Information For Authors

Virtual Islamic Education System, Islamabad 

INFO FOR AUTHORS

HEC recognised Al-Meezân Research Journal is an International Journal for Islamic Studies and Arabic Literature Research in three languages: Arabic, Urdu and English. It is an Open Access Quarterly Peer Reviewed Print and Online Journal which has become a Multidisciplinary Academic Journal with an International Advisory Board representing various fields of research. This journal is launched to promote the study of general fields of Islamic Studies and Arabic Literature Research.

Following are the guidelines for authors

  • First page of the article should contain title of the research paper, author (s) full name, university/research center/institution, designation and official email/Cell no etc. 14, font size for Arabic/Urdu and 13 for English and be in the middle.
  • An article should consist of 12 to 20 pages, including references and 150 to 200 words abstract with Keywords. The title should be translated into English if the article is in Arabic or Urdu languages. 
  • Research Contributions should be in MS Word. Font for English is Times New Roman, for Arabic is Traditional Arabic and for Urdu is Jameel Noori Nastaleeq.
  • Font size for title headings for English 16 Bold, and for sub-headings 14 Bold and text 12, however, font size for references is 10. For Arabic and Urdu articles, main headings 16 Bold, sub-headings 14 Bold, and main body of text 14 and for references font size is 13.
  • The submission file is Microsoft Word and use single space.
  • Please make the page setting of your word processor to A4 format (8.27x 11.69 inches); with the margins: bottom 3 cm (1.18 in) and top 3 cm (1.18 in), left 3 cm (1.18 in) and right 2.5 cm (1.47 in). 
  • References should be inserted as Endnotes and numbered consecutively in auto shape and should follow the Chicago Manual Style.
  • The article sent for publication should be without plagiarism.  The editor is resposible for generation the reoport as per HEC policy, and he/she will be legally responsible for any objection in this regard. There is no need to submit similarity report along with article.
  • Al- Meezân Research Journal, strictly follows Plagiarism Policy as per guidelines of HEC. The Similarity Report on Tunitin should be below 19 percent.
  • Articles that not fulfill the instructions will not be considered for publication nor returned back.
  • The elements of article writing research results are: (1). Title, (2). Author's name, (3). Abstract (English) and keywords, (4). Introduction, (5). Research Methods, (6). Result of research, (7). Discussion, (8). Conclusion/Results & Suggestions/Recommendations, (9). Bibliography. 
  • Transliration must be made for Non-English words in Title, Abstract and Fotnotes. 
  • Endnotes must be made in roman of Arabic & Urdu articles. 
  • Soft copy of the article must be emailed  on this address:

 editormeezan19@gmail.com  &  meezanjournal@gamil.com