Aims & Scope

Sublime Porte, with its thematic focus on the transmission of thought, primarily concentrates on research in the history of thought and the history of science. Without privileging a particular historical period or geographical boundary, the journal publishes original and pioneering studies on the transmission of knowledge and thought in line with international publishing standards. Principal areas within the scope include: Textual Transmission of Science and Thought: critical editions, modern translations, commentaries (sharḥ) and glosses (ḥāshiya). Traditions of Interpretation and Transmission: quotation, abridgement, intertextuality, and the author–commentator–copyist chain. Visual and Artistic Transmissions: miniatures, paintings, maps, diagrams, and scientific illustrations. Scientific Culture and Institutions: miscellanies, waqf deeds, library registers, and collection studies. Oral and Written Transmissions: lecture notes, ijāzāt, and the transformation of oral reports into writing. Archival and Material Studies: newly discovered documents, manuscript research, and palaeographical/codicological assessments. Interdisciplinary Approaches: intersections of medicine, astronomy, mathematics, engineering, economics, theology, history, archaeology, geography, philosophy, Sufism, art, and literature.