Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Mediterranean Studies
ISSN 1074-164X · eISSN 2161-4741 · Central Missouri State University
Mediterranean Studies: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 20 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Mediterranean Studies is published by Central Missouri State University 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 Byzantine Studies and History, Medieval History and Crusades and Islamic Studies and History, together about 29.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Mediterranean Studies is an interdisciplinary annual concerned with the ideas and ideals of Mediterranean cultures from late antiquity to the Enlightenment and their influence beyond these geographical and temporal boundaries. Topics concerning any aspect of the history, literature, politics, arts, geography, or any subject focused on the Mediterranean region in any period of history, can be found in this journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Byzantine Studies and HistoryArts and Humanities10.9%
- Medieval History and CrusadesArts and Humanities10.7%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences7.7%
- Renaissance and Early Modern StudiesArts and Humanities6%
- Hispanic-African Historical RelationsArts and Humanities5.6%
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences5.3%
- Historical and Religious Studies of RomeArts and Humanities5.1%
- African history and culture analysisSocial Sciences3.9%
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 | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.32OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 8LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 393 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 20 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 27 | 0 | 18 |
| 2023 | 19 | 0 | 26 |
| 2022 | 20 | 0 | 15 |
| 2021 | 28 | 0 | 26 |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access
Content availability depends on copyright status and publisher permission; public domain books can be downloaded as PDF. Model summary
If the book is out of copyright, or the publisher has given us permission, you'll be able to see a preview of the book, and in some cases the entire text. If it's in the public domain, you're free to download a PDF copy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Annual publication frequency Model summary
Mediterranean Studies is an interdisciplinary annual
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
- Central Missouri State University
- ISSN
- 1074-164X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2161-4741
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Mediterranean Studies
What CAS zone is Mediterranean Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Mediterranean Studies is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Mediterranean Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Mediterranean Studies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Mediterranean Studies open access, and what is the APC?
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: .