الآفاق اسلامی و تحقیقی مجلہ
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Identity & governance
38997102d40ae52038d7b795aa03db05a9d91e4ec1cb8c1b43602d2341e581e2) — looked for the ISSN 2789-3820 — not found8bdc31ea2b3a61bb714cc53289276e144f92007fbedead205a7b6dea9d767c3a) — “title: Al-Āfāq Islamic Research Journal”8bdc31ea2b3a61bb714cc53289276e144f92007fbedead205a7b6dea9d767c3a) — looked for "editorial board", "editorial team", "editor-in-chief", "editor in chief", "advisory board" — not found8bdc31ea2b3a61bb714cc53289276e144f92007fbedead205a7b6dea9d767c3a) — “… Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan. ISSN (Print): 2789-3820 | ISSN (Online): 2789-3839 Email: alaafaq@gudgk.edu.pk”8bdc31ea2b3a61bb714cc53289276e144f92007fbedead205a7b6dea9d767c3a) — “… ISSN (Print): 2789-3820 | ISSN (Online): 2789-3839 Email: alaafaq@gudgk.edu.pk”Editorial integrity
8bdc31ea2b3a61bb714cc53289276e144f92007fbedead205a7b6dea9d767c3a) — “… Aim & Scope Al-Āfāq Islamic Research Journal is a trilingual, double-blind peer-reviewed, open-access research journal that has been published biannually since 2021 by the Department of Islamic…”8bdc31ea2b3a61bb714cc53289276e144f92007fbedead205a7b6dea9d767c3a) — “Contact Search Register Login About the Journal Aim & Scope Al-Āfāq Islamic Research Journal is a trilingual, double-blind peer-reviewed, open-access research journal that has been…”8bdc31ea2b3a61bb714cc53289276e144f92007fbedead205a7b6dea9d767c3a) — looked for "plagiarism", "similarity", "turnitin", "ithenticate" — not found8bdc31ea2b3a61bb714cc53289276e144f92007fbedead205a7b6dea9d767c3a) — looked for impact-factor badges (SJIF, IIFS, Global Impact Factor, ISRA, Cosmos), "ISI indexed", speed promises ("publish within", "48 hours" …) or a self-declared impact factor — not foundTechnical standing
8bdc31ea2b3a61bb714cc53289276e144f92007fbedead205a7b6dea9d767c3a) — looked for "doi.org/" — not found8bdc31ea2b3a61bb714cc53289276e144f92007fbedead205a7b6dea9d767c3a) — looked for "/oai" (an OAI-PMH link) and "citation_" (Google Scholar tags) — not foundPreservation & access
8bdc31ea2b3a61bb714cc53289276e144f92007fbedead205a7b6dea9d767c3a) — looked for a creativecommons.org/licenses link, "CC BY" or "Creative Commons" — not found8bdc31ea2b3a61bb714cc53289276e144f92007fbedead205a7b6dea9d767c3a) — looked for "article processing charge", "apc", "publication fee", "no fee", "free of charge", "no charges", "no apc" — not found8bdc31ea2b3a61bb714cc53289276e144f92007fbedead205a7b6dea9d767c3a) — looked for "open access" — not foundReach & citation
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| Date | Grade | Score | Methodology |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 2026 | D | 41 | 2026.10 |
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