Journal profile · RELIGION
Welt des Islams
ISSN 0043-2539 · eISSN 1570-0607 · Brill
Welt des Islams: CAS Zone 2 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5 (journal website); hybrid open access; 43 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Welt des Islams is published by Brill and is in Zone 2 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Islamic Studies and History, Archaeology and Historical Studies and Historical and Linguistic Studies, together about 39.8% 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)
Die Welt des Islams focuses on the history, religion and culture of Muslim societies across the world from the eighteenth century to the present. The peer-reviewed journal welcomes contributions in English, French and German from all relevant academic disciplines. Research articles and extensive book reviews offer a broad scholarly view of the field of Islam; in-depth thematic issues are devoted to relevant historical and contemporary problems.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): RELIGION
Editor-in-chief Rainer BrunnerPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences23.7%
- Archaeology and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities9.6%
- Historical and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences6.6%
- Jewish and Middle Eastern StudiesSocial Sciences6%
- Education and Islamic StudiesSocial Sciences5.9%
- African history and culture analysisSocial Sciences5.7%
- Turkey's Politics and SocietySocial Sciences5.1%
- Eurasian Exchange NetworksSocial Sciences3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Philosophy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher 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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2024
- 5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 74OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 515OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.75%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 5LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,742 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 43 | 8 | 3 |
| 2024 | 36 | 7 | 18 |
| 2023 | 31 | 16 | 8 |
| 2022 | 28 | 7 | 30 |
| 2021 | 52 | 11 | 50 |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Peer-reviewed journal welcoming contributions in English, French and German from all relevant academic disciplines. Model summary
The peer-reviewed journal welcomes contributions in English, French and German from all relevant academic disciplines.
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
- Brill
- ISSN
- 0043-2539
- Electronic ISSN
- 1570-0607
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Welt des Islams
What CAS zone is Welt des Islams in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Welt des Islams is in Zone 2 of Philosophy, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Religion. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Welt des Islams?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 5 (2024); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.7, h-index 74.
Which databases index Welt des Islams?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Welt des Islams is indexed in AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Welt des Islams open access, and what is the APC?
Welt des Islams 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, 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: .