International Journal of Islam in Asia

Aims & Scope

The International Journal of Islam in Asia: Religion, Cultures, Histories, Connections (IJIA) is a peer-reviewed, academic journal that publishes scholarship on Islam and Muslims in Asia and the diaspora.

The journal encourages exploration of the diverse expressions of Asian Islam and Muslim cultures, histories, and connections across Asia through multidisciplinary methods, bringing together fields such as history, anthropology, religious studies, Islamic studies, material culture studies, art history, sociology, and gender studies.

Multidisciplinary approaches to topics/themes which offer new perspectives and methods in the study of Islams in Asia, whether trans-regional or hyper-local in reach and influence, are especially welcome, such as: - ritual and devotional practices - globalization and trans-regional connections - interreligious dynamics - gender - literary and manuscript cultures - material and sensory cultures - space and place - performance practices - different schools and branches of theology; jurisprudence - ideological and reform movements

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	22886

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	9

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.173

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	2

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Islamic Feminism and Hegemonic Discourses on Faith and Gender in Islam

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Farah

• Dying a Good Death: Indonesian Rituals and Negotiations About the End of Life

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Claudia

• Buddhism according to Modern Muslim Exegetes

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Ahmad Faizuddin, Jaffary, Zaizul

• Fashioning Islamic Asia: Urban Hui Muslims and Cosmopolitan Bridal Looks in Xi’an, China

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Yang

• The Indonesian “Cosmopolitan Islamic Intellectual” Revisited: A Focus on the Continued Prevalence of “Cosmopatriotism” and the “West”

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Amanda

• Iqbal’s Falcons and Nightingales: Metaphor, Modernity, and the Poetics of Islam in South Asia

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Francesca

• Religious Tolerance of Madrasa Students according to Their Religious Affiliation: An Empirical Investigation

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Sadia, Anthony William

• Learning Islam “ala Gaza”: Palestinian Shaykhs as Figures of Religious Authority in Indonesian Palestine Solidarity Practices

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Silvia Ilonka

• Legitimacy, Syncretism, and Bangsamoro Jihad: Discourses of Struggle and Community within the Moro Islamic Liberation Front

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Miguel

• Technology-Mediated Communication and Representations of Islam in Northwest China: Insights from Visual Postings on Weixin

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Giulia

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