Journal Boards
Editor in Chief
Prof. Dr. Bayram Özer
Elmira Akhmetova, PhD, a Tatar scholar from Russia, is currently affiliated with Istanbul Foundation for Science and Culture, and serves as Professor at the Institute of Knowledge Integration, Georgia. She is the recipient of Alexander von Humboldt Award for Experienced Researcher between 2021-2023 for her research project entitled Tatar Translations and Commentaries of the Qur’an in Imperial Russia. Akhmetova was previously employed as Senior Research Fellow at the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS), the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, Germany; Associate Professor at Department of History and Civilization at International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM; 2015-2021); Adjunct Associate Professor at University of South Australia (2018-2021); a Research Fellow at International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) Malaysia (2013-2016); and a lecturer at the Kazan State University (1996-1997) in Russia. Akhmetova is the author and editor of several books in the areas of Islam in Russia, Islamic Political Thought, Diplomacy in Islam, Nationalism in the Muslim World, and has more than seventy articles and book chapters to her credit. She annually prepares reports on Islam in Russia for the prominent Brill Publications volume of Yearbook of Muslims in Europe since 2009. She is also a recipient of High Impact Responsible Innovation Award, Top 30 Contributors to IIUM Research Performance Awards in 2019 and 2020, and Journal Article Publication Award (Gold, 2020).
Social Sciences Editor
Religious Studies Editor
English Language Editor
Editorial Board
Dr. Bukuri Zejno (Institute of Knowledge Integration, Georgia)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fatmir Shehu (IIUM, Malaysia)
Prof. Dr. İshak Özgel (Suleyman Demirel University, Turkey)
Prof. Dr. Ismail Hacinebioglu (Istanbul University, Turkey)
Dr. Osman Erdem Yapar (Dhofar University, Oman)
Assoc. Prof. Rahimah Embong (Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia)
Dr. Shumaila Majeed (Resurgence Academic and Research Institute, Pakistan)
Dr. Tubanur Y. Ozkan (Durham University, UK)
Tugba Turkoglu (IFSC, Turkey)
NOTE: Names are arranged according to an alphabetical order
Science-Advisory Board
Abdelaziz BERGHOUT (ISTAC, Malaysia)
Ahmet Alibasic (University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Ahmet KAYACIK (Gaziantep Islam Science and Technology University, Türkiye)
Ahmet YILDIZ (Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf University, Türkiye)
Alparslan ACIKGENÇ (Ibn Haldun University, Türkiye)
Anis AHMAD (Riphah International University, Pakistan)
Bilal KUŞPINAR (Necmettin Erbakan University, Türkiye)
Bülent UÇAR (Osnabruck University, Germany)
Celil ABUZAR (Harran University, Türkiye)
Colin TURNER (Durham University, United Kingdom)
Ensar NİŞANCI (Namık Kemal University)
Farid ALATAS (National University of Singapore)
Hatice ARPAGUŞ (Marmara University, Türkiye)
Imtiyaz YUSUF (Shenandoah University, USA)
İdris ŞENGÜL (Ankara University, Türkiye)
Mehmet Halil ÇIÇEK (Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Türkiye)
Mehmet Sait ÖZERVARLI (Yıldız Teknik University, Türkiye)
Muhammed SİROZİ (Palembang University, Indonesia)
Murat SARICIK (Süleyman Demirel University, Türkiye)
Mustafa TUNA (Duke University, USA)
Necati AYDIN (Alfaisal University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
Osman BAKAR (IIUM, Malaysia)
Şadi Eren (Iğdır University, Türkiye)
Vaffi Foday SHERIFF (Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Nigeria)
Yunus ÇENGEL (Nevada University, Reno, USA)
NOTE: Names have been listed alphabetically.
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