Focus and Scope

Scope and Topics

JIIKS welcomes original empirical research articles, critical conceptual frameworks, philosophical treatises, and systematic literature reviews across the spectrum of integrated Islamic knowledge. Core thematic areas include, but are not limited to:

• Islamic Epistemology & Integration of Knowledge: Methodological frameworks for integrating revelational (naqli) and rational/empirical ('aqli) sciences, contemporary epistemological critiques, and the philosophy of Islamic science.

• Integrated Social Sciences & Humanities: Islamic psychology and psychotherapy (tazkiyat al-nafs and mental health), Islamic sociology, anthropology of Muslim societies, integrated pedagogy and Islamic educational philosophy.

• Islamic Economics, Finance & Applied Ethics: Epistemological foundations of Islamic economics, ethical finance architectures, contemporary maqāṣid al-sharī‘ah applications in socio-economic development, and corporate governance.

• Bioethics, Science & Frontier Technologies: Islamic perspectives on medical bioethics, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence ethics, environmental stewardship (khilāfah and green Islam), and digital humanities.

• Contemporary Jurisprudence, Law & Public Policy: Modern legal hermeneutics, ijtihad in contemporary sociopolitical contexts, human rights frameworks in Islamic jurisprudence, and governance systems.