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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Author Guidelines

Manuscript File Formats

To be considered for publication, all manuscripts should be submitted in Word .docx, using a generic font such as Gandhari Unicode. The editor reserves the right to return manuscripts that are not formatted accordingly before they will be considered. The manuscripts must be submitted by the last day of March of that year. Even if manuscripts are submitted by this date and accepted for publication, there can be no guarantee that space will be available for its publication in same year. Hard copy must be written in double space (i.e. including notes), printed out on one side of A4 paper and in 12 font. When referring to dates, authors should use BC, AD or AH, not BCE and CE.

Language

The main language of the journal is English. If English is not the mother tongue of the author we recommend that the paper should be proof read to ensure its accuracy and improve the language quality.

Abstract: Abstracts should not exceed 300 words, and should not contain full reference.

Text: Follow this order when typing manuscripts: Title, Author, Abstract, Text, Acknowledgment, References, Tables, Figures/Plates and Captions. We accept import of the Figures/Plates or Tables into your main text file in MS Word format. Provide a separate PDF file of your manuscript text with correct placement of figures and tables.

Reference Styles

Authors of articles should use APA style in-text references i.e. (Author, Date, Page), and where additional comments are deemed necessary, they are to appear as foot-notes. Papers should have a consolidated bibliography and should follow a format such as that shown below.

Articles

Dani, A.H. (1966). Shaikhan Dheri Excavation (1963 and 1964 Seasons). Ancient Pakistan, 2, 17-121.

Books

Wheeler, S.M. (1962). Charsada – A Metropolitan of the North-West Frontier, Oxford University Press.

Papers in edited volumes

Cribb, J. (1997). Numismatic Perspectives on Chronology in the Crossroads of Asia. In R. Allchin, B. Allchin, N. Kreitman and E. Errington, Gandharan Art in Context- East-West Exchanges at the Crossroads of Asia, 215-230, New Delhi: Regency Publications

Manuscript Submission

Authors should submit soft copy of the paper via OJS including illustrations. When referring to dates, authors should use BC, AD or AH, not BCE and CE.

Articles

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