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The Journal of Islamic Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal for the field of Islamic studies. The journal was founded in 1992 at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies and is published by Oxford University Press. It is indexed by the ATLA Religion Database, the International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, the British Humanities Index, and EBSCO Historical Abstracts. The editor is Farhan Ahmad Nizami of Magdalen College, Oxford. In the first volume, the journal was introduced in an editorial by Nizami as having the goal of... Less
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Journal of Islamic Studies Journal Specifications
| Overview | |
| Publisher | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Tri-annual |
| General Details | |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Tri-annual |
| Publication Start Year | 1989 |
| Publisher URL | Visit website |
| Website URL | Visit website |
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