Requirement for Submission

While we respect the choices of authors, we expect articles submitted to our journal to meet the following requirements in accordance with our publication policy.

1. The study should be an original research article written in one of the fields specified in our Aim and Scope page and related to Islamic Civilization.
2. The study must be prepared in accordance with ethical guidelines. You can review our Ethical Principles page.
3. The study must address a problem and offer either a solution or a proposed solution to the problem it addresses.
4. The study should cover an important topic that will make a contribution to the field and should be different from previous studies.
5. If necessary, references should be made to both classical sources and contemporary research.
6. The abstract should reflect the significance, purpose, scope, boundaries and conclusion of the study in the shortest possible form.
7. The introduction of the study should consist of the background of the problem being addressed and an expression of what is to be done to solve or propose a solution to the problem.
   
8. The study should not exceed 9000 (nine thousand) words, including bibliography, footnotes and abstracts.
9. The language of the study should be Turkish or English.
10. The work should be free of spelling and punctuation errors.
11. Footnotes and bibliography should be according to the Isnad Citation Style and should be error-free.
12. All authors must be at least PhD students.

If your manuscript meets the above requirements, format it as follows and submit it. You can visit the Process Guide for Authors page for submission and processes.

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Manuscript Editing

1. Contents

• Turkish manuscripts should include both Turkish and English titles, abstracts and keywords. English manuscripts do not need Turkish content.
• Abstracts should consist of a maximum of 250 words and should be written in a single paragraph. (Since we adopt the Isnad Style, we accept up to 250 words, but we recommend that abstracts be under 150 words.)
  
• The number of keywords should be between 5-8, the first keyword should be the relevant department, and then they should be ordered from general to specific.
• For the spelling of non-Turkish proper names (religion, sect, person, sūrah, etc.), book titles and concepts, the Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı İslâm Ansiklopedisi should be followed, and the Encyclopedia of Islam should be taken into account for English content.
• References should be indicated as footnotes in the study.
• It is essential that the study includes a comprehensive bibliography, which should encompass all sources cited within the text.
• The doi link of the works that have a doi should be added at the end of each reference. You can use the Crossref Link Reference to find the dois of the works in your bibliography.
  
• Contribution rate should be declared at the end of multi-authored studies. To access the statement of contribution form, please click here.

2. Formatting

• Although we have a large team, since we work on a voluntary basis, we cannot provide services that require professionalism such as proofreading and layout. Therefore, we expect our authors to make the necessary arrangements.
• You can apply the edits below on your manuscript, or you can use our templates for Libreoffice Writer and Microsoft Office Word that include these edits.
• Gentium Plus should be used as the text font, and the font size should be set to 11 points in all text except abstracts, keywords, tables and footnotes.
  
• Footnotes, bibliography, numbering, tables, figures and citations should be organized according to the Isnad Citation Style 2nd Edition.
• Author information should not be included in the article file.
• The title page with author information should be uploaded as a separate file.
• The uploaded files must be in docx or odt format.
  

2.1. Page Style

• Right and Left 3.5 cm.
• Top and Bottom 4 cm.
• All headings in the text should be 11 points.

2.2. Abstracts and Keywords

• Gentium Plus 9 points, top 0, bottom 6 pt (0.20 cm)
  
• Justified, no indentation.
• Single line spacing.
• There should be no space between the title and the text.
• The word "Keywords" should be bold and end with a colon.
• There should be no blank line between the keywords and the abstract.

2.3. Heading

• All headings should be in 11 point font and bold.
• Hierarchy should be determined by numbering. In this context, manual rather than automatic numbering may give better results.
  
• There should be 6 pt (0.20 cm) space above the headings and 0 below them.
• All headings except Abstract should be indented 1 cm.

        2.3.1. Numbering of Headings

• Headings should be numbered as
       1.
       1.1.
       1.1.1.
       while Introduction, Conclusion and Bibliography should not be numbered.

2.4. Text

• Text should be justified
• All text except Abstract, Keywords and Footnotes should be in Gentium Plus, 11 pt.
• The first line of paragraphs should be indented 1 cm.
• Indent: 0 above, 6 pt (0.20 cm) below.

2.5. Quotations

• Quotations of less than 40 words should be enclosed in quotation marks
• Quotations of more than 40 words should be as follows.
          10 pt,
          1 cm indented (all paragraph),
          single line spacing,
          above and below paragraph 6 pt (0.20 cm).

2.6. Footnotes and Bibliography

Footnotes and bibliography should be given according to ISNAD Citation Style 2nd Edition.

Footnotes

• Gentium Plus 9 pt.
• Justified
• Single line spacing.
• Above and below 0.
• Hanging 0.6 cm
• First line should be intended one tab
  

Bibliography

• Gentium Plus 10 pt.
• Justified
  
• Single line spacing.
• Above 0, below 3 pt (0.10 cm)
• Hanging 1 cm.
  

We recommend using Zotero or a similar application for footnotes and bibliography.

2.7. Tables and Figures

• Tables should not be of fixed size, but should be adjusted to fit automatically on the page from the table specifications.
• Table and figure captions should be numbered as Table 1:, Figure 1:.
• All headings should be in normal type (not bold or italicized).
• Headings should be Gentium Plus, 9 pt.
• In headings, the initial letter of each word should be capitalized.
• Table contents should be 9 pt, single line, top-bottom 0.
• The first line of the table should be bold.
  

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• The details of what is written here, and any necessary rules not included here, can be found in the ISNAD Citation Style Online Manual.
• You can also write your work on the template we have prepared according to the regulations here.
• You must have Gentium Plus font installed on your computer for the template to display properly.
• Click here to download the Gentium Plus font if you do not already have it installed.
  

Templates for Microsoft Word

• Article Template
• Single Author Title Page
• Two Author Title Page
• Contribution Statement
  

Templates for Libreoffice Writer

• Article Template
• Single Author Title Page
• Two Authors Title Page
• Contribution Statement

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Please let us know if you think that there are any inconsistencies or errors in the information above and templates with the Isnad Style.

Journal email: imad@dpu.edu.tr
Editor email: yusuf.sansarkan@dpu.edu.tr