Zeitschrift fur die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft

Aims & Scope

The Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, which is published in four issues of 160 pages each plus supplements, has been the leading international and interconfessional periodical in the field of research in the Old Testament und Early Judaism for over one hundred years.

Open to various ways of posing the questions of scholarship, the journal features high quality contributions in English, German, and French.

Through its review of periodicals and books, it provides fast and reliable information concerning new publications in the field.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.2
2024	0.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.240

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	21

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	19015

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	22

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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.

• Popular Questioning of the Justice of God in Ancient Israel

  Citation: 22

  Authors: J. L.

• Ein Zeugnis aus der jüdischen Gemeinde im Alexanderjahr 332 v. Chr.

  Citation: 21

  Authors: P. Karl

• HINWEISE AUF DAS SAMARITANISCHE SCHISMA IM ALTEN TESTAMENT

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Mathias

• Daniels und seiner drei Gefährten Laufbahn im babylonischen, medischen und persischen Dienst

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Otto

• Jonah and Theodicy

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Terence E.

• Dismissing the Myth of a Flood of Israelite Refugees in the Late Eighth Century BCE

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Nadav

• Comments on the Historical Background of the Jacob Narrative in Genesis

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Israel, Thomas

• Migration of Israelites into Judah after 720 BCE: An Answer and an Update

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Israel

• »Heiliger Krieg« in Israel und Assyrien. Kritische Anmerkungen zu Gerhard von Rads Konzept des »Heiligen Krieges im alten Israel«

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Manfred

• (Proverbs 1 – 9 Septuagint): A Metaphor for Foreign Wisdom?

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Johann

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