📢 Call for Papers

Journal: Philosophical Meditations
Special Issue Title: Philosophical Meditations on the Crises of Contemporary Humanity

The Journal of Philosophical Meditations is preparing a Scopus-ready special issue devoted to exploring philosophical reflections on the crises of contemporary humanity. This issue aims to provide an international platform for original, critical, and innovative research on the moral, existential, social, and global challenges facing humankind today.

Suggested Sub-themes:

1. Philosophical Meditations on Moral and Ethical Crises in the Modern World
2. Identity, Alienation, and the Self in Contemporary Humanity
3. The Crisis of Meaning and the Search for Spirituality in the Secular Age
4. The Challenge of Truth in the Age of Post-Truth
5. Freedom, Security, and the Ethical Limits of Control
6. Justice, Inequality, and Globalization: A Philosophical Inquiry
7. Technology, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future of Humanity
8. Environmental Ethics and Human Responsibility toward Nature
9. Loneliness, Individualism, and the Crisis of Social Bonds
10. Philosophy of Hope and the Future of Humanity

Submission Deadline: 31 Desamber 2025

Article Submission System: Phm.znu.ac.ir

✅️Only papers written in clear academic English will be considered for review.

✅️The journal will not charge authors for publishing articles.

The journal of PHilosophical Meditations (PHM) is a peer-reviewed open-access quarterly journal in Persian (with extended English abstracts and bibliographies) devoted to the fields of Islamic philosophy,  Mulla Sadra philosophy (Sadra Islamic Philosophy), Averroism, Avicennism (Sinavi philosophy), Illuminationism, mystical philosophy, scholastic Islamic theology, transcendent theosophy, moral philosophy, philosophy of religion, philosophy of ethics, truth, God, cogito, doubt, mind-body distinction, meditation, Islamic Kalam (kalam is the scholastic, speculative, or rational study of Islamic theology), theological discourse, meditations, and stoicism, published by the University of Zanjan. It is scientifically sponsored by the Iranian Wisdom and Philosophy Association (IWPA) and the International Association of Islamic Bioethics (IAIB). It is devoted to the publication of original articles, review articles, etc., considering the research ethics and academic rules and regulations. The journal aims to publish research and review papers on the most recent issues and developments in the field. All papers are subject to a double-blind reviewing process.

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About the Journal:

Journal Title: PHilosophical Meditations (PHM)

Country of Publication: Iran, Zanjan

Publisher: University of Zanjan

Scientific Sponsorship Society: Iranian Wisdom and Philosophy Association (IWPA) | International Association of Islamic Bioethics (IAIB)

Editor-in-Chief: Professor Sahar Kavandi

Subject Area: Islamic philosophy, philosophy of religion, philosophy of ethics, truth, God, cogito, doubt, mind-body distinction, meditation, philosophy of religion, philosophy of ethics, doubt, mind-body distinction, meditation, and Islamic Kalam (Kalam is the scholastic, speculative, or rational study of Islamic theology).

Format: Print and Online

Print    ISSN: 2228-5253

Online ISSN: 2588-3615

Frequency: Semiannual

Publishing Schedule: June, and December

Language: Persian, including English abstracts and bibliographies.

Open Access: Yes, free access to articles

Article types: Research and review papers.

Primary Review: 10 days, approximately.

Peer Review Policy: Double-blind peer-review

Average refereeing time: 24 weeks

Acceptance percentage: 15%

Citation Style: The APA referencing style.

Website: https://phm.znu.ac.ir

E-mail: taammulat@znu.ac.ir

Gmail: phmznu@gmail.com  

Tel: +982433054101

Address: Office of the journal of Philosophical Meditations, Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Humanities, University of Zanjan, University Blvd., Zanjan, Iran. Postal Code: 45371-38791.

Indexing & Abstracting: EBSCO, Arab World Research Source: Al-Masdar, Academic Search Complete, Academic Search Premier, Academic Search Ultimate, TOC Premier Database, EBSCOhost, DOAJ, Philosopher's Index, ISSN Portal, ROAD-ISSN, EZB, FatCat! Catalog of Research Publications, MIAR, SUDoc, WorldCat, ZDB, Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC), Scientific Information Database (SID), National Digital Archives of Iranian Scholarly Journals, Noormags, Magiran, MSRT Journals, Google Scholar, Academia, LinkedIn, etc.

COPE: The journal of Philosophical Meditations (PHM) follows the policies and guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and abides by its Code of Conduct in dealing with potential cases of misconduct.

Copyright: Authors retain unrestricted copyrights and publishing rights.

Type of License: Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Required files to upload: Authors must submit the following five essential files through the manuscript submission system: 1. Main Manuscript File (without the author details and prepared based on the provided template. 2. Title Page, 3. Authorship Form (must include the article title, full names of all authors, and be signed by all authors), 4. Conflicts of Interest Form (must be signed by the Corresponding Author and uploaded with the Main Manuscript File), and 5. Cover Letter (Please include any necessary information in the cover letter).