Indo-Iranian Journal

Aims & Scope

The Indo-Iranian Journal (IIJ), founded in 1957, is a peer-reviewed journal that focuses on the ancient and medieval languages and cultures of South Asia and of pre-Islamic Iran.

It publishes articles on Indo-Iranian languages (linguistics and literatures), such as Sanskrit, Avestan, Middle Iranian and Middle & New Indo-Aryan.

It publishes specialized research on ancient Iranian religion and the Indian religions, such as the Veda, Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism (including Tibetan).

The Journal welcomes epigraphical studies as well as general contributions to the understanding of the (pre-modern) history and culture of South Asia.

Illustrations are accepted.

A substantial part of the Indo-Iranian Journal is reserved for reviews of new research.

The Journal predominantly publishes articles in English and occasionally in French and German.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.4
2024	0.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.235

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	14

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	19274

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	12

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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 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.

• Anālayo, The Genesis of the Bodhisattva Ideal [Hamburg Buddhist Studies 1] (Hamburg: Hamburg University Press, Verlag der Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg Carl von Ossietzky, 2010), 178 pp., €22,80, ISBN 978 3 937 81662 3. Available for free download at http://hup.sub.uni-hamburg.de/purl/HamburgUP_HBS01_Analayo, and urn:nbn:de:gbv:18-3-1036.

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Jonathan A.

• Moving Targets? Texts, language, archaeology and history in the Late Vedic and early Buddhist periods

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Michael

• Braj, lost and found

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Charlotte

• The Historical Value of the Pāali Discourses

  Citation: 25

  Authors:

• Les divisions dans les textes sanskrits

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Louis

• The genesis of a linguistic area

  Citation: 23

  Authors: F. B. J.

• SÄ«stānÄ«-Persian folklore

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Jan W.

• The Govardhan myth in Northern India

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Charlotte

• Religion and the State: Åšaiva Officiants in the Territory of the King’s Brahmanical Chaplain

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Alexis

• Vrātya and sacrifice

  Citation: 17

  Authors: J. C.

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