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Contemporary Arab Affairs Template

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About the Contemporary Arab Affairs format

Contemporary Arab Affairs is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts, Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies, Islamic Studies and History.

PublisherTaylor & Francis
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago, T&F)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Contemporary Arab Affairs 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inMiddle East and Rwanda Conflicts Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Islamic Studies and History Middle East Politics and Society Socioeconomic Development in MENA
ISSN1755-0912
Citation impact (2-yr)0.4
h-index22
i10-index57
Total citations2,278
Top institutions publishing hereCentre for Arab Unity Studies
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Papers published in Contemporary Arab Affairs per year

62
2014
47
2015
50
2016
44
2017
38
2018
35
2019
34
2020
31
2021
24
2022
24
2023
36
2024
28
2025

Citation impact of Contemporary Arab Affairs by publication year

138
2014
246
2015
162
2016
138
2017
82
2018
62
2019
75
2020
66
2021
15
2022
11
2023
28
2024
5
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Contemporary Arab Affairs

Spacio-cide: colonial politics, invisibility and rezoning in Palestinian territory

Sārī Ḥanafī · 21 Jan 2009

In the last two decades, the Arab–Israeli conflict has been considered a ‘low intensity’ conflict, based on a typology which simply takes into account the number of casualties. This typology is misleading, since despite relatively low numbers of casualties, on other counts the conflict may be seen to be in the process of intensification. In…

The Arab revolutions; the emergence of a new political subjectivity

Sārī Ḥanafī · 26 Mar 2012

Since late 2010, the Arab World has witnessed regime changes in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya; and revolts by Arab citizens are still underway in Syria, Bahrain and Yemen, along with reform initiatives at different levels. These processes cannot be accurately be described by Orientalist terms such as ‘Arab Spring’, ‘Arab unrest’ or the ‘Facebook Revolution’,…

Small farmers and the revolution in Egypt: the forgotten actors

Saker El Nour · 27 Mar 2015

This paper analyses the relationship between small farmers and revolution in Egypt by describing their role in the current uprising and redefining the track and stages of the revolution’s development, as well as evaluating the historical relationship between small farmer uprisings and the urban elite. The paper provides a historical reading of the peasant uprisings…

Lack of foreign aid effectiveness in developing countries between a hammer and an anvil

Moosa Elayah · 13 Jan 2016

This article examines reasons for the ineffectiveness of foreign aid interventions in developing countries, using the examples of Yemen, Egypt and Jordan. It starts with a review of two contradictory theories used to explain foreign aid ineffectiveness: the public interest perspective (PIP) and the public choice perspective (PCP). On the basis of the PCP, this…

Rethinking Palestine: settler-colonialism, neo-liberalism and individualism in the West Bank and Gaza Strip

Jamīl Hilāl · 15 Jun 2015

The 1967 occupied Palestinian territories have undergone three major types of development since the Oslo agreement between the Palestinian Liberation Organization and Israel was signed in 1993 and the Palestinian Authority was established in 1994. These developments have brought far-reaching structural changes in Palestinian politics and society. They have rendered Palestinian communities – inside historic…

Contemporary Arab Affairs template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Contemporary Arab Affairs format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Contemporary Arab Affairs template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Taylor & Francis format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Contemporary Arab Affairs use?
Contemporary Arab Affairs uses Author–year (Chicago, T&F) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Contemporary Arab Affairs 12 (3): 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Contemporary Arab Affairs?
No. DocuGuru generates the interact LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Taylor & Francis-ready Contemporary Arab Affairs document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Contemporary Arab Affairs template?
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Who publishes Contemporary Arab Affairs?
Contemporary Arab Affairs is a multidisciplinary journal published by Taylor & Francis. DocuGuru's Contemporary Arab Affairs template matches Taylor & Francis's official submission format.
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