Aims and Scopes

Middle East Studies Journal (MESJ) is the first in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to be issued by an independent research center and a specialized peer-reviewed print publication. The journal is issued by the Middle East Studies Center in cooperation with the Jordanian Institute for Research and Information, and registered under ISSN 1811-8208. MESJ focuses on the transformations in the Middle East region, its countries, and prospecting its future. The Middle East region here includes the entire Arab world in addition to Turkey and Iran geographically. The journal also addresses global transformations relevant to the Middle East, focusing primarily on political, economic, social, and strategic fields in its various sections.

Among the key objectives the journal seeks to achieve are:

1. Enriching Arab scientific and intellectual production by monitoring and analyzing local, Arab, and global transformations.
2. Forming a deep, accurate and profound understanding of the reality of the Middle East and the ongoing transformations from within .
3. Providing studies and reports that analyze changes in the Arab countries.
4. Contributing in theoretical and academic fields of journal interests.

The research and studies published in the journal are subject to internationally recognized scientific arbitration rules. The journal has had an independent official status since March 7, 2000, and is issued four times a year (quarterly): January, April, July, and October.

The journal has a scientific editorial board consisting of the editor-in-chief, managing editor, editorial secretariat, and a selected group of academic professors specialized in history, politics, economics, sociology, and law.