Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies
ISSN 2054-1988 · eISSN 2054-1996 · Edinburgh University Press
Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies: 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 Holy Land and Palestine Studies is published by Edinburgh University Press 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 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies, Middle East Politics and Society and Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts, together about 63.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies is a fully international and multidisciplinary journal covering the history, politics, culture, religion, anthropology, sociology and economics of the Holy Land and Palestine. The journal deals with a wide range of topics, including but not limited to: conflicting Israeli and Palestinian perspectives; social and economic conditions; religion and politics in the Middle East; Palestine in history and today; modernism and postmodernism and more.This is a Subscribe to Open title.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Jewish and Middle Eastern StudiesSocial Sciences38.2%
- Middle East Politics and SocietySocial Sciences18.5%
- Middle East and Rwanda ConflictsSocial Sciences7.1%
- African history and culture analysisSocial Sciences3.6%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences3.1%
- Global Maritime and Colonial HistoriesSocial Sciences2.5%
- Jewish Identity and SocietySocial Sciences2.5%
- Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities2%
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 | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | 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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 65.71%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 292 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 14 | 0 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 54 |
| 2024 | 24 | 23 | 43 |
| 2023 | 22 | 6 | 12 |
| 2022 | 22 | 1 | 20 |
| 2021 | 26 | 0 | 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
- Edinburgh University Press
- ISSN
- 2054-1988
- Electronic ISSN
- 2054-1996
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies
What CAS zone is Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies is in Zone 3 of Literature, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies 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, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .