Journal profile · AREA STUDIES
Review of Middle East Studies
ISSN 2151-3481 · eISSN 2329-3225 · Cambridge University Press
Review of Middle East Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; 16 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Review of Middle East Studies is published by Cambridge University Press and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Middle East Politics and Society, Islamic Studies and History and Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies, together about 49.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Review of Middle East Studies (RoMES) is the Middle East Studies Association’s online journal of review. Published twice a year, each issue includes a selection of roundtables or research articles, essays, brief reports on emerging topics and issues, columns on pedagogy and the politics of representation, and reviews of books, films, music, software, and exhibitions relevant to Middle East studies. The focus of RoMES is the state of the craft in all fields of Middle East studies, including Islamic and cultural studies, history, geography, art and architecture, performance and political studies with an emphasis on new and evolving topics and issues in scholarship, including research methods, ethical concerns, and pedagogical practice. RoMES addresses evolving contemporary dynamics, but also publishes scholarship on premodern topics of interest to a wider audience of Middle East scholars. It seeks to bridge scholarship on the region with lives, experiences and events in the region.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AREA STUDIES
Editor-in-chief Hoda YousefPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 19, Qatar 2, Lebanon 1 (22 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Middle East Politics and SocietySocial Sciences23.3%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences19%
- Jewish and Middle Eastern StudiesSocial Sciences7.2%
- Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, GenderSocial Sciences4.8%
- Historical Turkish StudiesSocial Sciences4.8%
- Islamic Thought and Society StudiesArts and Humanities4.7%
- Middle East and Rwanda ConflictsSocial Sciences4.4%
- North African History and LiteratureArts and Humanities3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Q3 | 1145/1936 | — |
| Cultural Studies | Q3 | 993/1434 | — |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q4 | 1353/1530 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 52.17%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 10LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,567 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 35 | 85 |
| 2025 | 16 | 5 | 140 |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 | 130 |
| 2023 | 32 | 20 | 189 |
| 2022 | 42 | 25 | 114 |
| 2021 | 35 | 17 | 134 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted8
- articleArticle Types Accepted Article* Special Issue Article * Reflective or Retrospective Essay* Pedagogical Perspectives Column* Curator's Corner Column* Field Repor…Length not stated
- curator's corner columnArticle Types Accepted Article* Special Issue Article * Reflective or Retrospective Essay* Pedagogical Perspectives Column* Curator's Corner Column* Field Repor…Length not stated
- field reportsArticle Types Accepted Article* Special Issue Article * Reflective or Retrospective Essay* Pedagogical Perspectives Column* Curator's Corner Column* Field Repor…Length not stated
- middle east studies in action review essay (book or film)Article Types Accepted Article* Special Issue Article * Reflective or Retrospective Essay* Pedagogical Perspectives Column* Curator's Corner Column* Field Repor…Length not stated
- pedagogical perspectives columnArticle Types Accepted Article* Special Issue Article * Reflective or Retrospective Essay* Pedagogical Perspectives Column* Curator's Corner Column* Field Repor…Length not stated
- reflective or retrospective essayArticle Types Accepted Article* Special Issue Article * Reflective or Retrospective Essay* Pedagogical Perspectives Column* Curator's Corner Column* Field Repor…Length not stated
- review (book, film, exhibit, or conference)Article Types Accepted Article* Special Issue Article * Reflective or Retrospective Essay* Pedagogical Perspectives Column* Curator's Corner Column* Field Repor…Length not stated
- special issue articleArticle Types Accepted Article* Special Issue Article * Reflective or Retrospective Essay* Pedagogical Perspectives Column* Curator's Corner Column* Field Repor…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Open access options available; APC waiver possible for authors without funding or agreements. Model summary
All or part of the publication costs for these article types may be covered by one of the agreements Cambridge University Press has made to support open access. For authors not covered by an agreement, and without APC funding, please see this journal's open access options for instructions on how to request an APC waiver.
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
- Cambridge University Press
- ISSN
- 2151-3481
- Electronic ISSN
- 2329-3225
- Society / sponsor
- MESA
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Review of Middle East Studies
What CAS zone is Review of Middle East Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Review of Middle East Studies is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Area Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Where are the editorial board members of Review of Middle East Studies based?
Of the 22 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (19), Qatar (2) and Lebanon (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Review of Middle East Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Review of Middle East Studies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Review of Middle East Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Review of Middle East Studies is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .