Aims and Scope of the Journal

  • The Arab Journal for the Humanities (AJH) aims to highlight the contributions of specialists in the field of the humanities and to shed light on central issues of the field.
  • It provides an intellectual platform for interested scholars and researchers in various branches of the humanities.
  • The journal intends to contribute to the field of the humanities by publishing innovative and original research papers that tackle relevant issues to the field.
  • The Arab Journal for the Humanities publishes scholarly articles that explore from innovative and analytical perspectives a wide range of topics in the fields of Arabic literature, foreign languages and literatures, comparative literature, linguistics, philosophy, theory and practice, history, archeology, contemporary culture, media studies, as well as the newly emerging disciplines within the humanities.

As an academic publication that predominantly publishes articles in Arabic, the journal seeks to promote novel theoretical and methodological frameworks for the analysis of Arabic literary, philosophical, and historical texts, as well as other cultural production.

  • The journal publishes articles written in Arabic, English, and French. Moreover, all abstracts of all published articles appear in English.
  • Each issue consists of ten peer-reviewed articles, as well as several book reviews. Occasionally, the journal features a scholars’ forum on a specific issue related to the humanities.
  • The journal conducts scientific seminars, in which participants discuss concepts and phenomena concerned with the field of the humanities, or its related fields. These seminars tackle critical theoretical and intellectual concerns, as well as current domestic and international events.