Journal of Persianate Studies

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Persianate Studies is a peer-reviewed publication of the Association for the Study of Persianate Societies.

The journal publishes articles on the culture and civilization of the geographical area where Persian has historically been the dominant language or a major cultural force, encompassing Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan, as well as the Caucasus, Central Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, and parts of the former Ottoman Empire.

Its focus on the linguistic, cultural and historical role and influence of Persian culture and Iranian civilization in this area is based on a recognition that knowledge flows from pre-existing facts but is also constructed and thus helps shape the present reality of the Persianate world.

Such knowledge can mitigate the leveling effects of globalization as well as counteract the distortions of the area’s common historical memory and civilizational continuity by the divisive forces of modern nationalism and imperialism.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.2
2024	0.20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	29678

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	6

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.102

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

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.

• Ecology of Time: Calendar of the Human Body in the Pamir Mountains

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Umed, Karim-Aly, Morgan

• Accounting for Difference: A Comparative Look at the Autobiographical Travel Narratives of Hazin Lāhiji and 'Abd-al-Karim Kashmiri

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Mana

• Mufti ‘Iwāz and the 1816 “Disturbances at Bareilli”:Inter-Communal Moral Economy and Religious Authority in Rohilkhand

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Waleed

• Translation, Authority and Exegesis in Modern Iranian Sufism: Two Iranian Sufi Masters in Dialogue

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Alessandro

• Imagining Hāfez: Rabindranath Tagore in Iran, 1932

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Afshin

• The Salience of Political Ethic in the Spread of Persianate Islam

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Saïd

• Infantilizing Bābā Dārā: The Cultural Memory of Dārā Shekuh and the Mughal Public Sphere

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Rajeev

• Median Succumbs to Persian after Three Millennia of Coexistence: Language Shift in the Central Iranian Plateau

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Habib

• Iranian Language Reform in the Twentieth Century:Did the First Farhangestān (1935-40) Succeed?

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Ludwig

• Evolution of the Persianate Polity and its Transmission to India

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Saïd Amir

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