ICLAS IX SUBMISSION GUIDELINE
All submissions, including the abstract and full manuscript, must be written in English.
- Abstract
The abstract must not exceed 250 words, using times new roman font, indented, single spacing and in 10-point font. The abstract should be structured and have the following elements: the purpose, methodology, the results, and a conclusion emphasizing new and significance contribution of the study.
Keywords
The author needs to provide 3-5 keywords that will assist in cross-indexing the article.
- Extended Abstract
The extended abstract must not exceed 2250 words (including abstract), with not more than 2 figures and 2 tables, using times new roman font, indented, single spacing and in 10-point font. The extended abstract should be structured and comprises of these elements: introduction, methodology, results and discussion, conclusion, acknowledgement (if any), and references.
- Full Paper/ Manuscript
- The length of the manuscript: must be between 6000 and 10000 words excluding the title page and abstract.
- The manuscript must be in 11-point font, Times New Roman, single spacing. Any quoted piece that exceeds 25 words should be clearly separated from the main text, indented, single spacing and in 10-point font.
- The footnotes must be in 10-point font with single spacing.
- Arabic quotes e.g. for Qur’ān and ḥadīth must be in Traditional Arabic font 12-point.
Title
The title must be effective, reflective of the content, and uses proper academic language.
Headings
Title : 11-points font, upper case, bold, centred.
First level heading : 11-point font, upper case, bold, left aligned.
Second level heading : 11-point font, lower case, bold, left aligned.
Third level heading : 11-point font, lower case, bold, italicized, left aligned.
Citation and References
ICLAS IX applies the ‘footnotes system’ in accordance with the Chicago Manual of style (latest edition).
All references cited must be listed in the REFERENCES section, which should be placed on the last page of the manuscript, with author names sorted alphabetically (A to Z). Authors are responsible for ensuring that all cited references (footnotes) appear in the reference list (and vice versa) and that all sources are complete and accurate, in accordance with the latest edition of the Chicago Manual of Style for referencing.