Middle Eastern Literatures

Aims & Scope

Middle Eastern Literatures is endorsed by the Union Europénne des Arabisants et Islamisants (UEAI) and Classical Arabic Poetry Symposium (CAPS), and provides a forum for the academic study of all Middle Eastern literatures.

Works on literature composed in, for example, Persian, Turkish, post-Biblical and modern Hebrew, Kurdish, or Urdu are welcomed.

Regional literatures of the area, such as the Arabic, French, and Tamazight ("Berber") literature from North Africa, also fall within the scope of the journal.

The editors welcome high quality scholarly contributions (in English, French, or German) devoted to aspects of either one or several of the literatures of the Middle East, whether classical or modern.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.2

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.120

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	10

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	27266

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	7

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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, 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.

• Who Read What in the Ottoman Empire (19th-20th centuries)?

  Citation: 38

  Authors: JOHANN

• The Astonishing: a critique and re-reading of^cAğā’ ib literature1

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Syrinx

• Palaces, Pavilions and Pleasure-gardens: The context and setting of the medieval majlis

  Citation: 13

  Authors: DOMINIC P.

• The Wiles of Creation: Philosophy, Fiction, and the<i>‘Ajā’ib</i>Tradition

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Travis

• Vernacular transactions: Aḥmad Shāmlū’s Persian translations of Langston Hughes’s poetry

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Levi

• Form, Content, and the Inimitability of the Qurʾān in Ê¿Abd al-Qāhir al-Jurjānī’s Works

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Lara

• The<i>Nahḍa</i>and the<i>Haskala</i>: A Comparative Reading of ‘Revival’ and ‘Reform’

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Lital

• Sex in the Text: Deli Birader's<i>Dâfi‘ü 'l-gumûm ve Râfi‘ü 'l-humûm</i>and the Ottoman Literary Canon

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Selim S.

• The Traffic in Boys: Slavery and Homoerotic Liaisons in Elite ‘Abbāsid Society

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Everett K.

• “Free spirited clocks”: modernism, temporality and<i>The Time Regulation Institute</i>

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Özen Nergis

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