Journal profile · ETHNIC STUDIES
Kurdish Studies
ISSN 2051-4883 · eISSN 2051-4891 · Barcelona Center for International Affairs (CIDOB)
Kurdish Studies: subscription journal; 36 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Kurdish Studies is published by Barcelona Center for International Affairs (CIDOB). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Middle East Politics and Society, Turkey's Politics and Society and Historical Turkish Studies, together about 41.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ETHNIC STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Middle East Politics and SocietySocial Sciences18.3%
- Turkey's Politics and SocietySocial Sciences12.3%
- Historical Turkish StudiesSocial Sciences10.7%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences5.7%
- Gender, Security, and ConflictSocial Sciences4.7%
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identitySocial Sciences4.5%
- Islamic Thought and Society StudiesArts and Humanities3.8%
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities3.3%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Q1 | 166/1599 | 89th |
| Cultural Studies | Q1 | 254/1203 | 78th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: Removed from ESCI for editorial reasons on 20 March 2024. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
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
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.28OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 563 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | 80 |
| 2025 | 36 | 22 | 250 |
| 2024 | 211 | 172 | 99 |
| 2023 | 21 | 19 | 184 |
| 2022 | 97 | 61 | 348 |
| 2021 | 38 | 21 | 818 |
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
- Barcelona Center for International Affairs (CIDOB)
- ISSN
- 2051-4883
- Electronic ISSN
- 2051-4891
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Kurdish Studies
Which databases index Kurdish Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Kurdish Studies is indexed in Scopus.
Is Kurdish Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Kurdish 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .