Guide for Authors

Dear authors, please consider the following points before submitting your article.

1- If esteemed authors have an article currently under review in the journal, they should refrain from submitting another article until a final decision has been made on the first one.
2- When submitting an article, it is necessary to upload the following three files according to the specified conditions:

2-1- Main Article File: The authors' names must be removed from this file. Also, the filename should not contain the authors' names.

2-2- Authors' Information File: This file should only include the authors' names and their affiliations. The number and order of names in this file must match what is entered into the system.

2-3- Conflict of Interest File: Download the Conflict of Interest form from this section, complete it, and upload it.

2-4- Copyright Transfer File: Download the Copyright Transfer form from this section, complete it, and upload it.

3-Authors' Commitment Form

4- At the stage where payment is required, an email regarding this will be sent to all authors.

 

Guide for Article Preparation and Acceptance Conditions
Journal of Comparative Theology, University of Isfahan
(Scientific)

 

The Quarterly scientific journal "Comparative Theology" publishes the latest research findings of scholars to make them available to interested parties. Therefore, submitted articles must meet the following conditions.

  1. Scientific Conditions
  1. The article must possess originality and innovation (Original Research), be analytical, and be the result of the author's or authors' investigations.
  2. The article must adhere to scientific research methods and utilize authentic and original sources.

Explanation: After receipt, the article is first reviewed and evaluated by the Editorial Board. If it meets the necessary conditions, it is sent to reviewers. Upon receipt of the reviewers' comments, the results and scores obtained are discussed in the Editorial Board. If it receives sufficient scores and is accepted, it is scheduled for publication.

  1. Writing Conditions
  1. The article must have a strong and coherent structure in terms of writing and observe the principles of eloquence and rhetoric.
  2. The article title must be short and expressive, and the physical layout of the article should be in single columns.
  3. The name(s) of the author(s) must be written along with their academic rank, work address, and email address (specifying the phone number of the corresponding author is necessary).
  4. The Persian abstract should be a maximum of fifteen lines (150 to 200 words).
  5. The Persian keywords should be a maximum of six words.
  6. The article must have a clear and precise introduction that prepares the reader for the main topic.
  7. Stating the research background is a condition of the article.
  8. In the main text of the article, the topic must be clearly analyzed.
  9. The article must have a precise conclusion.
  10. The English abstract should be comprehensive and detailed, a maximum of two pages, including a summary of the entire article and a translation of the references into English.
  11. The English keywords should be a maximum of six words.
  12. The author's name, academic rank, and affiliation should be written in English.
  13. In-text citations must be written within parentheses, in the order: author's last name, year, and page number; for example: (Zarrinkoub, 1372: 254).

Note: If your article has a financial sponsor or research grant provider, or is derived from a research project, it is mandatory to mention this information in a paragraph titled "Acknowledgments." This paragraph should be placed at the end of the article, before the reference list.

  1. The references and sources at the end should be as follows:
  1. Books:

Last Name (Surname), First Name, (Year of Publication), Book Title, Translator or Editor's Name, Place of Publication, Publisher Name. Edition.

 

  1. Journals:

Last Name (Surname), First Name, (Year of Publication), "Article Title," Journal Name, Volume (Issue Number), Article Pages (pp. xx-xx).

 

  1. Conference Proceedings/Edited Collections:

Last Name, First Name, (Year of Publication), "Article Title," in Name of Editor or Compiler (ed.), Title of Collection, Place of Publication, Publisher, Article Pages (pp. xx-xx).

 

  1. Websites:

Last Name, First Name, (Last Updated Date or Access Date), "Title of Page/Document," Website Name, [URL] (in italics).

 

  1. CD-ROMs:

Last Name, First Name, (Year of Publication), Title, [CD-ROM], Name of CD-ROM, Place of Publication, Publisher.

 

  1. The article should be a maximum of 20 pages, with each page formatted to 23 lines.
  2. The article must be prepared in Microsoft Word (Word XP or compatible) using the BLotus font, size 13, and submitted by registering on the University of Isfahan journals system.
  3. Proper nouns, Latin terms, and foreign compounds should be written in the text immediately following their Persian equivalent, enclosed in parentheses.
  4. Articles derived from theses must include the approval of the supervising professor.
  5. The article should not have been previously presented in any other journal or conference.
  6. According to the regulations of the University of Isfahan, the corresponding author of the article must be a respected member of the faculty at a university or research institute, unless none of the co-authors are faculty members. Therefore, the corresponding author's email should ideally be an institutional email. However, to facilitate the follow-up of the evaluation process for esteemed students, the University of Isfahan's journal system allows co-authors (authors other than the corresponding author) to submit the article. A co-author can also pay the article review and publication fee using their personal account. Additionally, the co-author can view the status of the article through their personal account up to the final stages and publication. All journal correspondence will also be communicated to all co-authors. It is important to note that the steps for submitting the revised version and approving the final version before printing are only possible through the corresponding author's account.

Reminder 1: The journal reserves the right to accept or reject the article, as well as to edit it.

 

Style Guide for Citing English Sources
(Adapted from the APA Method)

According to the standard citation style, the details of each source include three parts in order: Author Details, Work Details, and Publication Details.

ª In the first part: The name(s) of the author(s) are written as: Last Name, First Name (with the first letter capitalized). For multiple authors, refer to the table of names.

ª In the second part: The year of publication is placed in parentheses, followed by a period. Then comes the title of the book, master's thesis, or doctoral dissertation (all in italics), or the title of the article (not in italics), followed by the name of the journal, quarterly, monthly, weekly, newspaper, or conference proceedings (all in italics). If a book is in Arabic or its translation is problematic, it is mentioned without translation, only in its Latin script form.

The names of translators (Trans.), editors/redactors (Emend.), commentators/annotators (Expl.), introduction writers (Intro.), summarizers (Sum.), or volume editors/compilers (Ed.), etc., are then included. To identify each, the relevant abbreviation is placed in parentheses after their name, as you can see.

Next, for books, the number of volumes or the volume number, and the edition number are provided according to the example format. For periodicals, the issue number, year, month, and day, and page numbers are provided as shown in the example below.

ª In the third part: The city name is given, followed by a colon ":", and then the publisher's name is mentioned. For institutions and organizations with non-proper names, the English translation is given; for publishers with proper names, only the Latin script form is mentioned. For journals, mentioning the publisher is not necessary.

ª Pay attention to the examples below and the punctuation marks used between main components (.) and sub-components (,).

 

Book Examples:

  • Jorjani, A. Q. (1992). Asrar ol-Balagha (J. Tajlil, Trans.; 3rd ed.). Tehran, Iran: University of Tehran Press.
  • Safa, Z. (1984). Literary History of Iran (M. Torabi, Sum.; Vol. 2, 16th ed.). Tehran, Iran: Ferdows Press.
  • Farghani, S. (1984). Divan (Z. Safa, Emend.; 2nd ed.). Tehran, Iran: Ferdowsi Press.
  • Zarinkub, A. H. (2002). Poem without lie, poem without mask (9th ed.). Tehran, Iran: Javidan Press.
  • Bakhtin, M. (2011). Dialogical Imagination: Essays on Novel (R. Poorazar, Trans.; 2nd ed.). Tehran, Iran: Nei Press.
  • Wilson, J. G., & Fraser, F. C. (Eds.). (1977-1978). Handbook of teratology (Vols. 1-4). New York, NY: Plenum Press.

Journal and Quarterly Article Examples:

  • Sa'adati Nezhad, M. (2009). The Reaction of enlightenment in Iran against Liberalism from 40th decade up to Islamic Revolution (focusing on Jalal Al Ahmad, Bazargan, Shariati). Islamic Revolution Studies Quarterly, 15(17), 119-148.
  • Berkerian, D. A. (1993). The ADA and the hiring process in organizations. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 45(2), 10-36.
  • Caloyianis, N. (1998, September). Greenland sharks. National Geographic, 194, 60-71.

Newspaper Article Example:

  • Von Drehle, D. (2000, January 15). Russians unveil new security plan. The Washington Post, pp. A1, A21.

Article Example with No Named Author:

  • Clinton puts 'human face' on health-care plan. (1993, September 16). The New York Times, p. B1.

Conference Paper Example:

  • Lucas, L. A. (1998). Issues in the creation and coordination of an academic computing help desk. In Association of Small Computer Users in Education: Proceedings of the ASCUE Summer Conference (pp. 87-92). North Myrtle Beach, SC. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED425722)