Social Theories of Muslim Thinkers is a peer-reviewed, open-access quarterly journal published by the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tehran. The journal serves as a forum for original and critical inquiries, scholarly debates, and applied research on the social thought and theories of Muslim sociologists and thinkers. We welcome original submissions from researchers across the humanities and social sciences (e.g., sociology, political science, history, economics, and philosophy) that fall within at least one of the following thematic scopes:
- Introducing and reinterpreting the social ideas and theories of Muslim thinkers, encompassing prominent classical figures of Islamic civilization as well as contemporary scholars from Iran and the broader Muslim world;
- Investigating the intellectual traditions and historical-civilizational contexts shaping Muslim social thought;
- Offering critical reflections on the philosophical foundations of modern humanities and social sciences, and their relationship with religion;
- Exploring indigenous approaches and theoretical frameworks for reconstructing the social sciences grounded in Islamic intellectual heritage, alongside critical evaluations of contemporary efforts to reform the social sciences across the Muslim world.
This journal follows the principles and standards of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) in reviewing and publishing scholarly articles. All submitted manuscripts are checked by the Samim Noor similarity-detection software to ensure their originality and are then carefully evaluated by reputable and experienced reviewers. In this journal, research articles in the journal’s thematic areas will be considered.
Journal Honors
- Has an impact factor based on the latest evaluation by the Islamic World Science and Technology Monitoring and Citation Institute (ISC)
- Earned grade “A” based on the latest ranking of the Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology of Islamic Republic of Iran in the years 2024 and 2025
Financial Policies
Article Processing Charges
The article processing and publication fee is 16.000.000 IRR which will be collected from authors through the University of Tehran’s dedicated online portal after approval by the journal office.
Subscription Fee
The journal Social Theories of Muslim Thinkers is published as an electronic open-access journal; therefore, there is no subscription fee for readers.
Open Access and Copyright Policies
The journal of Social Theories of Muslim Thinkers is an open-access quarterly journal, which means that access to all articles in this journal is free and open, and articles will be available immediately after publication on the journal website. All articles in this journal are published under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 International (CC-BY 4.0), and license holders may copy, distribute, display, and create derivative works only by citing the original published article. In this journal, authors retain all rights (copyright) to the content of their articles indefinitely.
Publication Policies
Ethical Policies
The journal of Social Theories of Muslim Thinkers follows the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and complies with ethical rules at the highest ethical standards. (For more information on the journal’s ethical principles, please be sure to read the publication ethics page.)
Publication Schedule
Social Theories of Muslim Thinkers is published as a quarterly journal and publishes 4 issues per year. All articles published from the beginning to the present are available on the journal’s dedicated website.
Journal Highlights
- The corresponding author receives a copy of the acceptance certificate and letter.
- All accepted articles are available in PDF format for viewing, downloading, and printing.
- The author receives an acceptance or rejection notification within 2–3 months of submitting the manuscript.
- The journal has institutional support and a complete archive of articles.
- The journal has a significant readership and is among the leading journals in its field.
- The journal is indexed in national and international databases.
- The journal uses specialized peer review in a double-blind and anonymous process.
- Authors’ letters are answered within 24 hours.
Journal Bibliographic Information
- Journal name in Persian: نظریههای اجتماعی متفکران مسلمان
- Journal name in English: Social Theories of Muslim Thinkers
- Print ISSN: 2538-5240
- Online ISSN: 2783-3216
- Subject area: Sociology (interdisciplinary)
- Language: Persian, with an extended English abstract for each article
- Year of first publication: 2011
- Publication frequency: Quarterly
- Place of publication: Iran, Tehran
- Publisher: University of Tehran in cooperation with the Islamic Revolution Scientific Association
- Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Hamid Parsania
- Rank: Original Research (since the first issue)
- Accepted article type: Original Research
- Publication status: Active
- Review type: Double-blind (anonymous to both author and reviewer)
- Website: jstmt.ut.ac.ir
- Access type: Open access, public
- Publication license type: Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 International (CC-BY 4.0)
- Plagiarism detection software: Samim Noor similarity-detection software
- Article processing and publication fee: 16 million rials
- Indexing databases: ISC, EBSCO, EZB, Jisc, Sudoc, SID, Noormags, Google Scholar, Magiran
- Copyright holder: In this journal, authors retain all rights (copyright) to the content of their articles indefinitely.
- Open access statement:This journal is a fully open-access periodical. This means that all articles, after acceptance (as an early online version) and after publication (as free and open access), are made immediately available to all users via the internet. The use, distribution, and sharing of the article in any medium, network, or website is permitted, provided that proper attribution and citation are given to the author and the journal.
The advantages of open access for authors are:
- Authors retain copyright to their article
- Free and open access for all readers and users worldwide
- Increased accessibility, visibility, discoverability, and readability of articles
- Increased citation of articles
- No geographical restrictions on access
- Fast and timely publication
This journal is published in cooperation with the International Association of Muslim Social Sciences, according to the signed memorandum of understanding as follows.
