Journal profile
drst 'qlymy@
ISSN 1813-4610 · eISSN 2664-2948 · Regional Studies Center · Iraq
drst 'qlymy@: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 4 weeks (community reports); 40 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
drst 'qlymy@ is published by Regional Studies Center. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Middle East Politics and Society, International Relations and Foreign Policy and Historical Turkish Studies, together about 41.6% 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)
Regional Studies Journal published by the Regional Studies Center at the University of Mosul/ Mosul-Iraq: 1-Regional Studies Journal was established in 2004 concerned with publishing research and studies in human and social sciences (modern & contemporary history, political sciences, Law & economic) 2- Regional Studies Journal is a scientific journal accredited by the International Standard Classification Number (ISSN). The researches published in it obtained the (DOI) electronic document ID. 3. The Journal is administratively linked to Regional Studies Center - Mosul University, Mosul - Iraq. 4- The Journal is issued in the Arabic language, which is the original language of the Journal. Each research should be accompanied by a complete summary in the English language, as well as accepting the research in the English language. 5- The publication of the journal at Regional Studies Center, University of Mosul, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. 6-Regional Studies Journal is one of the peer-reviewed refereed journals by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in Iraq and synchronously publishes its research with the site of the Iraqi scientific journals (iasj). 7. The journal is issued quarterly, i.e., four issues per year. 8. RSJ requires a 100 US$ fee for publishing an accepted manuscript. 9. RSJ is not financially supported by any governmental or non-governmental organization. 10-Regional Studies Journal can be browsed, accessed on its page, and download published research and articles on the page, and it is one of the journals available to enter and browse. 11. The journal content is archived with long-term preservation service on the Iraqi Academic Scientific Journals website (IASJ) of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in Iraq.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Abdulkrim A. Husain Al_ZianiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Middle East Politics and SocietySocial Sciences18.6%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences14.2%
- Historical Turkish StudiesSocial Sciences8.8%
- Turkey's Politics and SocietySocial Sciences5.8%
- Middle East and Rwanda ConflictsSocial Sciences5.6%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences5.2%
- Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastSocial Sciences4.5%
- European Politics and SecuritySocial Sciences3.1%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
International Standard Classification Number (ISSN), Iraqi scientific journals (iasj)Publisher website
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
- h-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.01OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 826 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 60 | 60 | 2 |
| 2025 | 40 | 40 | 2 |
| 2024 | 161 | 161 | 9 |
| 2023 | 46 | 46 | 2 |
| 2022 | 39 | 39 | 6 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | 5 |
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 4 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | IQD 125 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 100 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 100 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 100 | — | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship 1.3: Authorship Guidelines
Authorship credit shall be granted only to individuals who have made substantial contributions to the scholarly work. Specifically, authorship should be based on the following three conditions:(i) significant involvement in the conception and design of the study, the acquisition of data, or the analysis and interpretation of data;(ii) active participation in drafting the manuscript or in criticall…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest 4.7: Conflict of Interest
A Conflict-of-Interest statement must be included in all manuscripts. Authors should insert the following declaration at the end of the manuscript:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics 12: PLAGIARISM PREVENTION AND VIOLATION OF PUBLICATION ETHICS
All manuscripts submitted to or published in the Regional Studies Journal (RSJ) are subject to plagiarism detection and verification through specialized Plagiarism Prevention Software, namely iThenticate. The journal considers plagiarism a grave violation of publication ethics, alongside other forms of academic misconduct such as duplicate publication, data fabrication, data falsification, and ina…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright 6: COPYRIGHT
The Regional Studies Journal (RSJ) clearly specifies the type of copyright under which an author’s work is published. Upon submission of a manuscript, authors are required to attach a completed Journal Publishing Agreement to confirm the terms of publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access 7: OPEN ACCESS PUBLICATION
The Regional Studies Journal (RSJ) publishes scholarly works encompassing a broad range of disciplines within the Human Sciences. All papers published in the RSJ are made available as open-access publications under an open-access license agreement.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 2.2: Peer-Review Process
To uphold the integrity and sustainability of the peer-review system, authors are encouraged to actively participate by evaluating manuscripts submitted by other researchers. When necessary, authors are also obliged to issue retractions and/or corrections of errors and to promptly communicate these to the editors and the Publisher.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism 12: PLAGIARISM PREVENTION AND VIOLATION OF PUBLICATION ETHICS
All manuscripts submitted to or published in the Regional Studies Journal (RSJ) are subject to plagiarism detection and verification through specialized Plagiarism Prevention Software, namely iThenticate. The journal considers plagiarism a grave violation of publication ethics, alongside other forms of academic misconduct such as duplicate publication, data fabrication, data falsification, and ina…
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
- Regional Studies Center
- Country or region
- Iraq
- Language
- English, Arabic
- ISSN
- 1813-4610
- Electronic ISSN
- 2664-2948
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20, Issue 69 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about drst 'qlymy@
How long does peer review take at drst 'qlymy@?
Authors report an average review time of about 4 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 drst 'qlymy@?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: 3–5; Reference style: APA. 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 drst 'qlymy@?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, drst 'qlymy@ is indexed in DOAJ.
Is drst 'qlymy@ open access, and what is the APC?
drst 'qlymy@ is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .