Journal profile · RELIGION
Ilahiyat Studies-A Journal on Islamic and Religious Studies
ISSN 1309-1786 · eISSN 1309-1719 · Bursa Ilahiyat Foundation
Ilahiyat Studies-A Journal on Islamic and Religious Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 14 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ilahiyat Studies-A Journal on Islamic and Religious Studies is published by Bursa Ilahiyat Foundation and is in Zone 4 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Islamic Studies and History, Education and Islamic Studies and Historical and Linguistic Studies, together about 46.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Ilahiyat Studies is an international, peer-reviewed multidisciplinary journal dedicated to publishing scholarly articles on all aspects of Islam and the Muslim peoples and on religious studies. Available in print and online and published in English twice a year, the journal aims to become one of the leading platforms in the world for new findings and discussions of all fields of Islamic and religious studies. The language of Ilahiyat Studies is English.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): RELIGION
Editor-in-chief Ulvi Murat KılavuzPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Türkiye 15, United States 11, United Kingdom 2, Germany 1, Spain 1 (35 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences26.4%
- Education and Islamic StudiesSocial Sciences10.9%
- Historical and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences9.2%
- Archaeology and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities8.2%
- Medieval and Classical PhilosophyArts and Humanities6.8%
- Islamic Thought and Society StudiesArts and Humanities6.7%
- Families in Therapy and CulturePsychology5.3%
- Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.53OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.3%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 320 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 3 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 48 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- book reviewlength should not exceed 12.000 words. Book reviews and conference reports must not exceed 1500 words. All pages should be numbered consecutively. All papers sh…main text ≤ 1,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
All submissions first go through an internal peer review process, and most go through an external peer-review process. Each submission is reviewed by the assigned editor who makes an initial decision to send the manuscript out for peer review or to reject without external review. Articles can be rejected at this stage for a variety of reasons such as similarity with a recently published article, t…
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
- Bursa Ilahiyat Foundation
- ISSN
- 1309-1786
- Electronic ISSN
- 1309-1719
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 17, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ilahiyat Studies-A Journal on Islamic and Religious Studies
What CAS zone is Ilahiyat Studies-A Journal on Islamic and Religious Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Ilahiyat Studies-A Journal on Islamic and Religious Studies is in Zone 4 of Philosophy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Religion. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Where are the editorial board members of Ilahiyat Studies-A Journal on Islamic and Religious Studies based?
Of the 35 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Türkiye (15), United States (11) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Ilahiyat Studies-A Journal on Islamic and Religious Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ilahiyat Studies-A Journal on Islamic and Religious Studies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Ilahiyat Studies-A Journal on Islamic and Religious Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Ilahiyat Studies-A Journal on Islamic and Religious Studies is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .