Iraq

Aims & Scope

Iraq is an academic periodical founded in 1934 and appearing annually.

It publishes articles on the history, art, archaeology, religion, economic and social life of Iraq and, to a lesser degree, of the neighbouring countries where they relate to it, from the earliest times to about AD 1750.

Iraq has been a vehicle especially for the art and archaeology of Mesopotamia and for Assyriology.The British Institute for the Study of Iraq has wider interests than its predecessor, the British School of Archaeology in Iraq.

Consequently the editorial board is keen to solicit articles from a greater range of academic fields.

We welcome contributions on, for example, aspects of early Islamic, medieval and early Ottoman Iraq.

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	28934

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.106

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	6

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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

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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.

• Excavations at Brak and Chagar Bazar

  Citation: 95

  Authors: M. E. L.

• Excavations at Tall Arpachiyah, 1933

  Citation: 79

  Authors: M. E. L., J. Cruikshank

• Lapis Lazuli: The Early Phases of Its Trade

  Citation: 67

  Authors: Georgina

• Ancient Cities and Landscapes in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: The Erbil Plain Archaeological Survey 2012 Season

  Citation: 66

  Authors: Jason, Lidewijde, Jessica, James F., John

• Sennacherib's northern Assyrian canals: New insights from satellite imagery and aerial photography

  Citation: 62

  Authors: Jason

• The Royal libraries of Nineveh: New evidence for king Ashurbanipal's Tablet Collecting

  Citation: 51

  Authors: Grant, A. R.

• The Spatial Dimensions of Early Mesopotamian Urbanism: The Tell Brak Suburban Survey, 2003–2006

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Jason, Philip, Joan

• Ur and Eridu, the Prehistory

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Joan

• The Nimrud Ivories and the Art of the Phoenicians

  Citation: 42

  Authors: R. D.

• The Waters of Ur

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Thorkild

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