Islam & Contemporary Issues is a peer-reviewed journal published by the Medan Resource Center. The journal aims to facilitate academic articles and scholarly writings on empirical research in the field of Islamic studies. It is open to academics, students, researchers, and practitioners interested in contributing their thoughts, particularly in Islamic studies and humanities perspectives. The journal is published biannually in March and September and accepts articles in Bahasa Indonesia or English.

Islam & Contemporary Issues is published by Medan Resource Center in collaboration with Pusat Studi Kajian Filsafat, Fakultas Agama Islam dan Humaniora, Universitas Panca Budi [Collaboration Agreement].

This journal is an Open Access Journal. Article copyright belongs to the author. All information in this journal is closed and protected by the journal manager and protected from outside interests.

Journal History

• ICI was established in February 2021 and published its first issue (Vol. 1, No. 1) in March 2021.
• ICI was Registered e-ISSN (2798-3307) by ISSN BRIN (formerly PDII LIPI) on July 8, 2021.
• ICI was indexed in Google Scholar on February 17, 2021.
• Medan Resource Center joint collaboration with Pusat Studi Kajian Filsafat, Fakultas Agama Islam dan Humaniora, Universitas Panca Budi on May 10, 2021.
• ICI was indexed in Garuda on February 27, 2022.
• ICI was indexed in Crossref (Registered in DOI by RJI) on October 12, 2022.
• ICI was indexed in Dimensions and Scilit in June 2023.
• Medan Resource Center was joined Himpunan Penerbit Jurnal Indonesia (HIPJI) on July 2, 2024.
• ICI was indexed in iSitasi in July 2024.