Alternatives is a peer-reviewed Journal indexed by the following databases and indexes:
- Current Contents of Periodicals on the Middle East,
- OCLC Public Affairs Information Service
- CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
- Academic Search Premier
- Index IslamicusSociological Abstracts
- Social Services Abstracts
- Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts
- CIAO
- EBSCO
- DOAJ
- SEESAmE
ISSN: 1303-5525