Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
Hamdard Islamicus
ISSN 0250-7196 · eISSN 2789-8490 · Hamdard National Foundation · Pakistan
Hamdard Islamicus: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 20 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Hamdard Islamicus is published by Hamdard National Foundation. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Islamic Thought and Society Studies and Qur’anic Interpretation Studies, together about 36.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Hamdard Islamicus, a quarterly research Journal of international repute, is being published regularly without break, since 1978. Articles by learned research scholars from all over the world are published in the Hamdard Islamicus. In it different aspects of Islam and their impact on Muslim and non-Muslim societies are discussed. The Journal tries to foster internal as well as external dialogue among Muslims and with those of other faiths, in the fields of Humanities and Social Sciences, in order to encourage an atmosphere conducive to universal peace and understanding, for a better world. It aims at interpreting the teachings of Islam in such a way as to bring out its dynamic character, in the context of the intellectual and scientific progress of the modern world.Hamdard Islamicus is an Academic Journal devoted to islamic research and scholarship. It is to serve as a forum for scholars to write objectively, analytically and , where ever necessary, critically on Islamic History, Philosophy, Science, Arts, Culture, Archaeology, Law, and Jurisprudence etc
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Pakistan 3 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting13.9%
- Islamic Thought and Society StudiesArts and Humanities12%
- Qur’anic Interpretation StudiesSocial Sciences11%
- Education and Islamic StudiesSocial Sciences7.1%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences6.8%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities4.5%
- Financial Analysis and Corporate GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting3.2%
- Halal products and consumer behaviorSocial Sciences3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Q1 | 103/1936 | 94th |
| Religious Studies | Q1 | 58/760 | 92nd |
| Cultural Studies | Q1 | 191/1434 | 86th |
| Political Science and International Relations | Q2 | 276/745 | 63rd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.88OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 243 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 30 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 54 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 44 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 40 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | 17 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 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 |
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
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Model summary
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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
- Hamdard National Foundation
- Country or region
- Pakistan
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0250-7196
- Electronic ISSN
- 2789-8490
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 49, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Hamdard Islamicus
How long does peer review take at Hamdard Islamicus?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 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 Hamdard Islamicus?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 7,000 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Hamdard Islamicus based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Pakistan (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Hamdard Islamicus?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Hamdard Islamicus is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Hamdard Islamicus open access, and what is the APC?
Hamdard Islamicus 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, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .