Dear list members,

We are excited to announce the publication of the inaugural issue of the Journal of Digital Islamicate Research (JDIR), a new peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the intersection of digital humanities and Islamicate studies, published by Brill.

The Journal of Digital Islamicate Research offers an academic platform for exploring the ways in which digital methodologies are transforming the study of the Islamicate world. Our scope includes, but is not limited to:

• Digital historical, religious and cultural studies of the Islamicate world
• Islamic and Islamicate arts from a digital humanities perspective
• Computational analysis of social, political, and religious dynamics within the Islamicate world
• Manuscript studies and digital editions
• Digital tools and methods for studying Islamicate heritage and languages
• Digital methods in media and communication studies
• Digital humanities explorations of literature
• The intersection between AI and digital humanities   

Submissions are open on a rolling basis, and we encourage contributions from scholars across the globe. Manuscripts can be submitted in either English or Arabic through our editorial management system on the Journal website. For more information on how to submit, please visit our page: Submit Your Manuscript.

In addition to individual papers, we welcome proposals for special issues on any topic within the scope of the journal. Special issue editors will have the opportunity to bring together a collection of cutting-edge research centered around a cohesive theme related to the digital study of the Islamicate world.

We invite you to explore the first issue of JDIR and consider contributing your own work to this exciting and growing field. For inquiries or to discuss potential special issues, please feel free to reach out to the editors on the journal's email jdir@brill.com.

We look forward to your contributions!

Eid Mohamed and Mai Zaki

Editors-in-chief