With the help of Almighty God, the first issue of the Journal of Religious Thought was published in the autumn of 1999, following two years of dedicated effort. In 2003, after considerable effort, the journal was awarded the academic research rank by the Commission for the Evaluation of Scientific Journals of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, under License No. 1206/2910/3, dated December 1, 2003. Since then, the journal has published four issues annually, each containing at least seven articles.

The Journal of Religious Thought continues to publish six articles electronically in each issue and welcomes scholarly submissions from authors and researchers in the fields of Islamic philosophy (Transcendent Philosophy, Peripatetic Philosophy, and Illuminationist Philosophy), Islamic theology (Shiism, Mu‘tazilism, and Ash‘arism), Islamic mysticism, comparative studies, and related areas within these specialized fields. The journal accepts scholarly articles in the categories of original research, methodology, and applied research.

Journal Title in Persian: Faslnameh-ye Andisheh-ye Dini (فصلنامه اندیشه دینی)

Journal Title in English: Journal of Religious Thought

Publisher: Shiraz University

Country / City of Publication: Iran / Shiraz

Year of First Publication: Autumn 1999

Print ISSN (1999–2003): 6123-2251

Electronic ISSN (2004 onward): 2717-2686

Languages of Publication: Persian and English. The title, extended abstract, short abstract, keywords, and author information are also provided in English.

Publication Frequency: Quarterly

Areas of Specialization: Islamic Philosophy, Islamic Theology, Islamic Mysticism, and Comparative Studies

Academic Status: Scientific Journal (under License No. 1206/2910/3, dated December 1, 2003)

Latest Evaluation Ranking by the National Commission for Scientific Journals (2024): Grade A

Initial Manuscript Screening: Within a maximum of 10 days

Peer Review Period: From a minimum of 3 weeks to a maximum of 3 months

Collaborating Organization: Iranian Association of Islamic Studies

Journal Email: andisheh@shirazu.ac.ir

Journal Website: https://jrt.shirazu.ac.ir

Article Format: PDF

Citation Style: APA (7th edition)

Similarity Detection and Plagiarism Screening Software Used During Evaluation: Samim Noor (for Persian-language articles)

Open Access Policy: All articles published in this journal are freely accessible to readers at no cost. The journal operates under an open-access policy.

Authors’ Rights and Publication License:

Authors retain the copyright to their works.

The journal uses the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license. This license permits others to share and redistribute published articles, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author.

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Articles accepted for publication can be viewed in the Articles Accepted for Publication section. Otherwise, any acceptance certificate purportedly issued by this journal shall have no legal validity.

Authors are kindly requested to read the Guide for Authors before submitting their manuscripts.

The journal is ranked Q3 by the Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC).

Achieving Grade A in Five Consecutive Annual Evaluations by the Commission for Scientific Journals

We are pleased to announce to our authors and researchers that, according to the evaluation results published on the Scientific Journals Portal of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, the Journal of Religious Thought has achieved Grade A in the annual evaluations for the years 2020 through 2024 (1399–1403 in the Iranian calendar).