Instructions to Authors

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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.