Submissions

Author Guidelines

GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS

MANUSCRIPT CATEGORIES AND REQUIREMENTS

Four types of submission are accepted for publication by the journal:

1- Research Article

• Empirical Research - Quantitative
• Empirical Research - Qualitative
• Empirical Research - Mixed methods
• Clinical trial
• Pilot Study
• Instrument Development
• Discussion Paper - Methodology
• Empirical Research – Methodology

2- Literature Review

• Systematic review or other type of review
• Guidelines and consensus statements

3- Book Review

4- Editorials

Unsolicited editorials may be submitted directly to: submissions.jis@iou.edu.gm or you may discuss a potential editorial with the Editor-in-Chief (email: editorinchief.jis@iou.edu.gm). Generally, editorials are between 500-1000 words.

The JIS also welcomes other types of paper that do not fit into the above categories. If you are unsure whether your paper is suitable, please send a structured abstract to the editorial office in the first instance (submissions.jis@iou.edu.gm).

ORCID

As part of the journal’s commitment to supporting authors at every step of the publishing process, the journal encourages the submitting author (only) to provide an ORCID ID when submitting a manuscript. This takes around 2 minutes to complete. Find more information here. https://orcid.org/. However, this is not a requirement for publication.

JIS ARTICLE FORMAT

The journal's paper format is as follows in general.

• Title

The title must reflect the core theme of the article. It should not be too short or too long.

Font: Times New Roman, size: 14, uppercase letter, bold, center

• Author’s Name & Affiliation

We appreciate teamwork.

The author's name and affiliation must not appear on the paper (Anonymous author).

Font for Author’s Name: Times New Roman, size: 11, bold

Font for Author’s Affiliation: Times New Roman, size: 11, un-bold

• Abstract

The abstract contains 150 to 200 words. The abstract should not contain any undefined or unusual abbreviations or unspecified references. It must capture the essence of the article.

Font: Times New Roman, size: 11, italic.

• Keywords

An abstract should be followed by four to five keywords, which would be used for indexing.

Font: Times New Roman, size: 11, bold.

• Acknowledgement

If required, the author(s) may acknowledge any party on the title page.

• Introduction

By providing an adequate background of the issue, the introduction section should clearly state the objectives of the article. It should avoid a detailed literature survey, which should rather be included in the section on “Review of Literature.”

• Review of Literature

The author should provide a substantive literature review, which may also contain the conceptual background of the respective research.

• Methodology

This section must clearly describe the approach used for conducting the research.

• Analysis

This section must show the analysis of the data or available literature or documents or historical information related to the research. Authors are hereby instructed to follow the methods mentioned in the Methodology section strictly.

• Results and Discussion

Preferably in a single section as “Results and Discussion” or if necessary, can be split into separate “Results” and “Discussion” sections. However, if necessary, sub or additional headings can be used in this section. Discussion should be logical, and results must be discussed in the light of previous literature and/or data analysis justifying the findings.

• Conclusion

It should contain one to two paragraphs summarizing the important outcome of the study.

• Subdivision of the article

The article should be divided into various clearly defined sections and subsections.

• Page layout and spacing

Paper: A4 size, Layout: Top: 2.50 cm, Left: 2.50 cm, Bottom: 2.50 cm, and Right: 2.50 cm, Portrait, Single column.

Line and paragraph spacing: 1.5 lines, before paragraph: 0 pt., after paragraph: 8 pt. Body text: justified.

• Headings, subheadings

HEADING 1: Times New Roman, Font 11, uppercase letter, Bold

Heading 2: Times New Roman, Font 11, lowercase letter with the beginning letter of each word upper-case, bold

Heading 3: Times New Roman, Font 11, lowercase letter with the beginning letter of each word upper-case, unbold

Heading 4: Times New Roman, Font 11, lowercase letter with the beginning letter of each word upper-case, italic

• Size of the article

Manuscripts must be typed with 1.5 line spacing. Manuscripts are not to exceed 6000 words for the main text, excluding the abstract, tables, figures, and references. When a term or words are to be abbreviated, they should be written in full first, then the abbreviation in parentheses.

Font: Times New Roman, size: 11.

Equation: Use Microsoft Equation 3.0 or above.

• Table

Placement of Table: Centre.

Title of the Table: Above the Table, Centre.

Font for the Title: Times New Roman, size 11.

Small tables should be part of the main body of the paper. However, large tables should be placed at the end in the form of an appendix.

• Figure

Placement of Figure: Center.

Title of the Figure: Below the Figure, Center.

Font for the Title: Times New Roman, size 11.

Small figures should be part of the main body of the paper. However, large figures should be placed at the end in the form of an appendix.

• References

The manuscript's referencing style should be consistent with the journal's style (based on APA—American Psychological Association style). The Arabic and Islamic Studies articles written in Arabic are flexible to use Chicago Referencing Style. The list should be arranged alphabetically. The author(s) are responsible for ensuring that the work is submitted in the format required. For referencing style, please follow the Referencing Style Examples.