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Intellectual Discourse

International Islamic University Malaysia · Malaysia · Est. 1992

ISSN2289-5639

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Removed from DOAJ (2020-02-26). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.169

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.17

Total Worksi

505

Total Citationsi

1,567

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.29

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Intellectual Discourse is a multi-disciplinary, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the scholarly study of all aspects of Islam and the Muslim world. It publishes research in the areas of Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, Philosophy, Sociology, Political Science, history, geography, economics, education, psychology, and law. The journal encourages rigorous intellectual analysis and insights rooted in the Qur'an and the Sunnah while addressing contemporary issues.

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General Information

Country / RegionMalaysia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1992

Annual Volume~ 37 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications505

Publisher OrgIIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

International Islamic University Malaysia

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2289-5639

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

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2021

2022

2023

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2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — 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 — its quartile can differ by discipline.

PhilosophyQ2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Religion

Scopus Categories

PhilosophySociology and Political Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Education and Islamic StudiesIslamic Studies and HistoryIslamic Finance and Banking StudiesAsian Studies and HistoryTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesIslamic Studies and RadicalismPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastReligion, Society, and DevelopmentIslamic Finance and Communication

Frequently asked questions about Intellectual Discourse

Is Intellectual Discourse a predatory journal?

Intellectual Discourse was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2020-02-26). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science, Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Intellectual Discourse?

Intellectual Discourse 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 — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — 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 0.29.

Is Intellectual Discourse indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Intellectual Discourse is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.