Submissions

Author Guidelines

Articles should be submitted through the Journal website and will undergo an initial Editorial review before a double-blind peer-review (author data hidden) by international external reviewers who are experts in the field.

• Originality: Articles submitted to the Journal should be original works, must not have been published elsewhere, and must not be under consideration by any other publication.
• Authorship: The maximum number of authors for each article is 5 authors.
• Bilingual Requirements: The Journal is bilingual (English and Arabic). Titles, authors, author affiliations, abstracts, and keywords must be provided in both English and Arabic.
• Language & Transliteration:
• For Arabic submissions: The main text shall be in Arabic, but a list of references transliterated in Roman script must be included at the end.
• For English submissions: All Arabic (and non-English) words within the text shall be transliterated and italicized.
• Word Count: Original research should be no more than 10,000 words, and book reviews should be 1,500-3,000 words. The abstract should be 150-250 words. Authors shall also provide 3-5 keywords to assist in indexing.

Formatting Requirements: Articles should be submitted using Microsoft Word, single-spaced with 1 in. (2.54 cm) margins.

• Fonts: Use Traditional Arabic (Size 16 for text, 12 for footnotes) for Arabic sections, and Times New Roman (Size 12 for text, 10 for footnotes) for English sections. (Note: Size 16 is recommended for Traditional Arabic as size 14 is often too small to read).
• Quranic Verses: Should be written in Ottoman script using the "Mushaf Al-Madinah" style with floral brackets.
• Footnotes: Should be at the bottom of each page and numbered automatically.
• Structure: Research articles should typically be organized into sections that include: Introduction, Literature Review, Methodology, Findings and Discussion, Conclusion and Recommendations, and References.

Headings Style: Headings and sub-headings should be formatted as follows:

• Main Section Title: 14-point, capitalized, centered, bold.
• 1st Level Heading: 12-point, numbered, sentence case, left-aligned, bold.
• 2nd Level Heading: 12-point, numbered, sentence case, left-aligned, regular.
• 3rd Level Heading: 12-point, numbered, sentence case, left-aligned, italicized.

Citation Style (Chicago Manual of Style): The journal follows the Chicago Manual of Style (Notes and Bibliography) system. Please note the difference between the Footnote format and the Bibliography format.

1. Books:

• Footnote: Author First Name Last Name, Title of Book in Italics, ed. Editor Name (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year), Page number.
• Example: Muḥammad bin Aḥmad Al-Dhahabī, Siyar ’A‘lām Al-Nubalā’, ed. Shu'aib Al-’Arna'ūṭ (Beirut: Mu'assasatur-Risālah, 2001), 12: 148.
• Bibliography: Author Last Name, First Name. Title of Book in Italics. Edited by Editor Name. Edition. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year.
• Example: Al-Dhahabī, Muḥammad bin Aḥmad. Siyar ’A‘lām Al-Nubalā’. Edited by Shu'aib Al-’Arna'ūṭ. 11th ed. Beirut: Mu'assasatur-Risālah, 2001.

2. Periodicals (Journal Articles):

• Footnote: Author First Name Last Name, "Title of Article in Quotation Marks," Name of Journal in Italics Vol #, no. Issue # (Year): Page number.
• Example: Abdulaziz Al-Dhamir, "Titles of Tafsir Books: A Foundational Study," Tibyan Journal for Qur’anic Studies 28 (2017): 470.
• Bibliography: Author Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article in Quotation Marks." Name of Journal in Italics Vol #, no. Issue # (Year): Page range.
• Example: Al-Dhamir, Abdulaziz. "Titles of Tafsir Books: A Foundational Study." Tibyan Journal for Qur’anic Studies 28 (2017): 431–477.

Citations for Repeated Sources:

• If a reference is repeated, use the short form: Author Surname, Short Title, Page number.
• Example: Al-Dhahabī, Siyar ’A‘lām, 10: 236.

Romanized References (Transliteration): For Arabic submissions, the Arabic references list must be followed by a Romanized References list (English characters).

• Example for Books: Al-Dhahabī, Muḥammad bin Aḥmad. Siyar ’A‘lām Al-Nubalā’. Edited by Shu'aib Al-’Arna'ūṭ. 11th ed. Beirut: Mu'assasatur-Risālah, 2001.
• Example for Articles: Al-Dwamir, Abdul-Aziz. "‘Anāwīn Kutub Al-Tafsīr Dirasah Ta'sīliyyah" [Titles of Tafsir Books: A Foundational Study]. Tibyan Journal for Qur’anic Studies 28 (2017): 431–477.

Instruction for Book Reviews: A book review should be between 1,500 - 3,000 words including references (which must adhere to the Chicago Style).

• The reviewed book must have a significant contribution to the current academic discourse.
• The reviewer must provide: (1) Full title, (2) Author's full name, (3) Year of publication, (4) Publisher, (5) Total pages, (6) ISBN.
• The review should provide a critical analysis of the book's main premises rather than a simple descriptive summary.

Transliteration Table: The journal adopts the standard transliteration table for Arabic characters (see table below).