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• HS only accepts research articles in Persian language. low quality articles are not considered.
• The corresponding Author should send the article.
• HS accepts original, research articles written in academic Persian. Submissions should not exceed 8000 words (that is, the whole Persian text and English abstract inclusive).
• In the file entitled “author(s) information”, the followings should be included both in Persian and English: author’s/authors’ first name(s) last and name(s), institutional affiliation, rank, the name of corresponding author, and the name of the institute, city, country, telephone number, and the e-mails of all authors.
• If an article is an outcome of a PhD dissertation, of an MA thesis, or of a research project, mentioning the title of work as well as the name(s) of the supervisor(s) is necessary.
• For the articles extracted from a PhD dissertation or an MA thesis, the supervisor is academically held accountable.
• The authors’ rank should at least be “assistant professor”. For those articles in which the writer’s rank is lower, at least the name of one “assistant professor” should be included.
• The equivalent of Latin or outdate terms should be brought in parentheses in front of the terms.
• In-text citation should be in format of author’s last name, the year of publication, the number of volume and the page number.
• This journal publishes articles which are about different topics on Hadith studies as well as interdisciplinary researches regarding Hadith and other sciences.
• The journal has the right to accept, reject, or edit the articles. It does not return the received articles.
• The received articles are first examined by the Editor in chief and, then, are sent for the reviewers.
• The published articles represent the outlook of the authors; furthermore, the authors are accountable for the accuracy of the information presented there.

An article sent to HS should include these sections in order: abstract, introduction, literature review, discussion (including theory, analyses, and findings), conclusion, acknowledgement, endnotes, references, and the English section.

The Title of Article

It should be short, precise, and related to the discussed topic.

Author’s Information

author’s/authors’ first name(s) last and name(s), institutional affiliation, rank, the name of corresponding author, and the name of the institute, city, country, telephone number, and the e-mails of all authors

Abstract

The abstract (150 to 200 words in Persian, Arabic, and English) followed by keywords (3 up to 5 words) should briefly introduce the subject, the problem, the significance of the study, the purposes, the methodology, the major findings, and the implications of the research.Introduction

The introduction section should include these parts respectively: the problem, the purposes, the main questions, and the methodology. In the methodology section, the writers should deal with the procedure, data collection, the devices, the participants, the number of samples, sampling, and data analysis procedure.

Body

Body is the major section of the article. It is presented in form of paragraphs, each of which presents a special issue. All similar ideas should be presented under one heading. The arrangement of ideas should be logical, and the whole section should be coherent and cohesive. If ideas are quoted from outside sources directly they should be placed within double quotation marks (“”). The general implications do not need any citations. Every quoted idea should be cited. Regarding direct quotes, the source is immediately mentioned after the quotes.

Conclusion

Conclusion should be about 100 to 200 words and provide not only an answer to the research questions but also a logical clarification of research discussion and findings.

Acknowledgement

This is where authors are required to acknowledge any one or any organization(s) which help them conduct the research project.

References

Reference section should include all those sources which have been cited in the text. It should be included in a separate page.

• All in-text citations includeauthor’s last name, the date of publication, and page number: (Kamali, 2011, 6, 40). For sources with similar family names, include the first name of the authors. For multiple sources by published by one author in the same year, use alphabetical letters after the year of publication (a, b, c, …). If a source has more than three authors, include the name of the first author followed by the term (et al.).

• Sources in the reference list should be arranged alphabetically based on the author(s)’ last name(s) [Persian sources followed by the English ones] and follow this format:

• Books

Saremi, Katayoun. 1989. Iranian Museums. Tehran: Cultural Legacy Organization.

• Journal articles

Lee, Michale. 2002. “A closer look at language learning strategies and EFL performance.” Foreign Languages Education, 10(1):115-132.

• Theses

Saremi, Katayoun. 1989. A study of Ghajar’s painting. MA Thesis. al-Zahar University.

• e-Articles

Ernst J. Grube. 2011. “CERAMICS xiv. The Islamic Period, 11th-15th centuries,” Encyclopedia Iranica. http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/ceramics-xiv.

1. For sources which do not have determined authors and have been published by organizations or associations, write the name of that institute. For sources without any clear publication information, just write the name of source. Use “n.d.” for publications without date and “n. pag.” for quotes without page number.

English Section

English section comes at the very end of article following the Reference Section. This section includes English abstract (150 to 200 words) headed with the title of article and followed by keywords.

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It should be note that at time of uploading the files, the file of English abstract should be uploaded separately as well.

Before uploading the article, authors should study the publication ethics of the journal.

HS only considers and reviews those articles which have observed the Journal’s format; thus, articles which do not follow the pre-set format will be returned to authors before any considerations by the Editorial Board.

Authors can send their articles to the Journal only by referring to the journal website, http://s-hadith.kashanu.ac.ir and registering according to the instructions given. Once having registered, they can upload the files as they are instructed.

At time of registration, authors must type in their institutional affiliation, the name of the institute or university for which they work, orcid code, telephone number (land phone and cell phone), and their e-mails.

To check the originality of the uploaded articles or other possible abuses, HS Journal uses Irandak service. In case of proved plagiarism, the author(s) will be blacklisted.

Forms of Commitment and Conflict of Interest should be uploaded at time of registration. Authors can download these forms from the Journal website, http://s-hadith.kashanu.ac.ir/data/ and, then, singing and uploading them.

The information provided by HS’s articles can be used freely on the condition of exact citation of articles.

The uploaded Persian and English abstract keywords in the journal site should be the same as those mentioned in the text of the article.

Editor-in-Chief makes the decision for publishing the articles.

The review of any article in HS is double-blind; that is, authors and reviewers will never know about each other.

This journal examines the articles for plagiarism, and if it is proved, the authors are blacklisted.

 The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for deciding which of the manuscripts submitted to the journal will be published based on the validation of the work in question and the reviewers’ comments.

Scientific Editor should abide by the rule of anonymity of reviewers and avoid any cases result in conflict of interests. 

• Authors should provide original research based on the Journal’s format and present an accurate account of the sources he has used meanwhile.

 

• Concurrent Submission of an article to different journal or the sending of published articles to other journals is against publication ethics.

 

 

• All those who have made significant contributions to the study should be listed as co-authors.

 

• For publishing their works, authors should receive permission from the organization, under support of which they have conducted the research.

 

• All authors should agree upon one person as the corresponding author.

 

• No change is possible in the arrangement of the names or/and the number of names after the final acceptance of the article. In case it seems necessary, before the final acceptance, the corresponding author should write a letter to the editor in chief with all authors’ signatures included and express the request.

 

• The corresponding author should check all the authors’ current academic rank or degree before sending the article.

 

• When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author's obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.
• Authors, whose articles have been published by HS, are copyright owners. Furthermore, they can download, use, and share their articles or findings.

 

• Since plagiarism is a serious, non-ethical act, all authors should know that their articles are examined for the case of plagiarism.

 

• One condition of sending articles to HIS is that authors should grant the Journal the right of edition to make their texts more understandable. Furthermore, they should sign the ethical commitment form.