Manuscript Editing for Journal of Islamic Studies Articles
Published since 1990, the Journal of Islamic Studies is a multidisciplinary journal dedicated to the study of all aspects of Islam and the Islamic world. Its range covers history, law, literature, religion, philosophy, politics, economics, and international relations. Oxford University Press publishes it three times a year for the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, where it is edited.
Articles run about 10,000 words, and book reviews come by invitation only. Citations follow the journal's house style in numbered footnotes, each giving the author, full title, place and year of publication, and page. Unpublished material needs a full location reference. Transliteration follows the journal's system, supplied as a table with the guidelines, and foreign words in English usage follow the Oxford dictionaries. Manuscripts are written in English, and language editing is optional for non-native authors. Review is anonymous. The copy-edited typescript is the author's last chance for corrections. Off the Grid Editing sets the footnotes in house style and applies the transliteration table. Submissions go through ScholarOne.
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We will ensure that the final draft you receive is completely ready to submit to Journal of Islamic Studies. 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 the Journal of Islamic Studies
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 Journal of Islamic Studies.
OUP's general instructions cover footnotes, transliteration, and images. 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 religious studies scholarship, and academic proofreading is the final pass. If English is your second language, see English language editing for researchers. For books, see Oxford University Press manuscript editing. We also prepare articles for Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations and the International Journal of Middle East 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 Journal of Islamic Studies submission timeline, or which service is right for your project. Initial consultations of up to 15 minutes are complimentary.
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