Journal profile
Middle East Topics Arguments
ISSN 2196-629X · Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies · Germany
Middle East Topics Arguments: fully open access; no APC; review about 25 weeks (community reports).
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2019 (Volume 13): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Middle East Topics Arguments is published by Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Urban Planning and Governance, Urban Development and Societal Issues and Memory, violence, and history, together about 33.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Urban Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Middle East - Topics & Arguments is a unique platform for innovative research on the Middle East combining disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 11, United States 2, Lebanon 2, United Kingdom 1, Egypt 1 (18 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences11.1%
- Urban Development and Societal IssuesSocial Sciences11.1%
- Memory, violence, and historyPsychology11.1%
- Memory, History, Trauma, IdentityArts and Humanities11.1%
- Middle East Politics and SocietySocial Sciences11.1%
- Historical Turkish StudiesSocial Sciences11.1%
- Turkish Literature and CultureArts and Humanities11.1%
- Urban and sociocultural dynamicsSocial Sciences11.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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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 ·
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 25 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 100 words
- Keywords
- 4–6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 4,600 words
- Reference style
- MLA
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- reviewThe META Review section aims to publish reviews of scholarly publications, academic events, and audio-visual productions from and about the Middle East and Nort…main text ≤ 3,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Except where otherwise noted, all content on the META website and its metadata are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (human-readable summary).
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
- Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English, French
- ISSN
- 2196-629X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 13 (2019)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Middle East Topics Arguments
How long does peer review take at Middle East Topics Arguments?
Authors report an average review time of about 25 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Middle East Topics Arguments?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 100 words; Keywords: 4–6; Manuscript length: ≤ 4,600 words; Reference style: MLA. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Middle East Topics Arguments based?
Of the 18 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (11), United States (2) and Lebanon (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Is Middle East Topics Arguments open access, and what is the APC?
Middle East Topics Arguments is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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: .