Journal profile
Turkiye Ortadogu Calismalari Dergisi
ISSN 2147-7523 · eISSN 2630-5631 · Sakarya University · Türkiye
Turkiye Ortadogu Calismalari Dergisi: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 20 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Turkiye Ortadogu Calismalari Dergisi is published by Sakarya University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Middle East Politics and Society, International Relations and Foreign Policy and Historical Turkish Studies, together about 46.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Turkish Journal of Middle Eastern Studies (TJMES) is a peer-reviewed academic journal published for the Middle East Institute of Sakarya University which is a well-known research institution in Türkiye and the Middle East. The journal was founded in 2014 to address the need for scholarly research on Middle Eastern studies. TJMES aims to analyze contemporary and historical issues of Middle East and North Africa. TJMES provides a forum for interdisciplinary scholarship based on solid empirical research and innovative critical readings of developments in the Middle East and North Africa region. The journal focuses on a wide geography, from the North African region extending from the Atlantic coast of Morocco to Egypt and Sudan in the south, to the Anatolian Peninsula (Turkey), West Asia (Iran and Afghanistan) and the Arabian Peninsula. TJMES welcomes academic contributions which analyse political, economic and social dynamics and developments of the Middle East region. The articles in the journal are mostly written in English and the journal prioritises contributions to the existing Middle Eastern studies literature. The journal prefers research written from multi-disciplinary perspectives and from a number of fields including but not limited to international relations, politics, sociology, history, geography, philosophy, security and political economy. Period Months June December Last Update Time: 06 March 2026
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Middle East Politics and SocietySocial Sciences20.4%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences16.7%
- Historical Turkish StudiesSocial Sciences9.1%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences7.7%
- Middle East and Rwanda ConflictsSocial Sciences7.7%
- Jewish and Middle Eastern StudiesSocial Sciences5.2%
- Turkey's Politics and SocietySocial Sciences3.9%
- Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastSocial Sciences3.4%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
TR DizinPublisher website
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
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.76OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 197 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 58 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 100 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 109 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 63 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 33 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 29 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
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
- Sakarya University
- Country or region
- Türkiye
- Language
- English, Turkish
- ISSN
- 2147-7523
- Electronic ISSN
- 2630-5631
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Turkiye Ortadogu Calismalari Dergisi
How long does peer review take at Turkiye Ortadogu Calismalari Dergisi?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Turkiye Ortadogu Calismalari Dergisi?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; 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 Turkiye Ortadogu Calismalari Dergisi?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Turkiye Ortadogu Calismalari Dergisi is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Turkiye Ortadogu Calismalari Dergisi open access, and what is the APC?
Turkiye Ortadogu Calismalari Dergisi is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .