Journal profile
Dini Arastirmalar
ISSN 1301-966X · eISSN 2602-2435 · Ankara University · Turkey
Dini Arastirmalar: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 100 days (submission to final decision, publisher); 32 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Dini Arastirmalar is published by Ankara University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Islamic Thought and Society Studies, Qur’anic Interpretation Studies and Education and Islamic Studies, together about 39% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aim & ScopeThe Journal of Religious Studies includes original scientific publications.* As a result of the preliminary evaluation and in-board referee review, the articles deemed to comply with the Religious Research Journal Editorial Board submission rules and the scope of the journal are sent for scientific evaluation to at least two referees who are experts in their field. To achieve this goal, the journal publishes original research articles, reviews, translations, book reviews and technical notes in Turkish, English, Arabic, German, Russian and Turkish dialects. In terms of subject coverage, the journal covers the fields of religion, theology, education, philosophy, history, sociology and psychology.Manuscripts must not have been previously published or submitted for publication elsewhere. As a result of the preliminary evaluation, manuscripts that are deemed suitable for the submission rules of the Journal of Religious Studies Editorial Board and the scope of the journal are sent to at least two referees who are experts in their fields for scientific evaluation. Informed by the comments and assessments provided by the reviewers, the Editorial Board of the Journal of Religious Studies makes the final decision regarding the publication of articles that have completed the editorial process. The final decision for all submitted manuscripts rests with the Editor-in-Chief and the editorial board. Subject Categories:Social Sciences: Sociology - Psychology - EducationHumanities: History, Philosophy, Religion & DivinityCongress Library/LCC Subject Category: Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Philosophy (General)Keywords: Religion, Theology, Philosophy, Education, History, Sociology, and Psychology.Readership: The target readership is members of professions, experts, researchers, specialists and graduate students in all fields of social sciences as well as students related to this field. It aims to contribute to the spread of continuous professional development and research culture.Fee Policy: The publication of articles in the journal and the execution of article processes are not subject to a fee. No processing fee or submission fee is charged under any name for articles submitted to the journal or accepted for publication. The Journal of Religious Studies does not accept sponsorship and advertisement in accordance with its publication policies. All expenses of the Journal of Religious Studies are covered by Motif Publishing.Copyright: The copyrights of the w
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Islamic Thought and Society StudiesArts and Humanities21%
- Qur’anic Interpretation StudiesSocial Sciences10.4%
- Education and Islamic StudiesSocial Sciences7.6%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences7.4%
- Study and Philosophy of ReligionArts and Humanities5.6%
- Historical Turkish StudiesSocial Sciences5%
- Turkish Literature and CultureArts and Humanities4.9%
- Religion, Spirituality, and PsychologySocial Sciences4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.32OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 402 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 32 | 135 |
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | 149 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | 115 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 96 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 84 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 62 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
100 dayssubmission to final decision · community reports about 18 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to final decision
- 100 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication
- 28 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 75–150 words
- Keywords
- 5–8
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 9,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- book critiqueTypes of Publication: Research, Review, Translation, Book Critique, Technical Note.Length not stated
- book reviewcle should not exceed 9000 words, while book reviews should be limited to 1000 words. Text passages requiring emphasis should be italicized rathmain text ≤ 1,000 words
- researchTypes of Publication: Research, Review, Translation, Book Critique, Technical Note.Length not stated
- reviewTypes of Publication: Research, Review, Translation, Book Critique, Technical Note.Length not stated
- technical noteTypes of Publication: Research, Review, Translation, Book Critique, Technical Note.Length not stated
- translationTypes of Publication: Research, Review, Translation, Book Critique, Technical Note.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Ethics committee approval required for studies in scientific fields requiring it Model summary
Our journal requires that all studies in scientific fields requiring ethics committee approval have obtained the relevant ethics committee decision.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license Model summary
I/We agree that if the article is accepted for editorial publication, it will be licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
When uploading the article file, make sure that this file does not contain any elements that would reveal the author's identity due to the double-blind peer review process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Ankara University
- Country or region
- Turkey
- Language
- Turkish
- ISSN
- 1301-966X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2602-2435
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Dini Arastirmalar
How long does peer review take at Dini Arastirmalar?
The publisher reports about 100 days (submission to final decision); authors report an average review time of about 18 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Dini Arastirmalar?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 75–150 words; Keywords: 5–8; Manuscript length: ≤ 9,000 words; Reference style: Chicago. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Dini Arastirmalar?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Dini Arastirmalar is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Dini Arastirmalar open access, and what is the APC?
Dini Arastirmalar is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .