Journal profile · RELIGION
Journal of Shia Islamic Studies
ISSN 1748-9423 · eISSN 2051-557X · ICAS Press
Journal of Shia Islamic Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2026 Xinrui edition); subscription journal; 9 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Shia Islamic Studies is published by ICAS Press and is classed under Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking. 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 51.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): RELIGION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences30.8%
- Education and Islamic StudiesSocial Sciences13.6%
- Historical and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences6.7%
- Medieval and Classical PhilosophyArts and Humanities6.5%
- Archaeology and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities5.7%
- Islamic Thought and Society StudiesArts and Humanities4.4%
- Families in Therapy and CulturePsychology3.5%
- Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting3.2%
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)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 381 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 18 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 13 | 0 | 3 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- ICAS Press
- ISSN
- 1748-9423
- Electronic ISSN
- 2051-557X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Shia Islamic Studies
What CAS zone is Journal of Shia Islamic Studies in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of Shia Islamic Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Shia Islamic Studies is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Shia Islamic Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Shia Islamic Studies is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .