Journal profile

nqd db m`Sr `rby

ISSN 2322-5068 · eISSN 2588-6762 · Yazd University · Iran, Islamic Republic of

nqd db m`Sr `rby: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 475 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 16% (journal website); 15 articles a year.

Impact factor—No published value
CAS zone—Not in the CAS Journal Ranking
CiteScore quartile—No CiteScore rank
Review time475 daysPublisher-reported, submission to acceptance · community reports about 36 weeks
APCCharged, amount not publishedFully open access
Acceptance16%From the journal's website
Articles per year15LetPub annual count
Indexed inDOAJDOAJ

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

nqd db m`Sr `rby is published by Yazd University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Poetry Analysis and Criticism, Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics and Narrative Theory and Analysis, together about 47.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Contemporary Arabic Literary Studies Contemporary Arabic Literary Studies is a scientific-research journal licensed by MSRT and published by Yazd University since 2011. CALS welcomes contributions in: 1. Stylistic, linguistic, semiotic, semantic, formalist, structuralist, etc. studies of contemporary Arabic poetry; 2. Psychoanalytic, postcolonial, feminist, discourse analysis, social, etc. studies of contemporary Arabic fiction (novel, short story, drama).

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Editor-in-chief Mohammad AliPublisher website

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

  1. Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities18.2%
  2. Literary Theory and Cultural HermeneuticsArts and Humanities17%
  3. Narrative Theory and AnalysisArts and Humanities11.9%
  4. Short Stories in Global LiteratureArts and Humanities9%
  5. Literature: history, themes, analysisArts and Humanities6%
  6. Folklore, Mythology, and Literature StudiesArts and Humanities4.8%
  7. Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities4.5%
  8. Comparative Literary Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities3.6%

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

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Metrics

Impact metrics and publication volume

h-index
1OpenAlex ·
i10-index
0OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
0OpenAlex ·
Share of gold OA articles
0%LetPub ·
Articles per year (publisher)
15Publisher website ·

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 127 in total · the current year is incomplete

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
2026001
2021220

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

Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website

475 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 36 weeks

The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.

Figures by source

Average review time (community reports)
about 36 weeksLetPub ·
Acceptance rate (publisher)
16%Publisher website ·
Submission to first decision
28 daysPublisher website ·
Submission to acceptance
475 daysPublisher website ·
Submission to publication (journal-reported)
about 36 weeksDOAJ ·
Peer review
Double 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

Fully open accessDOAJ

Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).

SourceAPCFee waiverLicenseObserved
DOAJIRR 3,000,000NoCC BY
OpenAlexIRR 3,000,000——
LetPubIRR 3,000,000No—

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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
Abstract
200–250 words
Keywords
≥ 3
Reference style
APA
Publisher website · model-extracted, each line checked against the text
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review
Publication ethics

follows Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Model summary

The Journal of New Critical Arabic Literature is following of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and complies with the highest ethical standards in accordance with ethical laws

Source ↗Publisher website ·
License & copyright

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license Model summary

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Peer review

Double Blind Peer Review Model summary

Peer Review Policy: Double Blind Peer Review

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.

Before you submit

Four checks before submitting to nqd db m`Sr `rby

  1. 1
    ScopeRecent output centres on Poetry Analysis and Criticism, Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics.
    Check scope
  2. 2
    Article type and formatAbstract: 200–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: APA.
    Author guidelines ↗
  3. 3
    FeesIRR 3,000,000 (DOAJ)
    Fee details
  4. 4
    Expected review time475 days · Publisher-reported, submission to acceptance · community reports about 36 weeks
    Review data

The checks are built from this page's data.

Profile

Publication details and official links

Publisher
Yazd University
Country or region
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Language
Persian
ISSN
2322-5068
Electronic ISSN
2588-6762
Latest issue on the website
Volume 16, Issue 30 (2026)

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about nqd db m`Sr `rby

How long does peer review take at nqd db m`Sr `rby?

The publisher reports about 475 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 36 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 16%. 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 nqd db m`Sr `rby?

According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: APA. 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.

Which databases index nqd db m`Sr `rby?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, nqd db m`Sr `rby is indexed in DOAJ.

Is nqd db m`Sr `rby open access, and what is the APC?

nqd db m`Sr `rby is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.

Sources and updates

The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .