The Journal of Aisyiyah Studies is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal devoted to advancing theoretical and empirical scholarship on Progressive Womanhood as a transformative paradigm in contemporary society. The journal conceptualizes progressive womanhood as a dynamic integration of faith, knowledge, ethical responsibility, social justice, and scientific engagement that positions women as active agents of civilizational renewal.
Rather than treating women merely as subjects of policy or beneficiaries of development, the journal foregrounds women as epistemic actors, institutional builders, ethical leaders, and knowledge producers across religious, social, scientific, and technological domains. The journal welcomes contributions that critically refine, expand, or challenge the conceptual foundations of progressive womanhood within diverse cultural and global contexts.
The scope includes, but is not limited to, the following interrelated themes:
Progressive Women’s Thought and Intellectual Traditions
This theme explores how progressive womanhood reshapes theological, philosophical, and epistemological discourse. It invites studies on women’s reinterpretation of religious texts, ethical reasoning, knowledge production, and authority formation. Contributions may examine how women construct alternative intellectual traditions that integrate spirituality, critical reasoning, and social engagement, thereby challenging patriarchal epistemologies and expanding Islamic reformist thought.
Progressive Women and Social Movements
This area focuses on women as architects of social transformation. It investigates how progressive womanhood operates within grassroots activism, faith-based movements, civil society organizations, and transnational networks. Articles may analyze women’s mobilization strategies, democratic participation, advocacy for justice, and community-based reform initiatives that embody ethical leadership and sustainable social change.
Progressive Women’s Health and Care Ethics
This theme frames women’s health not merely as a biomedical concern but as an ethical and civilizational issue. It welcomes research on maternal and reproductive health, mental well-being, aging, and care infrastructures through the lens of progressive womanhood. Studies may examine how faith, culture, and science intersect in shaping gender-sensitive health systems, community empowerment, and health justice movements.
Progressive Women’s Leadership and Institutional Transformation
This theme investigates models of ethical, transformative, and faith-inspired leadership practiced by women in educational, social, and political institutions. It emphasizes leadership as a moral and intellectual responsibility rooted in justice, inclusivity, and accountability. Contributions may analyze governance practices, institutional reform, and public engagement that reflect progressive womanhood in action.
Progressive Women in Science and Knowledge Production
This area examines women’s engagement with science as both practitioners and theorists. It invites critical discussions on gender and STEM participation, science-religion dialogue, biotechnology, environmental science, and sustainability. The focus lies on how progressive womanhood reconfigures scientific inquiry as ethically grounded, socially responsive, and epistemologically inclusive.
Progressive Women and Technological Transformation
This theme addresses women’s roles in digital culture, artificial intelligence, cyber-activism, digital religious authority, and technology ethics. It encourages research on how progressive womanhood navigates and shapes technological change, ensuring that innovation aligns with justice, dignity, and human-centered development.
Progressive Women and Aging (Women’s Elderly Studies)
This theme explores aging as a gendered and ethical dimension of progressive womanhood. It invites studies on spirituality and aging, social isolation, intergenerational solidarity, long-term care, and technology-assisted elderly support. The focus is on how progressive womanhood sustains dignity, resilience, and community cohesion across the life course.
Progressive Women, Economy, and Sustainable Development
This area highlights women’s economic agency within ethical and sustainable frameworks. It includes social entrepreneurship, green economy, poverty alleviation, and community resilience. The journal seeks theoretical and empirical work that redefines economic participation as a site of justice, empowerment, and civilizational contribution.
Progressive Women and Ecological Justice
This theme examines women’s leadership in environmental ethics, climate justice, and sustainability movements. It invites theological reflections, community-based environmental activism studies, and policy analyses that position progressive womanhood as central to ecological responsibility and planetary care.
Theoretical Orientation
The journal encourages contributions that:
- Develop conceptual frameworks of progressive womanhood
- Engage critically with global feminist theory and Islamic reformism
- Offer comparative and transnational perspectives
- Advance methodological innovation
- Produce theoretical interventions rather than purely descriptive accounts
The Journal of Aisyiyah Studies aspires to become a global platform for scholarly conversations that reimagine women’s roles in shaping ethical, scientific, and sustainable futures.
