Focus and Scope

Islamic Studies Review publishes original, peer-reviewed research focusing on the dynamic relationship between Islamic knowledge and religious authority. The journal critically examines how Islamic knowledge is produced, transmitted, and contested, and how religious authority is negotiated and transformed across diverse historical and contemporary contexts. We seek to bridge classical scholarly traditions with modern complexities, exploring how authority and knowledge are reshaped by evolving socio-cultural dynamics, geopolitical shifts, and emerging techno-social challenges. The journal welcomes interdisciplinary approaches that investigate the lived engagements of Muslims within public spheres, institutions, and digital networks.

The journal welcomes interdisciplinary approaches that investigate the lived engagements of Muslims within public spheres, institutions, and digital networks from across Islamic Studies, the humanities, and the social sciences. It particularly encourages submissions that combine rigorous empirical research with conceptual innovation, offering fresh perspectives on how Islamic knowledge and religious authority are continually reconfigured across time and place.