Libyan Studies

Aims & Scope

Libyan Studies is the annual journal of record of the Society for Libyan Studies, appearing in November each year.

Contributions are peer-reviewed and cover a broad range of subjects, including archaeology, ancient and Islamic history, geology, geography and social sciences.

The articles will appeal to readers with an interest in the Middle East and Mediterranean worlds as well as North Africa.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.195

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	10

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	21476

Journal Citation Indicator

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

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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 Cyrenaican Prehistory Project 2010: the fourth season of investigations of the Haua Fteah cave and its landscape, and further results from the 2007–2009 fieldwork

  Citation: 76

  Authors: Graeme, Annita, Simon, Ian, Ian, Kate, Katerina, Nicholas, Lucy, Evan, Chris, Robyn, Sacha, Christine, Giulio, John, Jacob, Giuseppina, Amy, Ryan, Hazel, Tim, Natalie, David, Bernard, Chris, Mohammed, Kevin

• The Cyrenaican Prehistory Project 2009: the third season of investigations of the Haua Fteah cave and its landscape, and further results from the 2007–2008 fieldwork

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Graeme, Annita, Huw, Ian, Ian, Nicholas, Lucy, Chris, Abdulsaid Abdulhamid, Robyn, Sacha, Jacob, Iain, Giuseppina, Ryan, Tim, David, Mohammed, Kevin

• The Cyrenaican Prehistory Project 2012: the fifth season of investigations of the Haua Fteah cave

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Graeme, Paul, Lucy, Evan, Chris, Giulio, Jacob, Giuseppina, Amy, Alexander, Ryan, Tim, Pia, Mohammed

• The Haua Fteah, Cyrenaica (Northeast Libya): renewed investigations of the cave and its landscape, 2007

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Graeme, Chris, Tim, Ian, Hwedi

• The Cyrenaican Prehistory Project 2008: the second season of investigations of the Haua Fteah cave and its landscape, and further results from the initial (2007) fieldwork

  Citation: 47

  Authors: Graeme, Laura, Ian, Lucilla, Caroline, Franca, John, Lucy, Rainer, Roisin, Chris, Robyn, Zenobia, Victoria, Jacob, Iain, Mike, Steven, Alex, Ryan, Tim, Hwedi, Richard, David, Chris, Mohammed, Marijke

• The Olive Boom. Oil Surpluses, Wealth and Power in Roman Tripolitania

  Citation: 47

  Authors: D. J.

• Desert Migrations: people, environment and culture in the Libyan Sahara

  Citation: 39

  Authors: David, Marta, Simon, Huw, John, Nick, Robert, Stefania, Mustapha, Jay, Kevin, Muftah, Franca, Federica, Mireya Gonzalez, Maria, Sebastian, Vassil, Victoria, Lisa, Farès, Anita, Ian, Toby, Martin

• Excavation and Fieldwork amongst the Garamantes

  Citation: 38

  Authors: C. M.

• The UNESCO Libyan Valleys Survey 1980

  Citation: 32

  Authors: G. W. W., G. D. B., R. H., D., R., D. J., Marijke

• Garamantian Agriculture: The Plant Remains from Zinchecra, Fezzan

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Marijke

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