Manuscripta Orientalia

Aims & Scope

I have an honor to present Manuscripta Orientalia.

International Journal for Oriental Manuscript Research.

It began in 1995 by "Thesa Publishers" (Saint-Petersburg) on initiative of a group of Peretsburg orientalists as undependant scientific publication, operating on basis of self-finance and is an English-language quarterly containing 72 pages.

Now it is published in cooperation with Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkamera) of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the State Hermitage Museum.

It is the first and only international journal entirely dedicated to issues of Oriental textology, comparative codicology, and palaeography.

It regularly features articles by scholars who work with sources in Oriental languages and manuscripts preserved in the rich collections of the famous St.

Petersburg museums, libraries and archives.

The journal also acquaints its readers with materials on little-known collections of Oriental manuscripts from various museums and academic centers in Russia and the countries of the former USSR.

It serves as a forum for the research of colleagues in the United States, Germany, Norway, Holland, Italy, Czech Republic, France, Iran, Great Britain, Japan and many other countries.

Publications in the journal are subjected to a stringent selection process (double-blind peer review) to ensure that they meet the demands of an international community of specialists.

Our subscribers include leading centers in the humanities and libraries in nearly 30 countries.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.101

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	4

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	30170

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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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.

• A Political-Philological Note on a Persian Toponym: Ba/esilla

  Citation: 2

  Authors: D., H. S.

• Three Letters from Shah Safi I: Publication, Translation, Dating and Context

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Olga, Artyom, Ekaterina

• A Bondsman of Two Monarchs: Documents on the Persian Kirakyaraq Khwaja Rahmat's Mission to Moscow in 1629—1631

  Citation: 2

  Authors: O., S.

• A Newly Discovered Manuscript: Second Version of Syarh Rubai of Hamzah Fansuri Written by Syamsuddin Al Sumatrani

  Citation: 1

  Authors:

• Moghul Khans from MuraqqaÊ» Tasavir-i Salatin-i Kashghar. Part II

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Nurlan, Zarine, Kaliolla, Tatiana, Omir

• Problem of the Authorship of the ‘Ishq-name (“The Book of Love”) Poem Attributed to Sana’i from the Regard of Academic Oriental Studies and Modern Computer Technologies

  Citation: 1

  Authors: V., A.

• Ottoman Manuscripts from Kazan of M. Gorky Research Library, St. Petersburg State University

  Citation: 1

  Authors: M., A., T.

• The Oirat Heart Sutra on Birch Bark from Ablakit

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Natalia

• Moghul Khans from MuraqqaÊ» Tasavir-i Salatin-i Kashghar. Part I

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Nurlan, Zarine, Kaliolla, Tatiana, Omir

• “Men Too, and Beasts and Cattle — Diverse are Their Hues”: Towards the Qur’anic Ethnography

  Citation: 1

  Authors: E.

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