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Journal of Arabic Literature
ISSN 0085-2376 · eISSN 1570-064X · Brill
Journal of Arabic Literature: CAS Zone 3 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 20 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Arabic Literature is published by Brill and is in Zone 3 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Islamic Studies and History, Historical and Linguistic Studies and Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies, together about 46.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences28.3%
- Historical and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences10.1%
- Jewish and Middle Eastern StudiesSocial Sciences7.9%
- Archaeology and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities7.1%
- Education and Islamic StudiesSocial Sciences6.9%
- Middle East Politics and SocietySocial Sciences4.7%
- African history and culture analysisSocial Sciences4.4%
- Families in Therapy and CulturePsychology3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Asian Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Asian Studies | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Asian Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 85OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.12OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 34.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,083 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 20 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 36 | 9 | 9 |
| 2023 | 34 | 22 | 5 |
| 2022 | 29 | 3 | 9 |
| 2021 | 25 | 6 | 28 |
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Brill
- ISSN
- 0085-2376
- Electronic ISSN
- 1570-064X
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Arabic Literature
What CAS zone is Journal of Arabic Literature in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Arabic Literature is in Zone 3 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Asian Studies / Literature. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of Arabic Literature?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Arabic Literature is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Arabic Literature open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Arabic Literature is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .