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International Journal of Islamic Thought

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Press · Malaysia · Est. 2012

ISSN2232-1314eISSN2289-6023
SJR Q1WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
50
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
Scopus Q1+25
DOAJ Verified+15
Total50
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.412
H-Index
16
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.872
Total Works
385
Total Citations
1,486
2yr Mean Citedness
0.44
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Aims & Scope

The INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ISLAMIC THOUGHT (IJIT) is an internationally refereed online journal (e-ISSN 2289-6023) and printed journal (ISSN 2232-1314). IJIT is jointly published by the Department of Theology and Philosophy; the Faculty of Islamic Studies, National University of Malaysia (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia), and; Wisdom Academia Venture. The credibility and achievements of IJIT have qualified it to be indexed by Scopus and the Web of Science (ESCI). The international perspective of IJIT reflected by its international authors, international editors, international reviewers, international member of advisory board, and international access. IJIT is an Open Access Journal that users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles. IJIT supports Bethesda Statement on Open Access Publishing. Founded in 2012, IJIT published in June and December annually. It is open to authors around the world regardless of the nationality. All published articles are assigned DOI (https://doi.org/10.24035) provided by Crossref. IJIT is a member of COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics), a leading organization that provides guidelines, resources and support for editors, publishers and researchers to ensure integrity in academic writing and publishing.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
25
weeks to review
Slow · median is 15 wks
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionMalaysia
Primary LanguageArabic, English, Malay (macrolanguage)
1st Year Published2012
FrequencySemi-annually
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications385
Publisher OrgNational University of Malaysia
Region🌍 Global South
OA Since2011
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
Review Time~25 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/12 · 67%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2232-1314 / 2289-6023
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
Arabic, English, Malay (macrolanguage)

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Religion

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Education and Islamic StudiesIslamic Finance and Banking StudiesIslamic Studies and HistoryIslamic Studies and RadicalismQur’anic Interpretation StudiesAsian Studies and HistoryLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesEducation and Character DevelopmentIslamic Finance and CommunicationMedieval and Classical Philosophy
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref