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GIRJ · Bi-annual — June and December

Global Islamic Research Journal

Qur'anic and hadith studies, Islamic jurisprudence, intellectual history and contemporary Muslim societies.

ISSN ISSN 2790-1181 (Online) · 2790-1173 (Print)
Frequency Bi-annual — June and December
Peer review Double-blind peer review
Language English and Arabic
Access Diamond open access — no author fees
Aims and scope

What this journal publishes

Qur'anic and hadith studies, Islamic jurisprudence, intellectual history and contemporary Muslim societies.

  • Qur'anic exegesis and hadith sciences
  • Fiqh, usul al-fiqh and legal theory
  • Islamic intellectual and philosophical history
  • Seerah studies and early Islamic history
  • Islamic ethics and applied morality
  • Contemporary Muslim societies and thought
Archive

Recent issues

Vol. 2, Issue 1

Method in contemporary tafsir

June 2026 10 articles
Contents
Vol. 1, Issue 2

Seerah and historiography

December 2025 9 articles
Contents
Vol. 1, Issue 1

Inaugural issue — scope and method

June 2025 8 articles
Contents
Peer review

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We maintain a standing panel across every field the journals cover. Reviewers are formally acknowledged and given priority for editorial appointments.