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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islāmīyat al-maʻrifah – Islâmiyyat al-ma’rifa – Islamic Knowledge Islamic Studies | — | Beiruth University. | Lebanon | — | — |
| Journal for Islamic Studies Islamic Studies | — | Centre for Contemporary Islam University of Cape Town, South Africa | South Africa | — | — |
| Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies Islamic Studies | — | Edinburgh University Press | United Kingdom | — | — |
| Journal of Islam in Asia Islamic Studies | — | Kulliyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia | Malaysia | — | — |
| Journal of Islamic Studies Islamic Studies | — | Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies | United Kingdom | — | — |
| Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs Islamic Studies | — | Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs | United Kingdom | — | — |
| Journal of Qur’anic Studies Islamic Studies | — | Edinburgh University Press | United Kingdom | — | — |
| Journal of the American Philosophical Association PhilosophyPhilology | — | The American Philosophical Association University of Delaware | USA | — | — |
| Malaysian Journal of Science Islamic Studies | — | University of Malaysia | Malaysia | — | — |
| Manuscripta Orientalia, International Journal for Oriental Manuscript Research Historical SciencesIslamic Studies | — | Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkamera), Russian Academy of Sciences | Russian Federation | — | — |
| Matnshināsī-i adab-i Fārsī – Textual Criticism of Persian Literature Islamic Studies | — | Dānishgāh-i Iṣfahān. Dānishkadah-ʼi Adabiyāt va ʻUlūm-i Insānī | Iran | — | — |
| Midwest Studies in Philosophy PhilosophyIslamic Studies | — | Blackwell Publishing | USA | — | — |
| Philosophical Topics PhilosophyIslamic Studies | — | University of Arkansas Press | USA | — | — |
| Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, Great Britain. Islamic Studies | — | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. AII Rights Reserved | United Kingdom | — | — |
| Polis PhilosophyIslamic Studies | — | Imprint Academic | United Kingdom | — | — |
| Ratio An international journal of Philosophy PhilosophyIslamic Studies | — | Oxford University Press, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | United Kingdom | — | — |
| Studia Islamica Historical SciencesPhilosophy | — | Brill | USA | — | — |
| The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science PhilosophyIslamic Studies | — | Oxford University Press | United Kingdom | — | — |
| The Korea Post Historical SciencesEconomics | — | The Korea Post Media | South Korea | — | — |
| The Middle East Journal Islamic Studies | — | Middle East Institute | United Kingdom | — | — |
| The Monist PhilosophyIslamic Studies | — | The Hegeler Institute, University at Buffalo | USA | — | — |
| Theological Studies/Teologiese Studies PhilosophyIslamic Studies | — | University of Pretoria | South Africa | — | — |
| Worldviews: Global Religions, Culture, and Ecology Historical SciencesPhilosophy | — | Leiden Brill Edition | Netherlands | — | — |
| Aziya i Afrika segodnya Historical SciencesPhilology | — | RAN, Institut vostokovedeniya RAN, Institut Afriki RAN | Russian Federation | — | — |
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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