Guide to Author

Author Guidelines

Formatting Tables, Figures, and Citations

Guidelines for Journal Submission
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Submission Formatting
Authors are requested to carefully follow the formatting, citation, table, figure, and reference requirements described below before submitting a manuscript to the journal.
01 Page and Text Setup
  • Page size: A4; margins of 1 inch on all sides.
  • Body font: Times New Roman, 12 pt, justified alignment, 1-line spacing.
  • Urdu Body font: Jameel Noori Nastaleeq, 12 pt, justified alignment, 1-line spacing.
  • Section headings: Bold, left-aligned, 14 pt.
  • Sub-headings: Bold italic, 12 pt.
  • Urdu Section headings: Bold, left-aligned, 14 pt.
  • Urdu Sub-headings: Bold, 12 pt.
  • Title: Bold, centered, 15 pt. Abstract and Keywords follow directly under the title block.
  • Urdu Title: Bold, centered, 16 pt. Abstract and Keywords follow directly under the title block.
Formatting Reminder: Authors should maintain consistency in font, margins, spacing, alignment, and heading hierarchy throughout the manuscript.
02 Citation Style: Chicago

Use numbered endnotes for every citation, matched to a numbered reference list at the end of the article.

  • Place the note number as a superscript immediately after the relevant sentence or quotation.
  • The note number should normally follow the final punctuation mark.
  • The first citation of a source should provide full bibliographic details: Author, Title (Place: Publisher, Year), page.

Qur'anic Citations

Format: Surah [Name] [chapter]:[verse]

Example: Surah Al-Baqarah 2:183

Hadith Citations

Format: Compiler's name. Book title. Kitab and Bab names, Hadith number.

Reference List

Reference list entries are numbered to match in-text note numbers and are not alphabetized.

Reference Style Examples
Source Type Urdu English
Qur'an سورہ النحل ۱۶: ۹۰ Surah al-Isra 17:23
Hadith مسلم، مسلم بن حجاج، صحیح مسلم، کتاب البر والصلۃ والادب، باب صلة الرحم وتحریم قطیعتها، رقم الحدیث: ۲۵۲۳ Al-Bukhari, Muhammad ibn Isma'il. Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitab al-Ahkam, Bab “Ati Allah wa Ati al-Rasul,” Hadith no. 7138.
Book مولوی فیروزالدین، فیروز اللغات، فیروز سنز، لاہور، ۲۰۱۰، ص ۸۵۹ Ali, T. M. The Women’s Mosque of America: Authority and Community in US Islam . New York: NYU Press, 2022, P 288.
Article / Research Paper ۲۔ احمد جاوید، "تصوف اور جدید ذہن،" الاسلام ۱۲، شمارہ ۳ (۲۰۲۰): ۵۵–۴۰ Habib, Nazia, Shaheryar Naveed, and Chaudhry Shoaib Akhtar. “Can’t Fight with My Fate’: Reasons Explaining Violence-Accepting Behavior of Women in Pakistan.” SAGE Open 14, no. 3 (2024): 1–18.
03 Adding Tables
Every table must be built as an editable Word table using Insert → Table. Tables must never be pasted as images.

Table Formatting Requirements

  • Caption placement: Above the table, bold, left-aligned.
  • Caption format: Table [number]: [Short descriptive title]
  • Tables should be numbered sequentially in order of appearance.
  • Borders should be simple single-line borders on all cells.
  • The header row should be shaded light grey with bold text.
  • Every table must be referenced in the body text before it appears, e.g. “...as shown in Table 1.”
  • Add a brief source or methodology note below the table if the data were adapted from elsewhere.
Table 1: Sample Data Comparison
Column A Column B Column C Column D
Value Value Value Value
Value Value Value Value
04 Adding Figures (Images, Charts, Diagrams)
Figure Caption Example
Figure 1: Short descriptive title
  • Figures should be inserted at high resolution (minimum 300 DPI) and kept as a separate image file in addition to being embedded in the manuscript.
  • Caption placement: Below the figure, unbold, centered.
  • Caption format: Figure [number]: [Short descriptive title]
  • Figures should be numbered sequentially and separately from tables.
  • Every figure must be referenced in the body text before it appears, e.g. “...illustrated in Figure 1.”
  • If a figure is reproduced or adapted from another source, credit that source directly beneath the caption and confirm permission to reuse it.
  • Avoid low-resolution screenshots. Charts generated from your own data should be exported cleanly rather than screen-captured.
Source / Permission: Where applicable, provide the original source and ensure that permission to reproduce copyrighted material has been obtained.
05 Quick Checklist Before Submission
✓ All tables are editable (not images) and numbered sequentially.
✓ All figures are high-resolution and numbered sequentially, separate from tables.
✓ Every table and figure is referenced in the text before it appears.
✓ All citations use numbered notes matched to a numbered reference list.
✓ Qur'an and Hadith citations follow the specified formats.
✓ Fonts, margins, and heading styles match the specifications in Section 1.
Final Submission Reminder
Before submitting your manuscript, please verify that all formatting, citations, tables, figures, references, fonts, margins, and heading styles comply with the journal's Author Guidelines.

 

! Important Notice

Al-Amīn (Faiṣalābād) has revised its paper formatting style and reference style as part of the journal's gradual and continuous improvement.

The revised format reflects the journal's ongoing development, progressive refinement of its editorial practices, updated publication policies and improved presentation standards. Authors are therefore requested to use the current Sample Paper and the latest Guide to Authors when preparing new submissions.

The journal may periodically update its formatting, referencing and submission requirements as part of its commitment to maintaining consistent, transparent and professionally presented scholarly publishing standards.

Current Sample Paper

Authors should carefully follow the current Sample Paper for manuscript structure, formatting, headings, tables, figures, references and overall presentation.

Open Current Sample Paper
Format
Presentation requirements
Manuscript
Preparation requirements
Ethics
Publication standards
References
Harvard referencing
Examples
Reference examples
Formatting Reminder

Using the current Sample Paper helps speed up editorial screening and avoids unnecessary formatting returns.

Integrity Reminder

Authors are responsible for ensuring that submitted manuscripts meet the journal's ethical and publication requirements.

Reference Style

Manuscripts should follow the Harvard Style Guidelines provided below.

DOI Requirement

Manuscripts that fail to include available DOIs may be returned to the authors for correction before they are considered for peer review.

Submission Requirements

Guidelines for Submission of Research Articles

  1. Unpublished articles on Islamic topics regarding the given description may be submitted in English.
  2. Articles related to Islamic sciences will be considered. Articles containing material that contradicts basic Islamic beliefs will not be considered for publication.
  3. Articles should be composed according to A4 page size.
  4. The main text should use a 14-point font. The article must be accompanied by an English abstract of approximately 100 words, including keywords.
  5. Page margins should be: right 2.5, left 1.0, top 1.0, and bottom 2.0.
  6. Articles may be submitted electronically through the journal's designated submission system or by email, where applicable.
  7. Special attention should be paid to footnotes, references, the order of the author's name, title of the book, publisher, place of publication, date of publication, and other bibliographic details.
  8. For publication in Al-Amīn Journal, manuscripts are subject to expert review in accordance with the journal's editorial and peer-review procedures.
  9. The editor will communicate the reviewers' comments and recommendations to authors. Where revisions are required, authors will be informed accordingly.
  10. The article should not exceed 25 pages in any case.
  11. In case of publication, the article's online link and electronic copy of the journal will be made available to the author.
  12. Authors should submit their manuscripts through the journal's official submission channel.

Frequency of Journal

Islamic Studies Research Journal “Al-Amīn” is a bi-annual research journal. Two issues are published yearly, in June and December.

Referencing

Harvard Style Guidelines

The following examples illustrate the Harvard referencing style required by the journal. Authors should ensure that available DOIs are included.

Rahma H, Trizelia M, Liswarni Y, et al. (2024). Characterization of plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB) as biocontrol agents against plant pathogenic fungi in vitro. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology 32(2):101–108.
DOI: 10.17957/IJAB/15.2182

Bakker AB, Emmerik HV, Riet PV (2008). How job demands, resources and burnout predict objective performance. Anxiety, Stress and Coping 00: 1–10.

Taiz L, Zeiger E (2015). Plant Physiology, 6th edn. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates.

Bintoro MH, Nurulhaq MI, Pratama AJ, et al. (2018). Growing area of sago palm and its environment. In: Ehara H, Toyoda Y & Johnson DV (eds) Sago Palm: Multiple Contributions to Food Security and Sustainable Livelihoods. Singapore: Springer Nature.

Tester (2014). EZproxy.
[Online] Available at: http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/.../67324416
[Accessed 21 Jun 2014].

Allen SJ (2009). The social and moral fibre of leadership. [PhD Thesis]. University of Exeter.

Before Submission

Before submitting, authors are encouraged to compare their manuscript carefully with the current Sample Paper and ensure that all formatting, reference, DOI, ethical and publication requirements have been addressed