Digital Islamicate and Humanities

About the Journal

JOURNAL OF DIGITAL ISLAMICATE AND HUMANITIES (DIH)

Journal Title: Journal of Digital Islamicate and Humanities
Initials: DIH
Abbreviation: J. Digit. Islamicate Humanit.
Online ISSN: 3124-9523
Frequency: 2 issues per year (April and October)
DOI: doi.org/10.63254/dih
Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Eng. Ir. Imam Tahyudin, M.M.
Publisher: Zahira Studies
Citation Analysis: Google Scholar | Crossref

Journal Description

Journal of Digital Islamicate and Humanities (DIH) is a peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal that focuses on the integration of digital technologies and computational methodologies within Islamicate studies. The journal provides an interdisciplinary scholarly platform for examining Islamicate societies, cultures, texts, and intellectual traditions from classical to contemporary periods through digital humanities approaches. DIH seeks to promote innovative research while encouraging critical engagement with methodological, theoretical, and ethical issues arising from digital scholarship.

Aims & Scope

The journal welcomes original research, review articles, and digital project reports in, but not limited to, the following areas:

1. Digital Islamic Humanities:
- Computational analysis of Qur'an, Hadith, Fiqh, and classical Arabic/Islamic manuscripts (NLP, stylometry, text mining)
- Digital codicology and paleography of Islamicate manuscripts
- Network analysis of Ulama, Sanad, and Islamic intellectual history

2. Digital Islamicate Arts and Culture:
- 3D modeling, VR/AR for Islamic architecture, heritage sites, and museums
- Digital preservation of Islamic arts, calligraphy, and music
- AI for Islamic geometric pattern analysis

3. Muslim Societies in Digital Sphere:
- Islam, social media, and digital public sphere
- Online fatwa, digital da'wah, and religious authority in the digital age
- Digital ethnography of Muslim communities

4. Critical Digital Humanities & Islamicate Epistemology:
- Ethics of AI from an Islamic perspective (Adab al-AI)
- Decolonial approaches to digitizing Islamicate heritage
- Bias in Large Language Models regarding Islam and Muslims

5. Digital Archives and Infrastructure:
- Development of Islamicate digital libraries and databases
- GIS and spatial humanities for Hajj, Waqf, and Islamic trade routes
- Linked Open Data for Islamic history

Peer Review Process

All manuscripts submitted to Journal of Digital Islamicate and Humanities undergo a rigorous double-blind peer-review process. Each submission is reviewed by at least two independent reviewers who possess expertise in both digital humanities methodologies and the relevant field of Islamicate studies to ensure academic quality, originality, and scholarly relevance.

Publication Frequency

Journal of Digital Islamicate and Humanities is published twice a year, with issues released in April and October.

Publisher

This journal is published by Zahira Studies.

Open Access Policy

Journal of Digital Islamicate and Humanities provides immediate open access to all published content, based on the principle that free and unrestricted access to scholarly research supports a broader global exchange of knowledge and advances the development of digital humanities and Islamicate studies.

Indexing & Abstracting

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Editorial Team