Focus and Scope

Qaulan welcomes original scholarly manuscripts covering, but not limited to, the following areas:

1. Islamic Communication

Research concerning communication from Islamic perspectives, including:

  • Islamic communication theory
  • Principles of Islamic communication
  • Qur'anic and Prophetic communication
  • Ethics of Islamic communication
  • Interpersonal communication
  • Intercultural communication
  • Organizational communication
  • Public communication
  • Communication and social change
  • Communication and community development

2. Da'wah Communication

Studies examining communication processes, strategies, media, and practices in Islamic da'wah, including:

  • Da'wah communication strategies
  • Contemporary da'wah
  • Digital da'wah
  • Da'wah through social media
  • Da'wah content and audience
  • Da'wah methods and approaches
  • Da'wah institutions and organizations
  • Da'wah communication management
  • Religious authority and da'wah
  • Community-based da'wah
  • Da'wah and social transformation

3. Islamic Broadcasting

Research related to broadcasting and the dissemination of Islamic messages through conventional and digital media, including:

  • Islamic radio broadcasting
  • Islamic television broadcasting
  • Digital broadcasting
  • Streaming media
  • Broadcasting management
  • Broadcasting production
  • Broadcast journalism
  • Islamic broadcast programs
  • Audience studies
  • Broadcasting regulation and ethics
  • Development of broadcasting technology

The journal's published research has included comparative studies of radio and television broadcasting and examinations of broadcasting in the digital era.

4. Islamic Media and Journalism

Qaulan welcomes studies on Islamic media production, representation, and consumption, including:

  • Islamic journalism
  • Online journalism
  • Islamic news media
  • Media framing
  • Media representation
  • Media discourse
  • Visual communication
  • Islamic media production
  • Religious narratives in the media
  • Media literacy
  • Religious and social issues in mass media

5. Digital Communication and Social Media

Research addressing the transformation of Islamic communication in the digital environment, including:

  • Social media communication
  • Digital Islamic content
  • TikTok and Islamic communication
  • Instagram and da'wah
  • YouTube and Islamic broadcasting
  • Podcasts and Islamic communication
  • Digital religious communities
  • Online religious authority
  • Digital religion
  • Social media engagement
  • Islamic influencer communication
  • Algorithms and religious content

This area is particularly relevant to the journal's existing publication profile, which includes studies on social media, digital da'wah, TikTok, Instagram, and online religious communication.

6. Communication Technology and New Media

The journal welcomes research examining the impact of technological developments on Islamic communication, such as:

  • New media
  • Artificial intelligence and communication
  • Digital transformation
  • Communication technologies
  • Internet and religious communication
  • Mobile communication
  • Digital platforms
  • Media convergence
  • Virtual communication
  • Emerging communication technologies

7. Public Relations and Strategic Communication

Research concerning communication management and public relations within Islamic and social contexts, including:

  • Islamic public relations
  • Strategic communication
  • Organizational communication
  • Institutional communication
  • Reputation management
  • Crisis communication
  • Public information
  • Community relations
  • Government communication
  • Nonprofit and religious organization communication

8. Communication, Culture, and Society

Qaulan also welcomes interdisciplinary studies examining the relationship between communication, culture, religion, and society, including:

  • Communication and cultural change
  • Islamic culture and communication
  • Religious identity
  • Communication and social values
  • Popular culture
  • Communication and social movements
  • Communication and community
  • Communication and globalization
  • Communication and social transformation
  • Media and cultural studies

The journal's publication history demonstrates this interdisciplinary orientation through research on cultural change, virtual communication, social issues, and media representation.

9. Political and Public Communication

Research examining communication within political and public contexts, particularly where communication intersects with Islam, religion, media, and society, including:

  • Political communication
  • Islamic political communication
  • Social media and politics
  • Political campaigns
  • Public opinion
  • Religious discourse in politics
  • Media and political participation
  • Communication and democracy
  • Digital political communication

10. Communication Ethics and Islamic Values

Studies addressing ethical dimensions of communication and media, including:

  • Islamic communication ethics
  • Media ethics
  • Journalism ethics
  • Digital ethics
  • Information ethics
  • Privacy and communication
  • Misinformation and disinformation
  • Hate speech
  • Religious tolerance
  • Responsible digital communication
  • Islamic values in media production