The Journal of Philosophy and Kalam, in accordance with international publication ethics guidelines (including the ICMJE recommendations), applies clear and binding authorship criteria, and . All authors must meet all four of the following criteria:

1. Substantial contribution to the conception and idea development of the work;
2. Contribution to drafting the manuscript or critically revising it;
3. Final approval of the version to be published;
4. Full accountability for all aspects of the work.

Prior Publication

Philosophy and Kalam expects that all submitted manuscripts are original, unpublished, and not simultaneously under consideration by another journal.

The concurrent submission of the same or a very similar work to more than one journal is considered unethical conduct and is unacceptable.

Acceptable Forms of Prior Publication

The following forms of prior dissemination or presentation are generally acceptable, provided that full transparency and appropriate citation are ensured:

1. Preprints

Submission of a manuscript to a preprint server before or at the same time as submission to Philosophy and Kalam is permitted and is not regarded as prior publication. Upon acceptance of the article, the author must update the preprint record with the publication details, DOI, and a link to the final published version.

2. Theses and Dissertations

Research that has formed part of a doctoral dissertation, a master’s thesis, or other academic degree requirements is acceptable for submission. If the thesis has been deposited in a public university repository, the author must disclose this at the time of manuscript submission. The journal does not require theses to remain confidential until the derived articles are published.

3. Conference Papers and Abstracts

The presentation of an abstract or poster at a conference generally does not preclude subsequent publication of the full article. Likewise, publication of a conference paper or work report is usually permitted, provided that the author has not transferred copyright or signed an exclusive publication license. When submitting a previously published conference version, the manuscript is expected to have been substantially developed.

Individuals who do not fully meet these criteria should be acknowledged only in the Acknowledgements section. Honorary or gift authorship, as well as the omission of genuine contributors (ghost authorship), is prohibited.

Guidelines for Drafting and Submitting an Article to the Journal of Philosophy and Kalam

A) Preparation and Submission of the Article

• It is essential to adhere to the ethical principles of the journal throughout all stages of drafting, presenting, and publishing the article (the ethical principles of article publication are detailed below in the journal information section; please refer to them).
• Articles must be submitted exclusively through the Journal of Philosophy and Kalam's system at https://jitp.ut.ac.ir (To do this, you must first register through the "Login to the System" option on the website).
• The article's length (excluding the English extended abstract) should not exceed 7500 words.
• The Persian abstract of the article should not be fewer than 200 words and more than 250 words.
• The responsibility for the accuracy, validity, and legality of the content from a scholarly and legal perspective lies with the author.
• Only original research articles that have not been previously published, and for which the author commits to not publish elsewhere, will be considered. Additionally, submitted articles should not be under consideration by other journals simultaneously.
• If an article has multiple authors, the presentation of the article and all correspondence and responsibilities related to it will be the responsibility of the "corresponding author."
• The corresponding author must provide the following information in the "Author Information File" in both Persian and English (academic rank, address, telephone number, and email address), and university-affiliated authors must declare their university email addresses.
• If the article is extracted from a master's thesis or doctoral dissertation, the corresponding author must provide detailed information in the "Author Information File" as follows:
• Full title of the master's thesis/doctoral dissertation, supervisor, defense date, and the university where it was completed.
• If the article is extracted from a research project, the corresponding author must provide detailed information in the "Author Information File" as follows:
• Full title of the project, execution date, project collaborators, and relevant organization.
• Providing an ORCID code for authors in the "Author Information File" is mandatory. You can obtain this code through the following link: https://orcid.org/register
• In the "Author Information File," it is necessary to specify the names of cooperating and funding institutions that provided research support. Individuals who contributed to the research in any way, facilitated the provision of necessary resources, or assisted in reviewing and editing the article should be acknowledged.
• Each article is reviewed by two (and in some cases, three) independent reviewers and an expert. If the reviewers approve the article, it is sent for final review to the editorial board. The final approval for publication in the journal rests with the journal's editorial board.
• The order of article publication in the journal is based on the alphabetical order of the authors' last names.
• In addition to uploading the article and the authors' information form, the corresponding author must complete and sign the "Commitment Statement" and "Conflict of Interest" forms provided below this page and upload them to the journal system (under additional/supplementary files).

B) Sections of the Article

• English Summary (Extended Abstract): Upon final acceptance of the article, the author is required to prepare an English summary of the article and submit it to the journal’s office.  The method of writing an English summary is provided in the continuation of this section.
  Article Title
• Persian Abstract: The abstract should include a brief statement of the problem, objectives, research methods, and research findings. The abstract should be written as a single complete paragraph, without indentation and with regular line spacing.
• Keywords: After the abstract and before the introduction, important and key terms of the article (a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 6 words) should be introduced.
• Introduction: The introduction follows the keywords. In the introduction, the research problem is presented, and the roadmap of the article (the sections of the article and their connection and relevance to each other) is outlined.
• Literature Review: After the introduction, the author should, in a section titled "Literature Review," refer to previous works in their research area and precisely distinguish their work from previous works, highlighting their innovations and contributions.
• Main Body: The main body of the article comes after the literature review.
• Conclusion
• List of References: In this section, Persian and Arabic sources are listed together in alphabetical order of the author's last name, followed by Latin sources under the title "References," also listed alphabetically by the author's last name.
• Important Note: In the Latin references section, Persian and Arabic sources should also be translated into English and included alongside other Latin sources (hence, Persian and Arabic sources are mentioned twice: once in the original language and once as a translation under the title "References").
• Font Size and Spacing: Articles should be typed in Word with a top and bottom margin of 5 centimeters, left and right margins of 5/4 centimeters, and 1 centimeter line spacing. The text should be typed in 13-point BNazanin font for Persian and 11-point Times New Roman for English, with the English font being slightly smaller than the Persian font.

C) Citation and References

• Citation in this journal is done in-text following the APA, Version 7 style. It is necessary to format both in-text citations and the reference list according to this guideline.
• (For articles with a DOI, it is necessary to include the DOI in the reference list.)
• Examples (The detailed line is an example for the reference list, and the shortened line is an in-text citation example):
• Holy Books:
• The Holy Quran (1398). Translated by Manzum Abbas Douzdouzani. Tehran: Tehran University Press.
• (Al-Baqarah: 112)
• Single-Author Book:
• Damadi, Mohammad (1393). General Persian. 5th edition. Tehran: Tehran University Press.
• (Damadi, 1390: 120)
• Pollan, M. (2006). The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of How Eating Has Evolved. New York: Penguin.
• (Pollan, 2006: 99–100)
• Book with Two Authors:
• Khodayarifard, Mohammad & Parand, Akram (1394). Psychological Evaluation and Testing. 3rd edition. 2nd revision. Tehran: Tehran University Press.
• (Khodayarifard & Parand, 1394: 10)
• Ward, G. C., & Ken, B. (2007). The War: An Intimate History, 1941–1945. New York: Knopf.
• (Ward & Ken, 2007: 52)
• Book with Three Authors:
• Moeini, Sohrab; Khoshkho, Jaleh; & Mahdabi, Mahdad (1393). Fish and Processing. Tehran: Tehran University Press.
• (Moeini et al., 1393: 15)
• Book with More Than Three Authors:
• Makhdoum, Majid; Darvish-Safat, Ali-Asghar; Jafarzadeh, Hoorfar; & Makhdoum, Abdolreza (1392). Environmental Assessment and Planning with Geographic Information Systems. 7th edition. Tehran: Tehran University Press.
• (Makhdoum et al., 1392: 10)
• (Barnes et al., 2010: 847)
• Chapter from a Book
• Noroozi Chakli, Abdolreza (1384). Information Society and Globalization. In the Proceedings of the Iranian Library and Information Science Association Conferences. Edited by Mohsen Hajizainalabedini. Tehran: National Library of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
• (Noroozi Chakli, 1384: 110)
• Kelly, J. D. (2010). Seeing Red: Mao Fetishism, Pax Americana, and the Moral Economy of War. In Anthropology and Global Counterinsurgency. edited by John, D. K.. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
• (Kelly, 2010: 77)
• Book with an Organizational Author:
• Country Management and Planning Organization (1380). Urban Green Space Design Regulations. Tehran: Country Management and Planning Organization.
• (Country Management and Planning Organization, 1380: 10)
• Translated Book:
• Thomas, Jan (1380). Evaluation of Australia's Environmental Impacts. Translated by Manouchehr Tabibian. Tehran: Tehran University Press.
• (Thomas, 1380: 25)
• Multi-Volume Book:
• Arianpour, Yahya (1382). From Saba to Nima. 2 volumes. 8th edition. Tehran: Zovar.
• (Arianpour, 1382: Vol. 2: 25)
• Pseudonyms:
• Nima Yushij [Ali Esfandiari] (1382). Collected Poems of Nima Yushij. Tehran: Niloufar.
• (Nima Yushij, 1382: 10)
• Editor or Compiler:
• Niayazi, Simin (Ed.). (1384). Selected Papers of IFLA 2003 (Berlin, August 1-9, 2003). Tehran: National Organization of Documents and National Library of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
• (Niayazi, 1384: 10)
• Single-Author Article:
• Bani Asadi, Nazanin (1383). Participatory Management of Teachers and Its Relationship with Students' Civic Behavior. Journal of Psychology and Educational Sciences, 34(2).
• (Bani Asadi, 1383: 68)
• Weinstein, J. I. (2009). The Market in Plato’s Republic. Classical Philology, 104(2), 439–458. https://doi.org/10.1086/650979
• (Weinstein, 2009: 440).
• Translated Article:
• Matriska, Katarzyna (2004). Librarians in the Age of Knowledge. Translated by Mohammadreza Soleymani (1384). Journal of Library Science, 20(3 and 4), 75-87.
• (Matriska, 2004: 79)
• Thesis and Doctoral Dissertation:
• Mozaheri, Ashraf (1334). Comparative Study of Rent in Jurisprudence, Civil Law, and Rent Regulations. Master's thesis. Supervised by Seyed Mohammad Moshkouh. Tehran: University of Tehran, Faculty of Law and Political Science.
• (Mozaheri, 1334: 25)
• Electronic Sources:
• Mohaddes, Seyed Hamid Reza (1394). Authentic Life: Commitment to Principles. Jame Jam Online. Retrieved on 21/02/1395 from http://jamejamonline.ir/online/2137004123219930539/
• (Mohaddes, 1394)
• Kurland, P. B., & Lerner, R. eds (1987). The Founders’ Constitution. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/.
• (Kurland & Lerner, chap. 10, doc. 19

A few points about citation

• If two or more different authors have the same name and the publication year is the same, the first initial of their first name is placed before their last name: (B. Babaei, 1368), (M. Babaei, 1368).
• If you are referencing two or more works by the same author with the same publication year, you should differentiate them alphabetically: (Aabedi, 1385a), (Aabedi, 1385b).
• Whenever the author's name appears in the text, it is not necessary to repeat it in parentheses, e.g., "According to Diani (1368), ..."
• If you refer immediately and within a maximum of three pages to the same previous source, use "ibid" in the text instead of the author's name. If the source is the same but with different page numbers, after "ibid," include the page number.
• When referring to multiple sources in one place, each should be separated by a semicolon, e.g., (Diani, 1358; Hassani, 1359; Rasouli, 1358).

A few points about the reference list

• The reference list should be arranged alphabetically by the last name of the author(s).
• If an author has multiple works and then another work with one or more co-authors, first list the work by the single author (if there are multiple single-authored works, list them chronologically, and if the publication year is the same, alphabetically by title). Afterward, list the other works in alphabetical order by the last name of the co-authors.
• In the reference list, start with Persian sources, followed by Arabic sources, and then foreign or Latin sources.
• Book titles should be italicized in both the reference list and the text.
• In Latin references, use "&" instead of "and" between author names.

• In the reference list, if two or more works by the same author are cited, it is necessary to mention the author’s name the first time, and for subsequent citations, use a hyphen followed by the author’s name.

• At the end of sources that are originally in Persian and have been translated into English, be sure to add [in Persian].
• Similarly, for sources originally in Arabic and translated into English, add [in Arabic].

• For Persian and Arabic sources translated into English, it is essential to convert the Shamsi (solar) and Qamari (lunar) dates to the Gregorian calendar.

• In the reference list, if two or more works by the same author are cited, it is necessary to mention the author’s name the first time, and for subsequent citations, use a hyphen followed by the author’s name.

  At the end of sources that are originally in Persian and have been translated into English, be sure to add [in Persian].

  Similarly, for sources originally in Arabic and translated into English, add [in Arabic].

  For Persian and Arabic sources translated into English, it is essential to convert the Shamsi (solar) and Qamari (lunar) dates to the Gregorian calendar.

D) Formatting of explanatory references, glossaries, and the like

• Explanatory references, Latinized forms of words, glossary explanations, and similar content should be placed in footnotes.

E) Guidelines for Writing English Summary (Extended Abstract)

If the article is accepted for publication, the author(s) must prepare an English summary following the structure below and submit it to the journal office (Note: Submitting the English abstract during the initial article submission is not mandatory. The journal office will contact the author(s) for the summary upon final acceptance of the article).

1. Article Title
2. Author(s) Name, Affiliation, Email Address
3. Abstract (150-200 words)
4. Keywords (3-5 words)
5. Introduction
6. Research Findings
7. Conclusion

 

  F) Manuscript Submission Checklist

Before submitting a manuscript, authors must ensure that the following items have been reviewed and completed:

         A) Adherence to publication ethics

• The manuscript is original, has not been previously published, and is not under review by another journal.
• The manuscript is consistent with the aims and scope of the journal.
• All ethical considerations in accordance with COPE guidelines have been observed, and where applicable, an ethics approval statement and/or informed consent has been included.
• The use of artificial intelligence tools (if any) has been transparently disclosed.
• Written permission has been obtained for the use of all copyrighted materials.

        B) Required Documents

The following five main files are prepared:

1. An anonymized main manuscript
2. Authors’ names and order form
3. Authorship declaration (commitment) form
4. Conflict of Interest disclosure form
5. Cover letter

        C) Formatting and Content

• The manuscript is submitted in an editable format (.doc/.docx) and in a single-column layout.
• The manuscript has been fully anonymized.
• The manuscript length does not exceed the recommended limit (7,500 words).
• The abstract is between 200 and 250 words and contains no references.
• Three to five keywords are provided.
• In-text citations and the reference list fully comply with APA (7th edition) style.

        D) Author Information

• The corresponding author is clearly indicated, and complete contact details are provided on the title page.
• All authors meet the authorship criteria and have approved the final version of the manuscript.
• All sources of funding and any potential conflicts of interest have been fully disclosed.

Important Notes:

• The total word count for the English summary (including the article title, author name, abstract, keywords, introduction, research findings, and conclusion) should be between 800 and 1000 words.
• The English summary should be well-structured, with separate sections under the headings of Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Research Findings, and Conclusion.
• The English summary must be translated professionally and natively by an expert in the English language. Since this abstract will be indexed in international databases, it is essential that the translation is done by someone proficient in English (avoid using translation websites or software).
• The Persian abstract should also be translated into English and submitted alongside the English abstract. The Persian abstract will not be published but will assist the editorial team in reviewing and correcting the English summary.

• Any addition, removal, or rearrangement of authors’ names after submission and prior to acceptance of the manuscript requires a formal request by the corresponding author and the explicit written consent of all authors. After acceptance of the manuscript, the removal or rearrangement of authors’ names is not permitted, and only minor amendments—such as corrections to the spelling of an author’s name—may be made.

For further guidance on writing English summary, refer to the English summary of articles published in the issue 56: 2 (Autumn and Winter  2023-2024) of the journal.

 

G) Manuscript Submission

All manuscripts must be submitted electronically and exclusively through the journal’s online submission system. Submissions sent via email or through third-party intermediaries will not be considered.ccount Registration

1. online Submission and Account Registration

• Authors are required to register on the journal’s website and submit their manuscripts in accordance with the Author Guidelines.

• The corresponding author must create a user account, and the use of an ORCID iD is strongly recommended.

• Five mandatory files must be uploaded during submission, and the main manuscript file must be fully anonymized.

2. Post-Submission Process

• Acknowledgement of receipt: An automated email containing the manuscript identification number will be sent to the corresponding author.

• Initial screening: The manuscript is reviewed by the Editor-in-Chief or handling editor for compliance with the journal’s policies (approximately 10 days).

• Peer review: The average duration of the peer-review process is 8 weeks, involving at least two independent reviewers. The journal’s acceptance rate is 21%.

• Revisions: If revisions are requested, authors are required to provide a complete and detailed response to reviewers’ comments.

• Final decision and publication: Upon acceptance, the article will be published open access.

H) Review and Publication Costs

• Authors are required to pay fees for the review and publication of their articles, as approved by the Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies on 28/10/1395. The fees are as follows:
• A fee of 2,000,000 Rials is charged for the review of each article.
• If the article is accepted for publication, an additional fee of 4,000,000 Rials will be charged for printing and publication.
• It is important to note that if an article is rejected by the reviewers, the initial 2,000,000 Rials will not be refunded.
• Important Note: Authors are obliged to include the name of the supporting or funding institution in their research.

 

Author Commitment Form

Conflict of Interest Form