Journal profile
lbSyr@
ISSN 2222-4548 · eISSN 2520-7334 · National University of Modern Languages (NUML) · Pakistan
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lbSyr@: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 18 weeks (community reports); 22 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
lbSyr@ is published by National University of Modern Languages (NUML). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Islamic Thought and Society Studies, Qur’anic Interpretation Studies and Islamic Studies and History, together about 60.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Religious studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aim The aim of Al Basirah is to deliver a platform to academic researchers, teachers and students to share their efforts and circulate their results to promote research in the field of Islamic Studies, through providing opportunities for print and online access to quality material for all those who are interested in research regarding religious sciences. The purpose and goal of journal is to highlight Islamic concepts to answer the questions and to find solutions of different issues arising in modern era in the light of Shariah. It seeks to establish a scholarly relationship between academic and intellectual communities of the world in the field of Religious Studies. Scope Al Basirah is an interdisciplinary biannual journal focuses on religious studies that seek to publish arbitrated articles dealing with various aspects of life. It covers various branches of knowledge such as Uloom-ul-Quran, Uloom-ul-Hadith, Usool-e-Fiqh, Comparative Religions, Ilm-ul-Kalam, Sufiism, and study of various contemporary issues in Islamic perspective as well as Arabic language and Literature etc. Al Basirah is print and online research journal published by Department of Islamic Thought and Culture, NUML with assistance of HEC. The journal provides a platform to post graduate students, scholars, professors to publish their valuable research on current issues. International perspective is also reflected by the Journal’s trilingual approach as it welcomes research papers in Urdu, English and Arabic.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Pakistan 13, India 3, Türkiye 2, United States 1, Malaysia 1 (22 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Islamic Thought and Society StudiesArts and Humanities25.3%
- Qur’anic Interpretation StudiesSocial Sciences23.4%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences12.2%
- Education and Islamic StudiesSocial Sciences6.9%
- Medical Research and Islamic PerspectivesArts and Humanities6.4%
- Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting2.7%
- Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities2.1%
- Historical and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences2.1%
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
- h-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.14OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 162 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 10 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 2 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | 0 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
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 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | PKR 13,000 | No | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | PKR 13,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | PKR 13,000 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- RS. 7,000
- Submission fee
- RS. 1,000
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Chicago
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.
Before you submit
Five checks before submitting to lbSyr@
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Islamic Thought and Society Studies, Qur’anic Interpretation Studies.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatKeywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Chicago.Author guidelines ↗
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
- 4FeesPKR 13,000 (DOAJ)Fee details
- 5Expected review timeabout 18 weeks · Community averageReview data
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- National University of Modern Languages (NUML)
- Country or region
- Pakistan
- Language
- English, Urdu, Arabic
- ISSN
- 2222-4548
- Electronic ISSN
- 2520-7334
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about lbSyr@
How long does peer review take at lbSyr@?
Authors report an average review time of about 18 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of lbSyr@?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Chicago. 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 lbSyr@ based?
Of the 22 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Pakistan (13), India (3) and Türkiye (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index lbSyr@?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, lbSyr@ is indexed in DOAJ.
Is lbSyr@ open access, and what is the APC?
lbSyr@ is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .