Journal metric profile

Iran and the Caucasus

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 0.300 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 0.300 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q2 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 176/538 Recorded category rank

Iran and the Caucasus JCR impact factor overview

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Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

Iran and the Caucasus is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by BRILL. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 0.300, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q2.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JCR Impact Factor category rank is 176 out of 538 journals in its listed category. A Q2 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 122 total citations, 32 total articles, 33 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 0.300, which is equal to the listed standard Journal Impact Factor. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The Journal Impact Factor without journal self-citations is recorded as 0.200. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.640.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 9.8 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 23.2 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

Iran and the Caucasus is identified in this record by print ISSN 1609-8498 and electronic ISSN 1573-384X. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameIran and the Caucasus
Abbreviated journalIRAN CAUCASUS
PublisherBRILL
Metric year2025
Overall rank18,332
ISSN1609-8498
eISSN1573-384X
Total cites122
Total articles32
Citable items33
Cited half-life9.8 years
Citing half-life23.2 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor0.300
5-Year Impact Factor0.300
Impact Factor without journal self-cites0.200
Journal Citation Indicator0.640
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ2
JCR category rank176/538
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of Iran and the Caucasus?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for Iran and the Caucasus is 0.300 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is Iran and the Caucasus?

Iran and the Caucasus is listed in quartile Q2. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes Iran and the Caucasus?

Iran and the Caucasus is listed as being published by BRILL.

Can a JCR Journal Impact Factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level citation measure reported in Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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