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International Journal Middle East Studies Template

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About the International Journal Middle East Studies format

International Journal Middle East Studies is a peer-reviewed journal published by Cambridge University Press, covering Islamic Studies and History, Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies, African history and culture analysis.

PublisherCambridge University Press
Reference styleNumbered
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
[1] A. Smith, B. Jones, and C. Lee, A representative article title, International Journal Middle East Studies 12 (2023) 45–58.

Formats any DOI in the closest standard style — International Journal Middle East Studies has no published style definition, so this is an approximation. No sign-up.

Publishes research inIslamic Studies and History Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies African history and culture analysis Archaeology and Historical Studies Turkey's Politics and Society
ISSN0020-7438
Citation impact (2-yr)0.22
h-index83
i10-index945
Total citations41,691
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Journal websitewww.cambridge.org
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Papers published in International Journal Middle East Studies per year

153
2014
157
2015
150
2016
121
2017
130
2018
105
2019
127
2020
123
2021
128
2022
131
2023
111
2024
61
2025

Citation impact of International Journal Middle East Studies by publication year

660
2014
677
2015
475
2016
668
2017
437
2018
271
2019
416
2020
205
2021
182
2022
136
2023
35
2024
6
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in International Journal Middle East Studies

Rethinking Homonationalism

Jasbir K. Puar · 25 Apr 2013

In my 2007 monograph Terrorist Assemblages: Homonationalism in Queer Times (hereafter TA ), I develop the conceptual frame of “homonationalism” for understanding the complexities of how “acceptance” and “tolerance” for gay and lesbian subjects have become a barometer by which the right to and capacity for national sovereignty is evaluated. I had become increasingly frustrated…

Was the Gate of Ijtihad Closed?

Wael B. Hallaq · 1 Mar 1984

As conceived by classical Muslim jurists, ijtihād is the exertion of mental energy in the search for a legal opinion to the extent that the faculties of the jurist become incapable of further effort. In other words, ijtihad is the maximum effort expended by the jurist to master and apply the principles and rules of…

THE METAMORPHOSIS OF THE EGYPTIAN MUSLIM BROTHERS

Mona El-Ghobashy · 22 Jul 2005

Jihane al-Halafawi's small apartment above a barbershop in Alexandria is exceedingly orderly, a cool oasis on a sweltering summer afternoon. Plant leaves brush up against curtains undulating with the breeze from the nearby Mediterranean. As she walks into the living room with a tray full of cakes and tea, al-Halafawi is the picture of a…

Clothing Laws, State, and Society in the Ottoman Empire, 1720–1829

Donald Quataert · 1 Aug 1997

In 1826, Sultan Mahmud II orchestrated the slaughter of 6,000–7,000 janissaries and, in order to incinerate any janissary remnants that had taken refuge there, burned the Belgrade Forest outside Istanbul. During his reign (1808–39), the sultan attacked many of the other bases of the ancien régime, such as the timar system, the lifetime tax farms,…

International Journal Middle East Studies template — frequently asked questions

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What reference style does International Journal Middle East Studies use?
International Journal Middle East Studies uses Numbered references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: [1] A. Smith, B. Jones, and C. Lee, A representative article title, International Journal Middle East Studies 12 (2023) 45–58.
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