Journal profile · RELIGION
Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs
ISSN 1360-2004 · eISSN 1469-9591 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs: CAS Zone 3 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; 4 articles a year; indexed in Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2023 (Volume 43, Issue 1-2): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs is published by Taylor & Francis 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, Islamic Studies and History and Religion, Society, and Development, together about 22.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs is a peer reviewed research journal published since 1979. The journal understands minority status as produced rather than given, and provides an intellectual home for scholars working across Islamic thought, legal studies, theology and the social-scientific study of Islam and Muslim communities in minority and minoritised contexts. The journal examines Muslim life as it relates to Islamic law, interfaith engagement, political and civic participation, structural and systemic Islamophobia, theological and spiritual life and Muslim futures in a world divided along nation-state lines. It welcomes studies of Muslimness that reflects critically on the diasporic condition of the Ummah, understood as a form of existential "homelessness" that Muslims experience as political subjects. We actively seek voices from the Global Majority, ensuring that scholarship is not confined to Euro-American paradigms, and we encourage comparative and relational analyses that situate Muslim minority and minoritised experiences within a globalised world. Peer Review Statement All research articles and review articles in Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs have been subjected to initial editorial screening and double anonymous peer review by at least two independent referees. Book reviews and comments are assessed by the Editors but are not externally peer reviewed.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): RELIGION
Editor-in-chief Mustapha SheikhPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 14, Canada 3, India 1, Finland 1, Malaysia 1 (21 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Education and Islamic StudiesSocial Sciences9.4%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences7.8%
- Religion, Society, and DevelopmentSocial Sciences5.8%
- Jewish and Middle Eastern StudiesSocial Sciences5.7%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.6%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.6%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science4.6%
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceSocial Sciences4.5%
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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ESCIPublisher website
Other: Sociological Abstracts
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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 366OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.5%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 4LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 54,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,630 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16 | 3 | 10 |
| 2022 | 39 | 8 | 147 |
| 2021 | 49 | 9 | 213 |
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
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discover…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Statement
All research articles and review articles in Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs have been subjected to initial editorial screening and double anonymous peer review by at least two independent referees. Book reviews and comments are assessed by the Editors but are not externally peer reviewed.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1360-2004
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-9591
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 43, Issue 1-2 (2023)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs
What CAS zone is Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs is in Zone 3 of Philosophy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Religion. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs based?
Of the 21 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (14), Canada (3) and India (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists ESCI; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .