Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Religious Studies
Mutefekkir
ISSN 2148-5631 · eISSN 2148-8134 · Aksaray University · Turkey
Mutefekkir: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 93 days (submission to final decision, publisher); 23 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Mutefekkir is published by Aksaray University. 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 59.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aim and Scope• Mütefekkir is an international scientific, academic, and peer-reviewed journal published twice a year, in June and December, in print and online by the Faculty of Islamic Sciences at Aksaray University. Mütefekkir aims to contribute to the accumulation of knowledge in its field by publishing works of scientific merit at the national and international levels.• Mütefekkir publishes scientific studies conducted in the field of Islamic sciences in general (Social and Human Sciences/Religion) and in specific areas. Articles in related fields such as Middle Eastern Studies, Ottoman Studies, Religious Culture and Ethics Education may also be published.• Our journal aims to contribute to science with high-quality publications of scientific importance.• Articles should present original data that has not been previously published or submitted elsewhere for publication. Articles that are largely similar to a published study will not be considered for publication.• The target audience of our journal consists of professionals, experts, researchers, doctoral students working in the fields covered by the journal, and undergraduate and postgraduate students interested in these fields.• Academic works written in Turkish and English are accepted for our independent, double-blind peer-reviewed, open-access journal. NOTE: Our journal adheres to the International Principles of Ethical Publishing published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). Last Update Time: January 17, 2026 Period Months June December
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Religious Studies
Editor-in-chief ZK Assoc.Publisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 4, Jordan 3, Denmark 1 (8 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 Humanities28.5%
- Qur’anic Interpretation StudiesSocial Sciences20.7%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences10.3%
- Education and Islamic StudiesSocial Sciences5.6%
- Historical and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences4.9%
- Turkish Literature and CultureArts and Humanities4.8%
- Medieval and Classical PhilosophyArts and Humanities3.7%
- Historical Turkish StudiesSocial Sciences3.5%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Religious Studies | Q4 | 641/760 | 15th |
| Cultural Studies | Q4 | 1234/1434 | 13th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.66OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 320 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 74 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 106 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 62 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | 43 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | 37 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
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
93 dayssubmission to final decision · community reports about 2 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 2 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to final decision
- 93 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication
- 47 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Editorial 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 | No | CC BY-NC | |
| 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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–200 words
- Keywords
- 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- MLA
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, License & copyright
- Conflicts of interest
ISNAD Citation System required Model summary
Mütefekkir uses the ‘ISNAD Citation System’ as its citation system. As all details regarding the writing of articles are organised according to the “ISNAD Citation System”, works that do not comply with this citation system will not be accepted.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license Model summary
This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
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
- Aksaray University
- Country or region
- Turkey
- Language
- English, Arabic, Turkish
- ISSN
- 2148-5631
- Electronic ISSN
- 2148-8134
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Mutefekkir
How long does peer review take at Mutefekkir?
The publisher reports about 93 days (submission to final decision); authors report an average review time of about 2 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 Mutefekkir?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Keywords: 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: MLA; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. 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 Mutefekkir based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (4), Jordan (3) and Denmark (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Mutefekkir?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Mutefekkir is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Mutefekkir open access, and what is the APC?
Mutefekkir 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, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .