In this Issue
For several decades, the Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (JSAMES) has produced scholarship on the countries of South and Central Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa, and the interconnections that bring the people and states of these areas together. Today, a renewed vision of JSAMES moves beyond the geographic, epistemological, and disciplinary boundaries of area studies such as South Asian or Middle East Studies to bring these fields into shared dialogue.
Many scholars of the Middle East and South Asia today deploy complex, multi-scalar analyses that are rooted in interdisciplinary methodologies and varying epistemologies. The journal aims to highlight these varied approaches. In particular, the JSAMES is interested in works that explore the dynamics of region-making, and therefore world-making, including pilgrimage routes, logistics infrastructures, smuggling networks, piracy circuits, informal security providers, and religious networks.
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University of Pennsylvania Pressviewing issue
Volume 49, Number 1, Spring 2026
| ISSN | 2766-0176 |
|---|---|
| Print ISSN | 0149-1784 |
| Launched on MUSE | 2026-03-30 |
| Open Access | Yes |
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