Journal profile · RELIGION
Journal of Al-Tamaddun
ISSN 1823-7517 · eISSN 2289-2672 · University of Malaya · Malaysia
Journal of Al-Tamaddun: CAS Zone 3 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 55 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Al-Tamaddun is published by University of Malaya and is in Zone 3 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Education and Islamic Studies, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Asian Studies and History, together about 39% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Al-Tamaddun (JAT) is an international refereed academic journal published by the Department of Islamic History, Civilization and Education, Academy of Islamic Studies, Universiti Malaya. The journal was initially published annually, and later adopted a biannual publication schedule from 2012 to 2025. Beginning in 2026, the journal publishes triannually (in March, July, and November). One of the journal’s aims is to serve as a platform for academics to contribute and share their research and scholarly writings on Islamic history and civilization. In addition, the journal seeks to promote high-quality research, particularly in this field. JAT is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal that publishes articles and book reviews on Islamic history and civilization, focusing on political, intellectual, social, religious, and cultural dimensions of Islamic civilization, including interactions between Islam and other civilizations, historiography, and methodological approaches to the study of the Islamic past. JAT is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (WoS-ESCI), Scopus, Index Islamicus, EBSCOhost, UlrichsWeb, Open J-Gate, Malaysian Citation Index (MyCITE), and Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): RELIGION
Editor-in-chief Mohd RoslanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Malaysia 7 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Education and Islamic StudiesSocial Sciences20.7%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences9.3%
- Asian Studies and HistorySocial Sciences9%
- Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting8.6%
- Islamic Studies and RadicalismSocial Sciences7.6%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences7.4%
- Qur’anic Interpretation StudiesSocial Sciences7%
- Islamic Finance and CommunicationSocial Sciences4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 3 |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
DOAJPublisher website
Other: J-Gate, Index Islamicus, EBSCOhost, UlrichsWeb, Open J-Gate, Malaysian Citation Index (MyCITE)
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.66OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 84.85%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 48LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 518 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 44 | 0 |
| 2025 | 55 | 55 | 14 |
| 2024 | 50 | 50 | 84 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | 88 |
| 2022 | 42 | 42 | 134 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 75 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted2
- articlesArticlesLength not stated
- book reviewAbdessalam Yassine. (2000). Winning the Modern World for Islam. Translated from French by Martin Jenni. Iowa, USA: Justice and Spirituality Publishing, Inc. 172…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics
The journal has an Information Ethics and Malpractice Statement. Model summary
Information Ethics and Malpractice Statement
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 Malaya
- Country or region
- Malaysia
- Language
- English, Malay (macrolanguage), Arabic
- ISSN
- 1823-7517
- Electronic ISSN
- 2289-2672
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 21, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Al-Tamaddun
What CAS zone is Journal of Al-Tamaddun in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Al-Tamaddun is in Zone 3 of Philosophy, and in Zone 3 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.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Al-Tamaddun?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Al-Tamaddun based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Malaysia (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Al-Tamaddun?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Al-Tamaddun is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Al-Tamaddun open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Al-Tamaddun is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .