Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies (JBNES) is the leading English language journal for the study of modern international relations and the history, global economic relations and geopolitics of the former Ottoman and Soviet regions and states whose territories are in the Balkans and the greater Middle East.

In this context, JBNES welcomes contributions in the fields of critical political economy and culture, sociology, economic history and political science.

JBNES publishes research articles, review articles and book reviews and is indexed in the Clarivate Social Sciences Citation Index.

The journal encourages critical perspectives, and also accepts proposals for special issues on topical themes concerning the position of the region and its individual states in regional, European, Asian and global politics.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.1
2024	1.10

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	15327

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	168

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.343

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	29

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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.

• Waves of feminism in Turkey: Kemalist, Islamist and Kurdish women's movements in an era of globalization

  Citation: 98

  Authors: Cagla, Åžule

• Eurozone crisis: beggar thyself and thy neighbour

  Citation: 91

  Authors: Costas, Annina, Duncan, J., Juan Pablo, Eugenia, Jeff, Alexis, Nuno

• Building a Competitive Authoritarian Regime: State–Business Relations in the AKP’s Turkey

  Citation: 90

  Authors: Berk, Sebnem

• Gender Politics of the AKP: Restoration of a Religio-conservative Gender Climate

  Citation: 90

  Authors: Ayşe, Gökten

• The Woman Entrepreneur in Albania: An Exploratory Study on Motivation, Problems and Success Factors

  Citation: 64

  Authors: Veland

• Mobilizing Diasporas: Insights from Turkey’s Attempts to Reach Turkish Citizens Abroad

  Citation: 63

  Authors: Zeynep Sahin, Bahar

• ‘Multi-vector politics’ and Kazakhstan's emerging role as a geo-strategic player in Central Asia

  Citation: 53

  Authors: Reuel R.

• Financialization in Turkey: The Case of Consumer Debt

  Citation: 51

  Authors: Elif

• Succession Issues in Albanian Family Businesses: Exploratory Research

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Veland, Abdylmenaf, Gadaf, Vanessa, Sadudin

• National role conceptions and foreign policy orientation: the ideational bases of the Justice and Development Party's foreign policy activism in the Middle East

  Citation: 42

  Authors: Bülent, Aylin

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