Middle East Critique

Aims & Scope

Middle East Critique promotes an academic and critical examination of the history and contemporary political, social, economic, and cultural aspects of Middle Eastern countries.

The journal actively engages theoretical and empirical studies and by so doing promotes a critical understanding of the complex nature of ideas, values, social configurations, and material realities of Middle Eastern societies.

Middle East Critique provides a forum for the interdisciplinary examination of diverse issues based on solid research and critical readings of developments in the Middle East.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.5
2024	0.80

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	23

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13708

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	120

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.403

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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.

• Making Refugees Work? The Politics of Integrating Syrian Refugees into the Labor Market in Jordan

  Citation: 105

  Authors: Katharina, Lewis

• Contextualizing the Arab Revolts: The Politics behind Three Decades of Neoliberalism in the Arab World

  Citation: 63

  Authors: Koenraad

• Positive and Negative Diaspora Governance in Context: From Public Diplomacy to Transnational Authoritarianism

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Bahar, Ahmet Erdi

• Social Media in Turkey as a Space for Political Battles: AKTrolls and other Politically motivated trolling

  Citation: 47

  Authors: Erkan

• Opening Old Bottles in Search of New Wine: On Nondemocratic Legitimacy in the Middle East

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Oliver

• Hasbara 2.0: Israel’s Public Diplomacy in the Digital Age

  Citation: 42

  Authors: Miriyam

• Queer/Humanitarian Visibility: The Emergence of the Figure of <i>The Suffering Syrian Gay Refugee</i>

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Fadi

• Who is “Queerer” and Deserves Resettlement?: Queer Asylum Seekers and Their Deservingness of Refugee Status in Turkey

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Mert

• Imperial Grandeur and Selective Memory: Re-assessing Neo-Ottomanism in Turkish Foreign and Domestic Politics

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Edward

• Upgrading Post-democratization Studies: Examining a Re-politicized Arab World in a Transition to Somewhere

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Morten

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