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Muqarnas-An Annual on the Visual Cultures of the Islamic World
ISSN 0732-2992 · eISSN 2211-8993 · Brill
Muqarnas-An Annual on the Visual Cultures of the Islamic World: CAS Zone 1 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); hybrid open access; 10 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Muqarnas-An Annual on the Visual Cultures of the Islamic World is published by Brill and is in Zone 1 of Arts in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Islamic Studies and History, Archaeology and Historical Studies and Eurasian Exchange Networks, together about 45.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences18.2%
- Archaeology and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities17.8%
- Eurasian Exchange NetworksSocial Sciences9.6%
- Historical and Architectural StudiesArts and Humanities9.2%
- Architecture and Cultural InfluencesArts and Humanities8%
- Historical Studies of Medieval IberiaArts and Humanities5.6%
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryArts and Humanities4.5%
- Byzantine Studies and HistoryArts and Humanities3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Architecture | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Art | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Architecture | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Art | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Arts Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Architecture | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Art | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.13LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 254OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.32OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 7LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 955 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 17 | 2 | 12 |
| 2022 | 13 | 5 | 256 |
| 2021 | 12 | 3 | 447 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Brill
- ISSN
- 0732-2992
- Electronic ISSN
- 2211-8993
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Muqarnas-An Annual on the Visual Cultures of the Islamic World
What CAS zone is Muqarnas-An Annual on the Visual Cultures of the Islamic World in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Muqarnas-An Annual on the Visual Cultures of the Islamic World is in Zone 1 of Arts, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Architecture / Art; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Muqarnas-An Annual on the Visual Cultures of the Islamic World?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Muqarnas-An Annual on the Visual Cultures of the Islamic World is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Muqarnas-An Annual on the Visual Cultures of the Islamic World open access, and what is the APC?
Muqarnas-An Annual on the Visual Cultures of the Islamic World is a hybrid 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .