Aim & Scope

Istem, aims to contribute to increasing and sharing knowledge in this field at the national and international levels by publishing original research articles in Turkish and English on Islamic History, Arts, Literature, Culture and Music.

Istem is an academic journal published twice a year in June and December by Necmettin Erbakan University Press (Article acceptance dates: January 1 - April 15 for the June issue; July 1 - October 15 for the December issue). Article applications outside these dates are not accepted by Istem. Istem appeals to all those interested in Islamic History, Art, Literature, Culture and Music. In addition, Istem does not accept more than one article from one author for publication in the same issue.

Subject Area

Social Sciences:

    Cultural Studies (Islamic Culture Studies)

    Archaeology (Islamic Archaeology)

Arts & Humanities:

    History (Islamic History)

    Art (Islamic Art)

    Literature (Turkish-Islamic Literature)

    Philosophy (Philosophy of Islamic History and Science)

    Music (Turkish-Islamic Music)

Istem covers academic publications such as original research articles, translations, book reviews in the fields of Islamic History, Arts, Literature, Culture and Music.

Period Months
June December