Malezya’da İslami İlimler Alanındaki Akademik Dergilerden Journal Afkar’ın İngilizce ve Arapça Makalelerinin Bibliyografik Taraması
A Bibliometric Analysis of English and Arabic Articles in Journal Afkar, one of the Academic Journals in the Field of Islamic Studies in Malaysia

Summary/Abstract: Carrying out a qualified literature review enables researchers who conduct studies in a particular branch of science to have a panoramic view of the study area. Literature reviews are important for the successful conclusion of the research adventure as the knowledge of what is written in the field could give clues as to what can be studied. Bibliographies are the most practical way of looking at general studies in the field. Bibliographic efforts virtually map the field of study and assist researchers in their progress. In this study, a general introduction will be made about the Malaysian theology/Islamic studies journals. The assumption of this study is that the topics that will attract the attention of Turkish researchers may have been discussed in these journals and that findings that could serve as a source for new studies have been reached. With this article, it is aimed that a literature review in the field of Islamic studies will also include Malaysian theology journals, and it is hoped that such a study will contribute to the originality of prospective studies. This study aims to provide those who do academic research in the field of Islamic studies with a map of Malaysian studies. It was noticed that there are highly qualified international journals in the field of Islamic studies in Malaysia, which is quite far from our country in terms of geography and culture. The bibliographic data of the English and Arabic articles published by Journal Afkar, which stands out with its prestige among these journals, are listed chronologically with their Turkish translations. Although Journal Afkar is the academic publication of the University of Malaya, it accepts at least one-third of publications in English and Arabic. In the introduction, information about the importance of literature review was provided, and then a brief introduction was made about the academic journals in Malaysia in the field of Islamic studies indexed by ESCI and AHCI. It was observed that there is a remarkable number of comparative studies in English and Arabic articles published in the journal. It was found that Malay researchers have a tendency to bring together the different interpretations of Islamic scholars with different sectarian views on a single subject.

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