İHYA: International Journal of Islamic Studies aims to contribute to the national and international academic literature by publishing original, high-quality, and methodologically rigorous research in the field of Islamic theology and related social sciences. The journal seeks to build a scholarly bridge between the classical Islamic intellectual tradition and contemporary academic research while fostering the advancement of knowledge in Islamic studies through critical and analytical inquiry.
İHYA is committed to the principles of scientific originality, academic integrity, publication ethics, methodological rigor, and academic excellence. Accordingly, the journal encourages the publication of original research that adheres to sound scientific methodology, offers significant scholarly contributions, and meets internationally recognized academic standards.
İHYA is dedicated to maintaining scientific neutrality and editorial independence without favoring any ideological, political, or sectarian perspective. Its primary objective is to advance scholarly knowledge in the fields of Islamic theology and related social sciences, enhance international academic visibility and scholarly communication, promote academic collaboration among researchers, and contribute high-quality research to the global academic community.
İHYA: International Journal of Islamic Studies publishes original and high-quality scholarly works in the field of Islamic theology and related social sciences. The journal's scope encompasses studies that examine the Islamic intellectual tradition from textual, historical, philosophical, religious, cultural, and social perspectives.
The journal welcomes submissions in, but not limited to, the following fields: Qur'anic Studies and Qirāʾāt, Tafsir (Qur'anic Exegesis), Hadith, Islamic Law (Fiqh), Islamic Jurisprudence (Usul al-Fiqh), Kalām (Islamic Theology), Sufism, History of Islamic Sects, History of Religions, Islamic Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Islamic History, Religious Education, Psychology of Religion, Sociology of Religion, Arabic Language and Rhetoric, Turkish-Islamic Literature, and other disciplines related to Islamic theology and religious studies.
İHYA publishes original research articles as its primary publication type. In addition, the journal considers review articles, book reviews, and reviews of symposia, congresses, and other scholarly events that fall within its scope.
The journal encourages studies that are methodologically rigorous, make original scholarly contributions, engage critically with existing literature, and adopt analytical and interdisciplinary approaches. Manuscripts that foster dialogue between the classical Islamic scholarly tradition and contemporary academic research are particularly welcomed.
All submissions within the journal's scope are evaluated on the basis of scientific originality, ethical compliance, methodological rigor, academic quality, and their contribution to the advancement of scholarship.