Manuscript Editing for Der Islam Journal Articles
Founded in 1910, Der Islam is subtitled Journal of the History and Culture of the Middle East. It is a forum for research on the history and culture of Middle Eastern societies under Islamic empires and their successor states, from about the seventh century onward. De Gruyter Brill publishes it twice a year, and it is edited at the Asien-Afrika-Institut, Universität Hamburg.
Articles and review articles run up to about 8,000 words, footnotes included. Citations follow the Der Islam style sheet: abbreviated author-year references in footnotes, as in MÜLLER 2012, with a full bibliography at the end. The Chicago Manual of Style covers anything the sheet leaves open. The Qur'an is cited as Q 13.3, and manuscripts in the holding library's format. English articles follow IJMES transliteration, with Unicode required for Arabic. The journal publishes in English, German, and French, and English must be grammatical, idiomatic, and consistently American or British. The abstract runs 150 to 200 words, with up to six keywords. Off the Grid Editing applies the style sheet and IJMES transliteration. Submissions go by email to the editorial office in Hamburg.
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We will ensure that the final draft you receive is completely ready to submit to Der Islam. We work with you until it is ready or refund your payment in full. That commitment has held since 2002.
Our editors do not have access to your manuscript until an order is placed. Your draft is secure until you decide to proceed.
Manuscript Editing and Proofreading for Der Islam
We offer three levels of manuscript editing depending on what your manuscript needs. Each is described below so you can choose the service that fits where your draft is right now.
Grammar and usage, awkward phrasing, repetition, and passive voice corrected, then clarity, concision, sentence structure, transitions, and tone, with your style manual applied throughout and a final proofread. For authors whose argument and structure are settled.
Clarity, emphasis, and paragraph structure: topic sentences, transitions, and sentences reordered within a paragraph, with every fact and claim kept as you wrote it. Includes copy editing and a final proofread.
Spelling, punctuation, typos, capitalization, grammar, and usage corrected with minimal wording changes, for manuscripts that have been edited and need a last check before submission to Der Islam.
The journal's style sheet covers citations, transliteration, and length. If you have reviewer comments from an earlier submission, send them with your manuscript and we will address each one. If you have questions about which service is right for your manuscript, contact us directly. We respond to every inquiry the same day during business hours.
Our journal article and essay editing page explains how we edit historical scholarship, and academic proofreading is the final pass. If English is your second language, see English language editing for researchers. We also prepare articles for the International Journal of Middle East Studies and the Journal of Islamic Studies.
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Our editors do not have access to your manuscript until an order is placed.
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Reach our editorial team directly to discuss your manuscript, your Der Islam submission timeline, or which service is right for your project. Initial consultations of up to 15 minutes are complimentary.
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