Journal profile
Islamic Inquiries
ISSN 2981-037X · University of Religions and Denominations Press · Iran, Islamic Republic of
Islamic Inquiries: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 55 days (submission to final decision, publisher); acceptance rate 18% (journal website); 2 articles a year.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2023 (Volume 2, Issue 1): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Islamic Inquiries is concerned with a wide range of issues related to Islam and the Muslim world, including Islamic history, law and jurisprudence (fiqh), theology (kalam), philosophy, mysticism, ethics, and political theory. The journal ultimately aims to help promote mutual understanding and intra and inter-religious dialogue.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Seyed AbolhasanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Iran 4, United States 2, United Kingdom 2, Japan 1, Canada 1 (13 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
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
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 18,940Publisher website ·
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
55 dayssubmission to final decision · community reports about 16 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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 18%Publisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 79 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to final decision
- 55 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication
- 149 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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 | Yes | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
Article types accepted1
- research articlesIslamic Inquiries publishes research articles.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright 4. Open Access Statement and Copyright Policy
CC BY 4.0 Model summary
Islamic Inquiries is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to users or their institutions. The journal’s content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0). The authors retain unrestricted copyrights and publishing rights.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access 4. Open Access Statement and Copyright Policy
Open access Model summary
Islamic Inquiries is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to users or their institutions. The journal’s content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0). The authors retain unrestricted copyrights and publishing rights.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 6. Peer Review Statement
COPE Model summary
Once a manuscript is received by the editorial office, an experienced internal managing editor will review the submitted manuscript to make sure it has been prepared properly and complies with the journal's standards. Before peer review, manuscripts that do not adhere to the journal's standards or ethics policy will be rejected. After passing the initial screening, for peer review, a manuscript wi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism 5. Similarity Check
Crossref Similarity Check Model summary
The journal uses Crossref Similarity Check to screen papers for unoriginal material. The authors should agree to originality checks during the peer-review and production processes.
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
- University of Religions and Denominations Press
- Country or region
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2981-037X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 2, Issue 1 (2023)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Islamic Inquiries
How long does peer review take at Islamic Inquiries?
The publisher reports about 55 days (submission to final decision); authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 18%. 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 Islamic Inquiries?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Author–date. 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 Islamic Inquiries based?
Of the 13 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Iran (4), United States (2) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Islamic Inquiries?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Islamic Inquiries is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Islamic Inquiries open access, and what is the APC?
Islamic Inquiries 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .