Journal of Modern Jewish Studies

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Modern Jewish Studies is internationally recognized and covers several disciplines including history, social studies, religion, thought, literature and the arts, from the early modern period to the present day.

Published four times a year, it welcomes contributions from established and senior scholars, as well as encouraging work from younger scholars at the start of their academic careers.

Each issue of the journal comprises research papers and reviews of scholarship in Jewish Studies.

The journal has established an annual essay prize for scholars in the early stages of their careers.

The Journal of Modern Jewish Studies has wide regional coverage and chronological range.

A collection of articles taken from a number of issues has been published as a book, Sites of Jewish Memory: Jews in and from Islamic Lands (2014).

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.3

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	21271

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	25

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.198

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	11

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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 NEW AGE OF KABBALAH

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Boaz

• Generation 1.5 of Russian Israelis: integrated but distinct

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Larissa, Anna

• A NEW VISION FOR ISRAELI HEBREW

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Ghil‘ad

• If There Are No Races, How Can Jews Be a "Race"?

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Steven

• WHITE PRIVILEGE

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Cynthia

• Creating an embodied queer Judaism: liturgy, ritual and sexuality at San Francisco’s Congregation Sha’ar Zahav, 1977–1987

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Gregg

• Towards an anthropology of doubt: the case of religious reproduction in Orthodox Judaism

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Lea

• Touching distance: young people’s reflections on hearing testimony from Holocaust survivors

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Alasdair

• “Who will say Kaddish for me”? The American Reform Jewish response to HIV/AIDS

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Elazar

• HALAKHIC<i>NIDDAH</i>CONSULTANTS AND THE ORTHODOX WOMEN’S MOVEMENT IN ISRAEL

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Orit

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