Social Theories of Muslim Thinkers

Social Theories of Muslim Thinkers, affiliated with the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Tehran, plans to publish one issue in English each year. The purpose of this English-language issue is to advance theoretical research on social thought in the Islamic intellectual tradition and to introduce the theoretical contributions of Muslim thinkers to the analysis of social issues to an international audience. Accordingly, faculty members, researchers, and graduate students are invited to submit original research articles for the English-language issue. Submissions should be grounded in a clearly articulated theoretical framework and offer rigorous scholarly analysis.

Articles may analyze and explain the views of Muslim thinkers across different historical periods; examine concepts and theoretical frameworks in Islamic social thought; offer critical reassessments of this intellectual heritage; or compare the thought of Muslim thinkers with classical and contemporary social theories. Priority will be given to articles that contribute to the development of social theory within the Islamic intellectual tradition or foster theoretical dialogue between that tradition and contemporary social sciences.

Providing a similarity report certificate from the English iThenticate similarity detection system is required upon submission in order to prevent plagiarism.

As an open-access journal, Social Theories of Muslim Thinkers makes its published articles immediately and freely available to its intended scholarly audience, helping maximize their accessibility and potential for citation.

Submission Guidelines

• Manuscripts must be written in English and prepared in accordance with the journal’s author guidelines.
• Submissions must report original research, must not have been previously published, and must not be under consideration by another journal.
• Submissions may take the form of research articles (up to 8,000 words), review articles, short articles (3,000–5,000 words), or book reviews.
• Each manuscript must include concise abstracts in Persian and English (approximately 150–250 words each) and 5–7 keywords. When submitting, select Persian as the language of the journal’s online submission system, and enter each abstract and its corresponding keywords in the designated fields.
• Manuscripts must be submitted as Word files and follow a conventional scholarly structure: introduction, theoretical framework, research methodology where applicable, findings, and conclusion.
• References must follow the journal’s author guidelines and APA style, 7th edition.
• Following an initial screening and assessment of scholarly originality, all submissions will undergo double-blind peer review.
• Publication fees are waived for international authors.

Before submitting the full manuscript, authors may contact the journal’s editorial office and email their abstract to jstmt@ut.ac.ir to inquire whether the article’s subject aligns with the journal’s aims and scope.