Focus and Scope

Al-Qanṭara is a journal published by CSIC and edited by the Instituto de Lenguas y Culturas del Mediterráneo y Oriente Próximo at CCHS. It is devoted to the study of classical Islamic civilization up to the 17th century, with special emphasis on Western Islam. A monographic section it is included in the second issue. The Journal asks contributions only for the Monographic section.

Founded in 1933 under the title of Al-Andalus adopts its current name in 1980. It began to be available online in 2007, in PDF format, maintaining printed edition until 2021. That year it became an electronic journal publishing in PDF, HTML and XML-JATS. Contents of previous issues are also available in PDF files.