Journal profile
Mamluk Studies Review
ISSN 1947-2404 · Middle East Documentation Center (MEDOC), University of Chicago · United States
Mamluk Studies Review: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 52 weeks (community reports); 8 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Mamluk Studies Review is published by Middle East Documentation Center (MEDOC), University of Chicago. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medieval History and Crusades, Islamic Studies and History and Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies, together about 55.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Mamlūk Studies Review is an annual, Open Access,, refereed, peer-reviewed journal devoted to the study of the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt and Syria (648-922/1250-1517). The goals of Mamlūk Studies Review are to take stock of scholarship devoted to the Mamluk era, nurture communication within the field, and promote further research by encouraging the critical discussion of all aspects of this important medieval Islamic polity. The journal includes both articles and reviews of recent books. Ethics Statement Mamlūk Studies Review, its editors, and its staff are committed to publishing original, high quality, peer-reviewed scholarship while maintaining strict ethical standards in the publishing and review processes. Contributions are evaluated solely on their scholarly merit without regard to the age, ethnicity, gender, religion, nationality, or any other characteristics of their authors. All work submitted to MSR must be the original work of its author(s) or it will not be accepted for publication. Every submission is reviewed by the editors, members of the editorial board, and outside scholars whose specific expertise in the field qualifies them to judge the quality of scholarship, relevance, and originality of the work. Authors' names and other identifiers are not visible to reviewers. Submissions Submissions of original work on any aspect of the field are welcome, although the editorial board will periodically issue volumes devoted to specific topics and themes. Mamlūk Studies Review also solicits edited texts and translations of shorter Arabic source materials (waqf deeds, letters, fatawa and the like), and encourages discussions of Mamluk era artifacts (pottery, coins, etc.) that place these resources in wider contexts. An article or book review in Mamlūk Studies Review makes its author a contributor to the scholarly literature and should add to a constructive dialogue. All questions regarding style should be resolved through reference to the MSR Editorial and Style Guide and The Chicago Manual of Style. Content in Mamlūk Studies Review is copyrighted by its author(s) and published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC-BY). The CC-BY license explicitly grants anyone permission to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, use, or link to the full text of the work, as long as users properly cite the author(s) and MSR. Please contact the editor regarding uses which may fall outside of this description. Open Access Mamlūk St
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medieval History and CrusadesArts and Humanities29.6%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences18.5%
- Historical, Literary, and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities7.4%
- Architecture and Cultural InfluencesArts and Humanities7.4%
- Renaissance and Early Modern StudiesArts and Humanities3.7%
- North African History and LiteratureArts and Humanities3.7%
- Global Maritime and Colonial HistoriesSocial Sciences3.7%
- Archaeology and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities3.7%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 15 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 52 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 52 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Editorial review, Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
No Article Processing Fees (APC) or submission charges. Model summary
MSR does not charge any Article Processing Fees (APC) or submission charges.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Open access journal; content licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC-BY) International license. Model summary
Mamlūk Studies Review is an open access publication. We believe that free and open access to scholarship benefits everyone. Open Access means that users, whether individual readers or institutions, are able to access articles and other content in MSR at no charge. All content published in MSR will be immediately and permanently free for anyone to read, download, copy, print, or distribute, with so…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review: articles read by editorial board members and outside readers with relevant expertise; author's name removed during review (double-anonymous). Model summary
Articles submitted for publication are read by members of the editorial board and given to outside readers with relevant expertise to assess the value of the work. During this review process, the author’s name is removed from the article.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Middle East Documentation Center (MEDOC), University of Chicago
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1947-2404
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Mamluk Studies Review
How long does peer review take at Mamluk Studies Review?
Authors report an average review time of about 52 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Mamluk Studies Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Mamluk Studies Review is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Mamluk Studies Review open access, and what is the APC?
Mamluk Studies Review is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .