Journal profile · HISTORY
Journal of Mediterranean studies
ISSN 1016-3476 · eISSN 2523-9465 · Malta University Publishers Ltd.
Journal of Mediterranean studies: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; indexed in Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2024 (Volume 33, Issue 2): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Mediterranean studies is published by Malta University Publishers Ltd. and is in Zone 4 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Contemporary and Historical Greek Studies, Islamic Studies and History and Global Maritime and Colonial Histories, together about 22.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Mediterranean Studies is an interdisciplinary journal published twice yearly. It is specifically aimed at scholars whose professional academic interests are concerned with Mediterranean societies and cultures within the fields of Social Anthropology, History, Classics and Archeology, Popular Art and Literature. The journal intends to provide a forum whereby scholars working in academically and geographical contiguous areas can explore, and be exposed to, parallel and related theoretical issues. It sets out to establish a framework for interdisciplinary discussion, particularly important when studying Mediterranean societies and cultures, and to encourage dialogue between academics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Contemporary and Historical Greek StudiesSocial Sciences8.3%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences6.9%
- Global Maritime and Colonial HistoriesSocial Sciences6.9%
- Philippine History and CultureSocial Sciences6.3%
- Archaeology and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities6.3%
- Maritime and Coastal ArchaeologyArts and Humanities4.9%
- African history and culture analysisSocial Sciences4.9%
- Historical and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 127 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Malta University Publishers Ltd.
- ISSN
- 1016-3476
- Electronic ISSN
- 2523-9465
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 33, Issue 2 (2024)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Mediterranean studies
What CAS zone is Journal of Mediterranean studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Mediterranean studies is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of Mediterranean studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Mediterranean studies is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Mediterranean studies open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Mediterranean studies is a subscription 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: .