOMES. You may check the status of your submission at any time by logging on to authors.wiley.com and clicking the “My Submissions” button. For technical help with the submission system, please review our FAQs or contact submissionhelp@wiley.com. For help with submissions, please contact: d…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
preprint policy Model summary
This journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1060-4367
- Electronic ISSN
- 1949-3606
- Society / sponsor
- Policy Studies Organization
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 35, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Digest of Middle East Studies
What CAS zone is Digest of Middle East Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Digest of Middle East Studies is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Area Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Digest of Middle East Studies?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.6 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2, h-index 24.
How long does peer review take at Digest of Middle East Studies?
Based on the dates recorded on 34 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 575 days (interquartile range 456–749 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 35% (2025). 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 Digest of Middle East Studies?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≤ 7; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Digest of Middle East Studies based?
Of the 22 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (15), Germany (1) and Spain (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Digest of Middle East Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Digest of Middle East Studies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Digest of Middle East Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Digest of Middle East Studies is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,900.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .