Information For Authors

Guidelines for Authors

The Research Journal Al-Idrak is published bi-annually. We have three sections i.e. English, Arabic and Urdu. The authors are requested to submit well-researched and original paper in any one of these languages.

  1. The manuscripts submitted  to us for publication should  neither  be  published  previously  nor  be  under  consideration  for publication  in  another  journal
  2. The submitting author is responsible for correspondence with the journal and he should ensure that all co-authors are included in the author’s list
  3. The article must be composed in MS Word as a single file submission. Inpage & PDF files would not be considered
  4. The accepted length of the article is not more than 20 pages. Numbering of pages should be at the top of the page. References should be inserted as endnotes and numbered consecutively. All citations should follow the Chicago Manual of Style 17th
  5. The first page of the article should contain title of the research paper, name of the author (s), designation, institution affiliation and contact number (s), and email (s). A brief account of the area of interest (s) of the author may also be added
  6. The paper must contain an Abstract in English language with a length of 150-200 words, including keywords. The titles of Arabic and Urdu articles should be translated into English Language as well.
  7. Editing/Proof reading/Spell check and grammatical correction is the sole responsibility of the author.
  8. Please ensure editing of the research paper according to the following guidelines before sending it for publication:
    1. Use Times New Roman font for English, Jameel Noori Nastaleeq font for Urdu and Traditional Arabic Font for Arabic.
    2. For Main Body of the Text: Font size is 12 for English and 14 for Urdu and Arabic
    3. For Main Headings: Font Size is 14 for English and 16 for Urdu and Arabic in bold form.
    4. For Subheadings: Font Size is 12 for English and 14 for Arabic and Urdu in bold form.
    5. For Endnotes: Font size is 10 for English and13  for Urdu and Arabic.
  9. The author should ensure that the article falls within the acceptable range of the Turnitin similarity index. (less than 19%)
  10. All articles should be uploaded via our Online Journal System (OJS). Please do not send your article via email. Only submitted articles will be processed.
  11. The articles are blind peer reviewed by the experts before publication. However, the Editorial Board reserves the right to exclude the paper without showing cause. The decision of the Editorial Board will be exclusive for publication of the article.
  12. The Editorial Board does not necessarily agree with the views of the authors, and cannot be held responsible for any statement, comment or information.
  13. All accepted articles will become the property of the publisher.

 

Dr. Saeed Ahmad

Editor “Al-Idrak”

Cell: +92-300-4837930

Email: editoralidrak@gmail.com