Transfer of Al-Nasr to Al-Qamar Islamic Research Institute, Revised Scope, and Implementation of AQIRI Publication Policies

2026-06-29

Al-Nasr is pleased to announce that the journal has been formally acquired by Al-Qamar Islamic Research Institute (AQIRI), Lahore, Pakistan from Al-Nasr Research Institute. Following this transition, Al-Nasr is now published and managed by Al-Qamar Islamic Research Institute as part of its academic publishing and research-development platform.

This institutional transfer has been undertaken to strengthen the journal’s editorial structure, peer-review process, publication ethics, metadata quality, digital publishing standards, open-access visibility, preservation practices, and long-term academic development.

Revised Publisher and Institutional Management

With this transition, the publisher of Al-Nasr is now:

Al-Qamar Islamic Research Institute
60-D Block, Marghazar Colony, Multan Road
Lahore, 54500, Pakistan

AQIRI will supervise the journal’s publishing infrastructure, online platform, editorial workflow, policy implementation, archiving, metadata development, and publication administration. Editorial decisions will remain based on academic merit, peer-review reports, ethical compliance, relevance to the journal’s aims and scope, and editorial assessment.

Revision of Journal Scope

As part of this transition, the academic focus of Al-Nasr has been revised.

Previously, Al-Nasr had a broader scope covering humanities and social sciences. Under AQIRI’s publishing management, the journal’s focus has been refined toward Islamic Studies and related interdisciplinary fields.

The current scope of Al-Nasr includes:

  • Qur’anic Studies

  • Ḥadīth Studies

  • Sīrah Studies

  • Islamic jurisprudence and Islamic law

  • Uṣūl al-fiqh

  • Islamic theology and philosophy

  • Kalām and Muslim intellectual traditions

  • Sufism and spiritual traditions

  • Islamic ethics and moral thought

  • Islamic education and religious pedagogy

  • Muslim history and civilization

  • Islamic culture and society

  • Comparative religion

  • Interfaith studies

  • Orientalism and Muslim intellectual responses

  • Arabic and Urdu Islamic scholarship

  • Manuscript studies and textual criticism

  • Islamic thought and intellectual history

  • Classical and contemporary Muslim thought

  • Muslim societies and contemporary Muslim issues

  • Islam in Pakistan and South Asia

  • Islamic law, state, governance, and public life

  • Religion, culture, ethics, and society

  • Religious extremism, peace, tolerance, and social harmony

  • Contemporary challenges facing Muslim communities

  • Humanities and social sciences where the research remains clearly relevant to Islamic Studies, Muslim societies, Islamic civilization, or religious thought

Submissions outside the revised aims and scope may be declined during initial editorial screening.

Accepted Submission Categories

Al-Nasr will publish the following regular submission categories:

  • Research Articles

  • Book Reviews

Research Articles will be processed through a double-blind peer-review system. Book Reviews will be evaluated by the editorial team and may be sent for expert review where necessary.

Book Reviews from July–December 2026 Issue

Al-Nasr will begin publishing Book Reviews as a regular submission category from the July–December 2026 issueonward.

Book Reviews should critically examine recently published or academically significant books related to the journal’s current scope. A Book Review should include full bibliographic details of the reviewed book, a summary of its main argument, critical evaluation, scholarly contribution, strengths, limitations, and relevance to Islamic Studies or related fields.

Book Reviews are not treated as original research articles. However, they must maintain scholarly tone, proper documentation, ethical responsibility, and relevance to the aims and scope of Al-Nasr.

Implementation of AQIRI Publication Policies

Following the transfer, Al-Nasr will implement the publication policies of Al-Qamar Islamic Research Institute (AQIRI). These policies are intended to strengthen transparency, editorial responsibility, ethical publishing, metadata quality, author guidance, peer-review standards, and long-term preservation.

The implemented policies include, but are not limited to:

  • Aims and Scope

  • Author Guidelines

  • Submission Guidelines

  • Peer Review Process

  • Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

  • Open Access and Licensing Policy

  • Publication Fee Policy

  • Archiving and Preservation Policy

  • Transliteration and Multilingual Policy

  • Transliteration Tables

  • Citation and References Style

  • Indexing, Recognition, Metadata, and Discovery Information

  • Corrections, Retractions, Complaints, and Appeals procedures where applicable

Authors, reviewers, readers, and academic institutions are advised to consult the updated journal policies before submitting, reviewing, citing, or corresponding with the journal.

Open Access and Licensing

Al-Nasr remains an open-access journal. Readers, researchers, students, teachers, libraries, and institutions are not charged for access to published content.

Published articles and book reviews will be distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), unless otherwise stated. This license permits use, distribution, reproduction, sharing, and adaptation in any medium, provided the original author(s), journal, and source are properly credited.

Continuity of Published Record

The transition does not remove or invalidate previously published content. Earlier issues, articles, records, and files will remain part of the journal’s scholarly record.

Where necessary, article records, issue information, metadata, website pages, author guidelines, journal policies, contact details, and publisher information may be updated to reflect the new publisher, revised scope, current publication model, and AQIRI policy framework.

The journal will continue to work toward accurate metadata, stable article records, digital preservation, website accessibility, and transparent publication information.

Editorial and Submission Communication

All new submissions should be made through the journal’s official online submission system. Authors should ensure that manuscripts follow the updated aims and scope, author guidelines, submission requirements, citation style, ethical requirements, and language policy of Al-Nasr.

Official communication regarding submission, peer review, revision, acceptance, publication, correction, or withdrawal should take place through Open Journal Systems (OJS) or authorized editorial email.

Authors should not rely on informal communication, personal contacts, or third-party assurances as substitutes for the official editorial record.

Final Statement

Al-Nasr, under the publishing management of Al-Qamar Islamic Research Institute, is committed to responsible academic publishing, open access, double-blind peer review for Research Articles, ethical editorial practices, transparent policy implementation, accurate metadata, digital preservation, and meaningful scholarly contribution in Islamic Studies and related interdisciplinary fields.

For queries related to the transfer, revised scope, submission suitability, publication policies, book reviews, or editorial correspondence, please contact:

Editorial Office
Al-Nasr
Published by Al-Qamar Islamic Research Institute, Lahore, Pakistan

Email: editorial.office@an.publications.aqiri.org
Alternative Email: info@publications.aqiri.org