The Middle East Journal
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Discipline | Middle Eastern studies |
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Language | English |
Edited by | Jacob Passel |
Publication details | |
History | 1947-present |
Publisher | Middle East Institute (United States) |
Frequency | Quarterly |
0.605 (2015) | |
Standard abbreviations | |
ISO 4 | Middle East J. |
Indexing | |
ISSN | 0026-3141 (print) 1940-3461 (web) |
LCCN | 48002240 |
JSTOR | 00263141 |
OCLC no. | 1607025 |
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The Middle East Journal is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Middle East Institute (Washington, D.C.). It was established in 1947[1] and covers research on the modern Middle East, including political, economic, and social developments and historical events in North Africa, the Middle East, Caucasus, and Central Asia. Jacob Passel is the current editor.
History[]
The Middle East Institute was founded in 1946 to promote the study of the region in a modern, policy-relevant context. From its outset, one of its priorities was "[t]he editing and publishing of an authoritative journal on Middle Eastern affairs."[2] Accordingly, the first issue of the journal appeared in January 1947.
Current Contributors[]
Jacob Passel is the current editor. The current Book Review Editor is John Calabrese.
The Board of Advisory Editors include:
- Madawi Al-Rasheed
- Omar Ashour
- Henri Barkey
- Sheila Carapico
- Anoush Ehteshami
- Jean-Pierre Filiu
- Michael M. Gunter
- Steven Heydemann
- J. N. C. Hill
- Frederic C. Hof
- Marc Lynch
- J. E. Peterson
- Michael W. S. Ryan
- Sabri Sayarı
- Samer S. Shehata
- Gareth Stansfield
- Gönül Tol
- Edward (Ned) Walker
- Marvin G. Weinbaum[3]
- Paul Salem
- Ross Harrison
Abstracting and indexing[]
The journal is abstracted and indexed in the Book Review Index, Current Contents/Social & Behavioral Sciences,[4] EBSCO databases, Index Islamicus, International Political Science Abstracts, ProQuest databases, Scopus,[5] and the Social Sciences Citation Index.[4] According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2015 impact factor of 0.605.[6]
References[]
- ^ (1985). "Guide documentaire de l'étudiant et du chercheur en science politique". In Madeleine Grawitz; Jean Leca (eds.). Traité de science politique (in French). Presses Universitaires de France. p. 305. ISBN 2-13-038858-2.
- ^ "Note on the Middle East Institute". The Middle East Journal. 1 (1): 123–124. January 1947. JSTOR 4321853.
- ^ Dunn, Michael Collins (2018-01-15). "Editor's Note". The Middle East Journal. 72 (1): 8. doi:10.3751/72.1.1.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Master Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
- ^ "Content overview". Scopus. Elsevier. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
- ^ "Middle East Journal". 2015 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Social Sciences ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2016.
External links[]
- Middle Eastern studies in the United States
- Middle Eastern studies journals
- Quarterly journals
- Publications established in 1947
- 1947 establishments in Washington, D.C.
- English-language journals