Author Guidelines

  • Papers submitted for publication must conform to the following guidelines:
  • Papers should discuss the themes of Islam, Muslim Society, or other religions, written either in English or Arabic;
  • Papers must be typed in one-half spaced on A4-paper size;
  • Papers’ length is about 6,000-10,000 words (not including the references and bibliography);
  • All submission must include a 150-200 word abstract;
  • Full name(s) of the author(s) must be stated, along with his/her/their institution and complete address; the number of authors is not more than three persons;
  • All submission should be in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format;
  • Arabic words should be transliterated according to the style of At-Tafkir;
  • Bibliographical reference must be noted in footnote and bibliography according to At-Tafkir
  • When a source is cited for the first time, full information is provided: full name(s) of author(s), title of the source in italic, place of publication, publishing company, date of publication, and the precise page that is cited. For the following citations of the same source, list the author’s last name, two or three words of the title, and the specific page number(s). The word ibid. may be used, but op.cit., and loc.cit. are not.

Please consider the following creteria:

  • The title of the article submittd to At-Tafkir should reflect a specific focus of study, based on researches--be they library or fieldwork researches--and thus the author can have a general statement and sub-title specifically confining the scope of study
  • The article submitted should be based on research--be it library or fieldwork or other kinds of researches
  • The article should present bibliography which entails primary sources--books, manuscripts, interviews, or observation--and updated secondary sources from books or peer reviewed journals
  • The article should contain an argument/thesis/finding which contribute to scholarly discussion in a field of study which should clearly be mentioned and systematically presented in abstract, content, and conclusion
  • The article should use good English, or at least can be understood; the author is fully responsible in fixing and editing English; the copy editor of At-Tafkir is responsible only for minor typos and understandable grammatical erros
  • The style and format, including the structure of article, footnotes, bibliography, should follow those of At-Tafkir