Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies

Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies
DisciplineMiddle East and Islam
LanguageEnglish
Edited byLutz Edzard and Stephan Guth
Publication details
History1995-present
Publisher
Yes
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4J. Arab. Islam. Stud.
Indexing
ISSN0806-198X
OCLC no.46814291
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The Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies, often abbreviated to JAIS, is an international, peer-reviewed academic journal. It was founded in 1995 by Joseph N. Bell from the University of Bergen, Norway, and Petr Zemánek from Charles University in Prague. The current editors are Lutz Edzard and Stephan Guth, both of Oslo University.

The journal is open access. Its stated aims are to promote the study of history, language, literature and culture through the publication of research articles. The journal receives in excess of 250,000 visits per annum, making it the world's most widely read journal in the field of Arabic, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies.

Volumes from 1995 to 2002 were published on paper by Edinburgh University Press. The journal is now published electronically on its primary site hosted by the Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages (IKOS),[1] Oslo University.

  1. ^ "Journals". Oslo University. Archived from the original on 2022-06-01. Retrieved 2022-06-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)