Islamic Studies — international HAC-Approved Journals
According to Uzbekistan's Higher Attestation Commission (HAC, locally OAK), 60 international academic journals are currently approved in the Islamic Studies field. Articles published in these journals count toward PhD and DSc dissertation defenses.
How many HAC-approved journals cover Islamic Studies?
60. These are approved by Uzbekistan's HAC as international academic journals in the Islamic Studies field and are listed in full below.
Journal list
| Journal | ISSN | Publisher | Country | HAC decision | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| «Al-Azhar» PhilologyIslamic Studies | — | Al-Azhar University | Egypt | — | — |
| «At-taqaddumul ilmiy» Islamic Studies | — | Kuwait Fundation for Advancement of the Science | Kuwait | — | — |
| Acta Analytical International Periodical for Philosophy in the Analytical Tradition PhilosophyIslamic Studies | — | University of Maribor, Department of Philosophy | Netherlands | — | — |
| Al-Bayan: Journal of Qur’an and Hadith Studies Islamic Studies | — | Brill | United Kingdom | — | — |
| Alma Mater (Vestnik vysshey shkoly) Historical SciencesPolitical Sciences | — | Ministerstvo obrazovaniya i nauki Rossiyskoy Federatsii | Russian Federation | — | — |
| Arab Studies Quarterly Islamic Studies | — | Association of Arab-American University Graduates | USA | — | — |
| Arabic Sciences and Philosophy: A Historical Journal Islamic Studies | — | Cambridge University Press | United Kingdom | — | — |
| Arabica: Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies Islamic Studies | — | Cambridge University Press | United Kingdom | — | — |
| Archives de philosophie PhilosophyIslamic Studies | — | Archives de Philosophie | France | — | — |
| Asian Philosophy PhilosophyIslamic Studies | — | Harvard University Taylor & Francis | USA | — | — |
| British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies Islamic Studies | — | British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES), Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom | — | — |
| Bulletin of SOAS (Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies) Historical SciencesPhilosophy | — | Oriental and African Institute United Kingdom | United Kingdom | — | — |
| Canadian Journal of Philosophy PhilosophyIslamic Studies | — | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada | Canada | — | — |
| Ethics The University of Chicago Press PhilosophyIslamic Studies | — | University of Chicago Press | USA | — | — |
| European Journal of Philosophy Great Britain Islamic Studies | — | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | United Kingdom | — | — |
| Harvard Review of Philosophy PhilosophyIslamic Studies | — | Harvard University | USA | — | — |
| Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Vestnik RAN) Historical SciencesPolitical Sciences | — | RAN | Russian Federation | — | — |
| International Journal of Central Asian Studies Historical SciencesPhilosophy | — | Institute of Asian Culture and Development | South Korea | — | — |
| International Journal of Middle East Studies Historical SciencesPhilology | — | North Carolina State University | USA | — | — |
| İslâm Araştırmaları Dergisi Islamic Studies | — | Türkiye Diyanet Vakfi | Turkey | — | — |
| İslam Hukuku Araştırmaları Dergisi/Jornal of Islamic Law Studies Islamic Studies | — | Mehir Vakfı | Turkey | — | — |
| İslâmi Araştırmaları – Journal of Islamic Research Islamic Studies | — | Türkiye Ekonomik ve Kültürel Dayanışma Vakfı | Turkey | — | — |
| Islamic Law and Society Historical SciencesPhilology | — | Leiden Brill Edition | USA | — | — |
| Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies Islamic Studies | — | Brill | United Kingdom | — | — |
How do I publish in a HAC-approved journal?
A PhD dissertation defense requires at least 2 articles, and a DSc requires at least 5 (with at least 2 in Scopus Q1–Q2 journals), all in HAC-approved journals. The article must be published before the defense date, and the journal must be on the HAC list at the time of publication. Each journal's submission requirements, scope, and contact details are on its own page.
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