Focus and Scope
Islam and Digital Humanities (IDIH) is an international peer-reviewed journal dedicated to advancing scholarly research at the intersection of Islamic Studies and Digital Humanities. The journal aims to explore how digital technologies are transforming the study, interpretation, and lived experience of Islam in contemporary global contexts.
IDIH seeks to provide a multidisciplinary platform for scholars, researchers, and practitioners to critically engage with the digital transformation of Islamic knowledge, culture, and society. The journal promotes innovative methodologies, including computational analysis, digital ethnography, and data-driven approaches in the study of Islam.
Scope
The journal welcomes original research articles, review articles, and conceptual papers in, but not limited to, the following area:
- Digital Islamic Textual Studies: Digital Qur’anic studies and computational tafsir, Digital hadith analysis and authentication, Corpus linguistics in Islamic texts, Text mining and semantic analysis of classical and contemporary Islamic literature.
- Islam and Digital Society: Islam in social media and digital platforms, Online religious authority and digital fatwa, Muslim digital identity and piety, Digital communities and the concept of the virtual ummah
- Digital Anthropology and Sociology of Islam: Ethnography of online Muslim communities, Digital rituals and religious practices, Islam and digital culture, Transformation of religious authority in the digital age.
- Islamic Knowledge and Artificial Intelligence: AI in Islamic studies and knowledge production, Machine learning for Islamic texts, Ethics of AI in Islamic thought, Automation and digitalization of Islamic scholarship.
- Digital Humanities Methods in Islamic Studies: Digital archiving of Islamic manuscripts, GIS and mapping Islamic history, Network analysis of Islamic scholars and traditions, Visualization of Islamic knowledge systems.
- Islam, Media, and Digital Culture: Islamic narratives in digital media, Muslim influencers and digital da’wah, Popular Islam in digital environments, Digital storytelling and Islamic content production.
- Islam and Digital Education: E-learning in Islamic education, Digital pesantren and virtual learning, MOOCs and Islamic knowledge dissemination, Pedagogical innovation in digital Islamic studies
- Global and Comparative Perspectives: Comparative digital religion studies, Islam and digitalization across regions, Transnational Muslim networks, Globalization of Islamic discourse in digital space
