British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies

Aims & Scope

British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies is a refereed academic journal published for the British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (popularly known as BRISMES).

Founded in 1974 as the BRISMES Bulletin, British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies assumed its present title in 1991 reflecting its growth into a fully-fledged scholarly journal.

The editors aim to maintain a balance in the journal’s coverage between the modern social sciences and the more traditional disciplines associated with Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies.

They welcome scholarly contributions on all aspects of the Middle East from the end of classical antiquity and the rise of Islam to the present day.

Articles on the language, literature, history, politics, economics, anthropology, sociology, geography, philosophy and the religions and cultures of the region are encouraged.

British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies also includes a vigorous review section covering publications on all subjects connected with the Middle East.

This incorporates a wide range of reference and bibliographical material seldom reviewed elsewhere.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.296

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	0.60

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	16757

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	186

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Saudi Arabia plans for its economic future: Vision 2030, the National Transformation Plan and Saudi fiscal reform

  Citation: 104

  Authors: Daniel, Andrew M., James D.

• Migrants' strategies of coping and patterns of accommodation in the oil‐rich Gulf societies: evidence from the UAE

  Citation: 90

  Authors: Sulayman, Saad

• Constructing Palestine through Surveillance Practices

  Citation: 69

  Authors: Elia

• Nationalism and Foreign Policy Discourse in Turkey Under the AKP Rule: Geography, History and National Identity

  Citation: 66

  Authors: Cenk, Özhan

• ‘With the Islamists?—Sometimes. With the State?—Never!’ Cooperation between the Left and Islamists in Egypt

  Citation: 57

  Authors: Maha

• The Lebanese census of 1932 revisited. Who are the Lebanese?

  Citation: 57

  Authors: Rania

• Shifting Priorities or Business as Usual? Continuity and Change in the post-2011 IMF and World Bank Engagement with Tunisia, Morocco and Egypt

  Citation: 57

  Authors: Adam

• Islamic city, Arab city: orientalist myths and recent views

  Citation: 56

  Authors: André

• Party Politics of the AKP (2002–2007) and the Predicaments of Women at the Intersection of the Westernist, Islamist and Feminist Discourses in Turkey1

  Citation: 54

  Authors: AyÅŸe Gunes, Fatma

• Turkey’s deepening authoritarianism and the fall of electoral democracy

  Citation: 53

  Authors: Zafer, Bryan S.

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