Israel Studies Review

Aims & Scope

Israel Studies Review (ISR) is the journal of the Association for Israel Studies, an international and interdisciplinary scholarly organization dedicated to the study of all aspects of Israeli society, history, politics, and culture.

ISR explores modern and contemporary Israel from the perspective of the social sciences, history, the humanities, and cultural studies and welcomes submissions on these subjects.

The journal also pays close attention to the relationships of Israel to the Middle East and to the wider world, and encourages scholarly articles with this broader theoretical or comparative approach provided the focus remains on modern Israel.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.4
2024	0.80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.151

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	10

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	24440

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	25

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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.

• The Spousal Covenant (Brit Hazugiut), or the Covenant with the Status Quo

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Sylvie

• Research on Gender and the Military in Israel: From a Gendered Organization to Inequality Regimes

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Orna

• The Political Ethos of Palestinian Citizens of Israel: Critical Reading in the Future Vision Documents

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Amal

• Sociology in the Garden: Beyond the Liberal Grammar of Contemporary Sociology

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Nissim

• Migrant Care Workers in Israel: Between Family, Market, and State

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Hila

• The Dramatic Growth of Private Legislation in Israel, 1992-2006

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Anat

• Multiculturalism, Conversion, and the Future of Israel as a Modern State

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Chaim I.

• The 'Religionization' of Israeli Society

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Yoram, Tamar, Shlomo, Asher, Bernard, Nissim, Yaacov

• Freedom from Religion in Israel: Civil Marriages and Cohabitation of Jews Enter the Rabbinical Courts

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Zvi

• Israeli Immigration/Emigration

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Sergio, Ian S.

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