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Afkar

University of Malaya · Malaysia · Est. 2015

ISSN2550-1755

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total84

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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.

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.301

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.652

Total Worksi

300

Total Citationsi

570

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.18

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Religion; Philosophy; Religious Studies.

General Information

Country / RegionMalaysia

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2015

Annual Volume~ 31 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2024)

Total Publications300

Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

4/12 · 33%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Malaya

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2550-1755

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2018

2019

130

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

PhilosophyQ1

Religious StudiesQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Religion

Scopus Categories

PhilosophyReligious Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Education and Islamic StudiesQur’anic Interpretation StudiesIslamic Studies and RadicalismEducation and Character DevelopmentIslamic Studies and HistoryIslamic Finance and Banking StudiesLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesIslamic Finance and CommunicationAsian Studies and HistoryMedieval and Classical Philosophy

Frequently asked questions about Afkar

Is Afkar a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Afkar: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Afkar?

Afkar 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 0.18.

Is Afkar indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Afkar is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Afkar?