Copyright Conditions
- Papers should not have been published or submitted in another journal simultaneously
- All responsibility of the content of papers is upon its authors.
- Journal of History of Islam is free to scientific and language edit the submitted papers as far as it does not change their scientific content
- Names and specification of the authors should not be mentioned in the main text
- If a paper is derived from a thesis, the confirmation of the supervisor is necessary
Conditions of Submission
- Submission of papers is only possible via the online site of the journal (https://hiq.bou.ac.ir)
- The subject of papers should be in alignment with the aims and scope of the journal (see aims and scope) and be related to the history of Islam
- Papers should have Farsi, English, and Arabic title, abstract, and keywords. The main text of papers should be in Farsi. They should also include references in Farsi and Roman scripts.
- We will only consider papers for evaluation with at least one of authors either a faculty member or at least a PhD student.
- Papers which observe the format and content guidelines of Journal of History of Islam will be considered for evaluation
- The paper should be between 15 to 26 pages (4500 to 8000 words)
Scientific Conditions
- Innovation and contribution to expand the study of the history of Islam. The paper’s question and subject should be new and not have been studied before.
- The credibility of analysis, arguments, and criticism. Papers should be based upon scientific methods of study in history.
- Authenticity of references
- Usage of the related scientific terminology
- Coherence and logical process of content and headings. Papers should have a logical connection between the headings and topics and should observe the requirements of a scientific paper like the statement of the problem, background, literature, method, the accuracy of quotes, conclusion, etc.
- The subject should be up to date and the results should have practical significance
Manuscript Conditions
To maintain the language consistency of text, only Farsi translation of non-Farsi words and terms should come in text and their non-Farsi words should be mentioned in footnotes. In case that the Farsi translation is absent or is not used, transliteration could be used. Only if there is no transliteration available, inevitably the non-Farsi word is acceptable in text.
Explanations regarding the phrases and content come in footnotes.
Photos, images, tables, and diagrams should be submitted in 300 dpi quality, and their reference should be mentioned. Tables and diagrams should be attached as images, besides being mentioned in the paper's text.
Referencing method in the journal is as footnotes. At the end of the paper and after the attachments, a list of all the references should be mentioned.
If reviewers, editor-in-chief, and director-in-charge confirm the submitted paper, it will be accepted.
Author Fees
For evaluation expenses an article submission charge of 500,000 Rials, and for covering the publishing and editing expenses an article processing charge (APC) of 2,000,000 Rials is required.
