ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE N/AScopus Q2SCImago #18,703Hybrid

Islamic Law and Society

Identifier (ISSN):0928-9380(Print)/1568-5195(Online)
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Publisher:Brill
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Not Indexed in Latest JCR
Clarivate IF (2026)
0.2↓ -0.3
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
N/A
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Islamic Law and Society

WoS N/A
00110.520230.320240.520250.22026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):0.2
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.261
#18,703

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
39

39 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRN/A
Self-Citation Rate33.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
12articles/year
40% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Islamic Law and Society provides a forum for research in the field of classical and modern Islamic law, in Muslim and non-Muslim countries. Celebrating its sixteenth birthday in 2009, Islamic Law and Society has established itself as an invaluable resource for the subject both in the private collections of scholars and practitioners as well as in the major research libraries of the world. Islamic Law and Society encourages discussion on all branches of Islamic law, with a view to promoting an understanding of Islamic law, in both theory and practice, from its emergence until modern times and from juridical, historical and social-scientific perspectives. Islamic Law and Society offers you an easy way to stay on top of your discipline.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Philosophy88.1%Political science80.2%Law74.4%History73.1%Theology66.4%Geography66.1%Archaeology65.8%Sociology60.5%Islam56.2%Sharia34.5%Art32.1%Computer science31.9%Economics27.1%Epistemology26.3%Politics22.3%Physics21.5%Linguistics20.5%Mathematics20.5%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRAHCI2026

RELIGION

N/A
RankN/A
IndexAHCI
JCIAHCI2026

RELIGION

Q2
Rank101/340
IndexAHCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF0.2
Articles / Year9
Total Citations0
2025
IF0.5
Articles / Year26
Total Citations4
2024
IF0.3
Articles / Year17
Total Citations12
2023
IF0.5
Articles / Year19
Total Citations11
2022
IF—
Articles / Year20
Total Citations6

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #18,703Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1994-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.261

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.22

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,437 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations20
3-Year Documents28
Citable Documents28

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate13.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

LawQ2
Sociology and Political ScienceQ3
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 33.3%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Philosophy
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区RELIGION
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Islamic Law and Society (ISSN: 0928-9380) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of RELIGION, published by Brill in Netherlands. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 0.20, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.261 (Q2), an H-index of 39.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 12 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,437 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Brill
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
AHCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28