Journal of Arabian Studies is the only journal focusing on the Arabian Peninsula, its surrounding waters, and their connections with the Western Indian Ocean (from West India to East Africa), from Antiquity to the present day. It covers a wide range of topics, in all disciplines in the social sciences and the humanities. It presents the results of new observations and original research, providing authoritative information in an accessible way to appeal to the general reader as well as the specialist.
Journal of Arabian Studies follows in the footsteps of Arabian Studies (University of Cambridge, 1974–1990) and New Arabian Studies (University of Exeter, 1994–2004), although it breaks new ground by incorporating social science subjects and extending the journal’s scope to the present day.
Journal of Arabian Studies welcomes submissions in anthropology, archaeology, architecture, Arabic literature, archives, cultural studies, economics, ethnography, gender studies, geopolitics, history (ancient to modern), human geography, Indian Ocean studies, international relations, Islamic studies, linguistics, literature, material culture, maritime culture, media studies, migration studies, political economy, political Islam, political science, security studies, socio-linguistics, sociology, travel literature, and urban studies. Please note: while the journal regards archaeology as indispensable to our ongoing efforts to better understand the Peninsula's past, it asks that archaeologists avoid technical fieldwork detail and write for an audience beyond archaeology.
For submission details, see the Instructions for Authors tab. The journal follows the same transliteration system as IJMES.
The journal also publishes book reviews on the same subjects and asks publishers to send their books to the relevant book review editors. Please see the Instructions for Authors tab for details.
Peer Review Statement
All published research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening, anonymous refereeing by at least two independent expert referees, and consequent revision by article authors when required. The published article constitutes the final, definitive, and citable Version of Scholarly Record.
Introductions to Special Issues or Special Sections are reviewed by the editors of the journal, except where they also constitute a research article in their own right, in which case they follow the process for research articles.
Book Reviews are reviewed by the Book Review Editor before acceptance.
Journal metrics
Usage
25K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
0.9 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
0.508 (2023) SNIP
0.143 (2023) SJR
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Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
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Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Book Review Editor: Jörg Matthias Determann - Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar
Editorial Board: Dionisius A. Agius - Centre for Gulf Studies, University of Exeter, UK Hasan Al-Naboodah - UAE University, UAE Baqer Al-Najjar - University of Bahrain, Bahrain Ghanim Alnajjar - Kuwait University, Kuwait Sheila Carapico - University of Richmond, USA Robert Carter - National Museum of Qatar John P. Cooper - Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter, UK Jill Crystal - Auburn University, USA Rasheed El-Enany - Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Qatar Nelida Fuccaro - New York University, Abu Dhabi Ulrike Freitag - Centre for Modern Oriental Studies, Berlin, Germany F. Gregory Gause - Texas A&M University, USA Yves Gonzalez Quijano - University of Lyon 2, France Bernard Haykel - Princeton University, USA Frauke Heard-Bey - Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage, UAE Clive Holes - University of Oxford, UK Mehran Kamrava - Georgetown University in Qatar, Qatar Lubna Al-Kazi - Kuwait University, Kuwait Derek Kennet - University of Chicago, USA Gilles Kepel - Sciences Po, Paris, France Giacomo Luciani - Sciences Po, France Barbara Michalak-Pikulska - Institute of Oriental Studies, Jagiellonian University, Poland Tim Niblock - Centre for Gulf Studies, University of Exeter, UK Gwenn Okruhlik - President, AGAPS / Trinity University, USA A.K. Pasha - Director, Gulf Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India John E. Peterson - University of Arizona, USA D.T. Potts - New York University, USA Samia Rab - Morgan State University, USA Richard Schofield - King’s College, London, UK Gary Sick - Director, Gulf 2000, Columbia University, USA Marc Valeri - Institute for Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter, UK Tom Vosmer - Government of Oman, Oman Rodney Wilson - University of Durham, UK Eckart Woertz - GIGA Institute for Middle East Studies and University of Hamburg, Germany
Updated 28-05-2024
Open access
Journal of Arabian Studies is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our 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 discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
Members of the Association for Gulf and Arab Peninsula Scholars (AGAPS) receive a complementary online subscription to JAS as a membership benefit. For more information on AGAPS and to become a member please visit the AGAPS website.
Print ISSN:
2153-4764
Online ISSN:
2153-4780
2 issues per year
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