About the Journal

 

Ibn Khaldoun Journal for Studies and Researches was established in 2021 as a peer-reviewed academic journal under the supervision of the Ibn Al-Arabi Center for Culture and Publishing, a licensed civil society institution recognized by the Palestinian Ministry of Culture and operating on a non-profit basis. The journal was founded with the aim of providing a scholarly platform that offers research guidance to emerging researchers and assists them in publishing their work in its pages at affordable fees accessible to all. It is noteworthy that the majority of the journal’s revenues are allocated to cover the costs of the international licenses held by the journal.

The journal focuses on publishing research articles, studies, book reviews, critical readings, translations, and scientific experiences in the humanities and social sciences. It also publishes extracted research, summaries of master’s theses, doctoral dissertations, or full theses and dissertations under specific conditions.

The journal is committed to the Kaizen principle of continuous improvement from multiple perspectives. This includes developing its website both technically and content-wise, operating around the clock in search of new licensing opportunities, subscribing to them, integrating into numerous Arab and international databases, and consulting Arab and international experts to continuously align its practices with the standards of leading academic journals.

The journal is named Ibn Khaldoun Journal for Studies and Researches in honor of Ibn Khaldoun, a distinguished pioneer in the social sciences. It is officially registered with the International Center for the Registration of Serial Numbers, with a print ISSN of P-ISSN: 2789-7834 and an electronic ISSN of E-ISSN: 2789-3359. Its website operates using the OJS platform for academic journals and is available in both Arabic and English. The English version is professionally translated, not machine-generated, and represents a complete and accurate counterpart of the Arabic content.

 

Objectives:

  • Contribute to the production of knowledge and scientific research in the humanities and social sciences.

  • Support emerging researchers in engaging in scholarly research by peer-reviewing their work and providing guidance.

  • Enable researchers to peer-review and publish their work at affordable fees.

  • Assist some Palestinian researchers in having their work peer-reviewed free of charge amid the rising costs of Arab and international peer review.

 

Fields of Publication:

Ibn Khaldoun Journal covers a wide range of fields in the humanities and social sciences, with particular focus on:

  • Religious studies

  • Culture and anthropology

  • Literature, criticism, and Arabic linguistics

  • Psychology and sociology

  • Performing arts and music

  • Fine arts and visual arts

  • Journalism, media, and political studies

  • Philosophy and its schools

  • Law and human rights

  • History, archaeology, and geography

  • Economics and business administration

  • Human development and self-improvement

 

Publication Ethics:

The journal is committed to publishing original research that has not been published elsewhere. This does not preclude the publication of extracted theses or dissertations. All submissions are checked using the global plagiarism detection software Turnitin. Research with a similarity rate exceeding 20% is generally not accepted, except in rare cases such as texts citing Qur’anic verses, Hadith, or legal texts. Authors bear legal and ethical responsibility if they submit work previously published elsewhere.

The journal reserves the right to take legal action against any author found to have republished stolen research from another study, book, or file, especially if the original author requests the removal of the plagiarized work. The original author must contact the journal formally via email, requesting withdrawal of the plagiarized research and providing the original text clearly indicating the plagiarized sections.

All opinions expressed in the published research reflect the views of the authors alone, and the journal’s management assumes no legal responsibility regarding the rights of others.

 

Journal Archiving:

The journal provides free access to all its publications in adherence to open-access policies required by many international databases. It allows indexing and archiving of all its research in global and Arab databases without claiming any rights in return. The journal is indexed in Google Scholar and CrossRef after obtaining a DOI. Its educational research is archived at Dar Shammaa, and it is a member of Dar Al Manthuma and e-Marefa (Arab Knowledge). The journal actively seeks to join as many repositories as possible.