Journal profile · Multiple
Palestine Exploration Quarterly
ISSN 0031-0328 · eISSN 1743-1301 · Taylor & Francis
Palestine Exploration Quarterly: CAS Zone 2 · History (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.6 (journal website); JCR Q1 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 62 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 31% (journal website); 21 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Palestine Exploration Quarterly is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 2 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Archaeology and Historical Studies, Human auditory perception and evaluation and Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 33.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Palestine Exploration Quarterly ( PEQ) is the peer-reviewed journal of the Palestine Exploration Fund, which was established in 1865 as the first scholarly society dedicated to the scientific study of what was then generally known as the Holy Land. In 1869, the Fund through its Palestine Exploration Fund Quarterly Statement aimed to illuminate the Bible for its readers with scholarly information about the land of the Bible. PEQ is the Statement's successor and while it remains true to its original brief, it has greatly widened its scope. In spite of its historical title, PEQ is concerned not just with Palestine/the land of Israel, but with the wider region of the Levant - its history, archaeology (including biblical aspects), art, languages, natural and earth ethnology, geography and natural and earth sciences. Its contents include studies of pottery and other artefacts, examination and interpretation of archaeological sites, publications and studies of inscriptions and ancient texts, articles on the history of the Levant, and the publication of archives relating to the exploration of the Levant, together with reports on archaeological work supported by the Fund, and reviews of books. PEQ publishes the work of both established and rising scholars within the field.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Charlotte WhitingPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 3, Israel 2, United States 1, Australia 1, Jordan 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Archaeology and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities19.2%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering7.2%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.1%
- Ancient Egypt and ArchaeologyArts and Humanities6.7%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences6%
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences6%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering6%
- African history and culture analysisSocial Sciences5.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Abstracts in Anthropology, Academic Search Alumni, Academic Search Complete, Academic Search Elite, Academic Search Premier, Advanced Placement Source, Anthropological Index Online, Art Index, ATLA Religion Database, Bibliography of the History of Art, Current Abstracts, Genamics JournalSeek, New Testament Abstracts, Periodicals Index Online, TOC Premier, Ulrichsweb
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.38Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.79Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 354OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.63OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.08%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 46,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,750 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 21 | 8 | 10 |
| 2024 | 32 | 15 | 29 |
| 2023 | 27 | 5 | 27 |
| 2022 | 37 | 9 | 165 |
| 2021 | 34 | 7 | 90 |
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
62 daysfirst decision after review
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 31%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 56 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 62 daysPublisher website ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 Open access
APC may apply for open access publishing; no APC for non-open access publishing. Model summary
Palestine Exploration Quarterly is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverabi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Rigorous peer review for every open access article Model summary
Rigorous peer review for every open access 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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0031-0328
- Electronic ISSN
- 1743-1301
- Society / sponsor
- Palestine Exploration Fund
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 158, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Palestine Exploration Quarterly
What CAS zone is Palestine Exploration Quarterly in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Palestine Exploration Quarterly is in Zone 2 of History, and in Zone 2 of the minor category History / Archaeology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Palestine Exploration Quarterly?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.6 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 43.
How long does peer review take at Palestine Exploration Quarterly?
The publisher reports about 62 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 31%. 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 JCR quartile is Palestine Exploration Quarterly in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of History.
Where are the editorial board members of Palestine Exploration Quarterly based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (3), Israel (2) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Palestine Exploration Quarterly?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Palestine Exploration Quarterly is indexed in AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Palestine Exploration Quarterly open access, and what is the APC?
Palestine Exploration Quarterly is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .