Journal profile · WOMENS STUDIES
Journal of Middle East Womens Studies
ISSN 1552-5864 · eISSN 1558-9579 · Indiana University Press
Journal of Middle East Womens Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.83; subscription journal; 37 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Middle East Womens Studies is published by Indiana University Press and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Islamic Studies and History, Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies and Turkey's Politics and Society, together about 46.6% 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)
Research area (LetPub): WOMENS STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences20.8%
- Jewish and Middle Eastern StudiesSocial Sciences16.6%
- Turkey's Politics and SocietySocial Sciences9.2%
- Middle East Politics and SocietySocial Sciences9.1%
- Socioeconomic Development in MENASocial Sciences6.4%
- Gender Politics and RepresentationSocial Sciences5.5%
- Middle East and Rwanda ConflictsSocial Sciences4.2%
- Gender, Security, and ConflictSocial Sciences3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Womens Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Womens Studies | Zone 4 |
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 | Womens Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.83LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 169OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,060 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 37 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 23 | 1 | 16 |
| 2023 | 54 | 7 | 120 |
| 2022 | 47 | 4 | 52 |
| 2021 | 41 | 1 | 75 |
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
- Indiana University Press
- ISSN
- 1552-5864
- Electronic ISSN
- 1558-9579
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Middle East Womens Studies
What CAS zone is Journal of Middle East Womens Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Middle East Womens Studies is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Womens Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Middle East Womens Studies?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.83; CiteScore 0.6, h-index 37.
Which databases index Journal of Middle East Womens Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Middle East Womens Studies is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Middle East Womens Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Middle East Womens 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; 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: .