Oriens

Aims & Scope

Oriens is dedicated to extending our knowledge of intellectual history and developments in the rationalist disciplines in Islamic civilization, with a special emphasis on philosophy, theology, and science.

These disciplines had a profoundly rich and lasting life in Islamic civilization and often interacted in complex ways--from the period of their introduction to Islamic civilization in the translation movement that began in the eighth century, through the early and classical periods of development, to the post-classical age, when they shaped even such disciplines as legal theory and poetics.

The journal's range extends from the early and classical to the early modern periods (ca. 700-1900 CE) and it engages all regions and languages of Islamic civilization.

In the tradition of Hellmut Ritter, who founded Oriens in 1948, the central focus of interest of the journal is on the medieval and early modern periods of the Near and Middle East.

Within this framework, the opening up of the sources and the pursuit of philological and historical research based on original source material is the main concern of its editors and contributors.

In addition to individual articles, Oriens welcomes proposals for thematic volumes within the series.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.5
2024	0.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.101

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	16

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	30233

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	16

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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.

• The Empiricism of Avicenna

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Dimitri

• The Succession to the Fatimid Imam al-Amir, the Claims of the Later Fatimids to the Imamate, and the Rise of Tayyibi Ismailism

  Citation: 33

  Authors: S. M.

• The Pseudo-Aristotelian "Kitab Sirr al-asrar". Facts and Problems

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Mahmoud

• THE TITULATURE OF THE EARLY GHAZNAVIDS

  Citation: 13

  Authors: C. E.

• The Rise and Development of Written Turkish in Anatolia

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Mecdut

• The Indian Mantra

  Citation: 12

  Authors: J.

• Prophet, Chalif und Geschichte. Die Muhammed-Biographie des Ibn Ishaq

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Rudolf

• al-KindÄ« über die Wiedererinnerung der Seele: Arabischer Platonismus und die Legitimation der Wissenschaften im Islam

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Gerhard, Gerhard

• The Essence-Existence Distinction: Four Elements of the Post-Avicennian Metaphysical Dispute (11–13th Centuries)

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Fedor

• THE CITY OF TARSUS AND THE ARAB-BYZANTINE FRONTIERS IN EARLY AND MIDDLE Ê¿ABBÄ€SID TIMES

  Citation: 11

  Authors: C. Edmund

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