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International Journal of Islamic Thought

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Press Β· Malaysia Β· Est. 2012

ISSN2232-1314eISSN2289-6023
SJR Q2βœ“ WOS ESCIβœ“ Scopus / SJRβœ“ DOAJβœ“ Open Access
78
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
β—† Scopus Q266
βœ“ Corroboration (2 more)+12
Total78
Third-party records Β· how this is calculated Β· Report an error β†’
⚑ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
25
weeks to publish Β· journal-reported
Slow Β· vs ~15 wk median
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field
Impact Factor & Quartile Β· Web of Science (JCR)

βœ“ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) β€” Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page β†—

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate β€” we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
0.239
H-Indexi
16
CiteScore
ViewΒ β†—
Scopus metric Β· on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.872
Total Worksi
385
Total Citationsi
1,486
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.44
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

TheINTERNATIONAL 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 provides immediate and free access to its published content. Users are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles, crawl them for indexing purposes, transmit them as data to software, or use them for any other lawful purpose without financial, legal, or technical barriers, in accordance with the principles of open access publishing. 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. The International Journal of Islamic Thought (IJIT) has been honoured with the Malaysia Scopus Research Star Award 2024 by the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), Malaysia, in recognition of its outstanding global reputation, scholarly excellence, and impactful research achievements. Received:15.12.2025β€’ Revised: 10.02.2026 β€’ Accepted: 20.03.2026 β€’ Published: 15.06.2026 Ahmad Munawar Ismail & Mohd Fa

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
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
Review Time~25 weeks
Acceptance Rateβ€”
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes
Plagiarism Detectionβœ— No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/12 Β· 67%
βœ…
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Press
βœ…
Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
βœ…
Is the ISSN verified?
2232-1314 / 2289-6023
βœ…
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
βœ…
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
❌
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
βœ…
Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
❌
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
βœ…
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
βœ…
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
Citations received
25
147
2019
27
149
2020
32
232
2021
32
100
2022
32
90
2023
34
38
2024
37
13
2025
22
0
2026

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q2
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3

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

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Islamic Thought

Is International Journal of Islamic Thought a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Islamic Thought: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Islamic Thought?

International Journal of Islamic Thought is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal β€” including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles β€” receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.44.

Is International Journal of Islamic Thought indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Islamic Thought is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Islamic Thought?

TheINTERNATIONAL 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, interna

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 Β· Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref