Journal profile
Glb
ISSN 2788-4155 · eISSN 2788-6441 · Ghalib University · Afghanistan
Glb: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 36 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Glb is published by Ghalib University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Islamic Thought and Society Studies, Qur’anic Interpretation Studies and Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East, together about 30.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
رسالت فصلنامۀ علمی – پژوهشیِ غالب، رسالت خود میداند تا با امکانات در دستداشتۀ خود، تلاشهای هدفمندی را در راستای همهگانیسازی یافتههای پژوهشی در حوزههای حقوق، علوم سیاسی و روابط بینالملل انجام دهد.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief پوهنمل دکتر فضلاحمد احمدیPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Islamic Thought and Society StudiesArts and Humanities12.4%
- Qur’anic Interpretation StudiesSocial Sciences9.3%
- Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastSocial Sciences8.6%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences7.9%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences5.2%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences5.2%
- Comparative International Legal StudiesSocial Sciences4.8%
- Criminal Justice and PenologySocial Sciences4.8%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
ScopusPublisher website
Other: Elsevier
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
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 222 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 32 | 12 |
| 2025 | 36 | 36 | 11 |
| 2024 | 38 | 38 | 7 |
| 2023 | 57 | 57 | 7 |
| 2022 | 48 | 48 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | |
| 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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted3
- تحلیلینوع مقاله (پژوهشی، مروری، تحلیلی و ...)Length not stated
- مرورینوع مقاله (پژوهشی، مروری، تحلیلی و ...)Length not stated
- پژوهشینوع مقاله (پژوهشی، مروری، تحلیلی و ...)Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Publication ethics
از اصول کمیتهٔ بین‌المللی اخلاق نشر (COPE) پیروی می‌کند Model summary
مجلۀ «غالب» از اصول کمیتهٔ بین‌المللی اخلاق نشر (COPE) پیروی می‌کند
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Model summary
تمام مقالات تحت مجوز Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) منتشر می‌گردند
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
داوری دوسویه‌کور (Double-Blind Peer Review) Model summary
همۀ مقالات از طریق داوری دوسویه‌کور (Double-Blind Peer Review) بررسی می‌شوند
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
هرگونه سرقت علمی، دستکاری داده‌ها یا ارسال تکراری موجب رد فوری مقاله خواهد شد Model summary
هرگونه سرقت علمی، دستکاری داده‌ها یا ارسال تکراری موجب رد فوری مقاله خواهد شد
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
مقالات نباید همزمان به نشریۀ دیگری ارسال شده باشند Model summary
مقالات نباید همزمان به نشریۀ دیگری ارسال شده باشند
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
- Ghalib University
- Country or region
- Afghanistan
- Language
- English, Pushto, Persian
- ISSN
- 2788-4155
- Electronic ISSN
- 2788-6441
- 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 Glb
How long does peer review take at Glb?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Glb?
According to the journal's author guidelines: 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.
Which databases index Glb?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Glb is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Scopus; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Glb open access, and what is the APC?
Glb 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .