About the Journal

The journal welcomes original contributions of researchers in all branches of Islamic Studies in the widest sense. The editorial Board thoroughly check the manuscript for publishing. The authors are supposed to follow Peshawar Islamicus authors’ guidelines. The Contributors will be required to guarantee that the manuscript presented to Peshawar Islamicus has not been submitted to any other journal for publication and is free of plagiarism.

The board only welcomes those articles which address new themes and discuss new areas of Islamic Studies. The board also ensure not to accept those articles which have repetition of the theme

Guidelines for contributors/Authors: 
1. Manuscript should be of 5,000 to 8, 000 words in length including the abstract and all citations written on A-4 size paper in 12 point Garamond font with single space and 1 inch margins, saved in MS Word 2010 format. Notes referred to in the text should be typed in the same font size, numbered and provided at the end of the article.
2. The first page of the submission should include title of the article, the author’s name, institutional affiliation, and email address. The pages of the typescript should be numbered in consecutive sequence.
3. Abstracts of no more than 200 words summarizing the primary argument(s) and finding(s) in the article should be included at the beginning of the article.
4. Two copies of the manuscript are required to be submitted, preferably along with its CD or sent by E-mail.
5. It is assumed that the manuscripts submitted to Peshawar Islamicus are not under consideration for publication elsewhere.

References
References should be automatic numbered consecutively.Manual references style should be strictly avoided. In general, all citations should follow the Chicago Manual of Style. The use of op. cit. is to be avoided. Quoted material should have full location reference.
Loanwords and Foreign Words
Loanwords accepted in English usage should be spelled in accordance with the standard dictionaries. Other foreign words must conform to the transliteration system shown in the transliteration table of the Peshawar Islamicus, which is based on that used by Islamic Studies (Islamabad) except for Pashto.

Copyright
Publication of material in Peshawar Islamicus means that the author assigns all copyrights to the journal including the rights to electronic publishing and fulfilling the third party request for dissemination of knowledge.
Editing
Manuscripts meriting review will be read anonymously, usually by two referees. In most instances, authors can expect decisions on their work within 120 days. Because manuscripts receive expert review, and because the Editorial Board of Peshawar Islamicus is international in scope, this time may vary. The Journal retains the right to make changes in accepted manuscripts that (in the opinion of the editor) do not substantially alter meaning as well as for grammatical, stylistic and space considerations. Responsibility for the opinions expressed in the articles and for the accuracy of the stated facts however rests solely with the author(s) and not with the Editor/ Editorial Board.