The scholarly- specialized Semi-annual Journal of Rhetoric and Grammar Studies at the University of Qom accepts articles on the fields of Grammar and Rhetoric. The received manuscripts would be reviewed and likely published in case of having the following requirements:

• The articles should not have already been published by another journal.
• They should be the outcome of an innovative research, thereby playing an effective role in developing Persian language and literature.
• Papers extracted from thesis/dissertation should be submitted with approval of the supervisor.
• Articles need to be prepared according to formatting and content guidelines of the journal; and if they ignore the proposed style the editorial board wouldn’t accept them to be reviewed.
• First and surname, name of the university, academic ranking, and email address of the author(s) should be accurately recorded in the attachment.
• Authors are not permitted to submit their manuscripts to different journals simultaneously. Directors of the journal reserve exclusive right for publication after giving acceptance to the author(s).
• Articles should be submitted via the online submission system of the journal at the University of Qom (jls.qom.ac.ir).

The manuscripts are required to have the following formatting style:

• Title: It should be short, precise, and reflecting the main objective and content of the article.
• Abstract: Abstract (including 200-250 words) presents a total image of the procedures and results of the study (following the same order as the main body) in one general paragraph. It contains main elements of the study including statement of the problem, objectives or (hypothesis/research questions), method and its justification for the study, and a short statement of the result. Quotations and references need to be avoided here and preferably it should be written using the present tense. In order to state quantities in the abstract, numbers are used.
• Keywords: The main concepts of every research are introduced by some (5-7) words or phrases which are called keywords. As a tool to facilitate searching information, keywords are usually extracted from title, research questions, and main body of the article. It’s better to use controlled keywords which are usually accessible by subject encyclopedias because indexing of documents is done based on controlled keywords. Keywords should be separated with a comma. 
• Introduction: With brevity, focusing on the main subject, and avoiding too general and obvious facts, the introduction defines statement of the problem, significance of the study, logical justifications for doing the research, and a brief summary of the theories and researches relevant to the current subject in order to illustrate discrepancies, gaps, and shortages in the previous relevant studies. A brief summary of the sections in the article facilitate better comprehension for the readers. The introduction includes statement of the problem, significance of the study, and literature review.
• Main body
• Conclusion
• Appendix
• References: References are sorted alphabetically based on the last name of authors.

Note

Literature review should not be limited to just bibliographical information or a series of quotations, but rather it should deeply and critically analyze intellectual movements relevant to the subject of study; so that after relatively clarifying the statement of research it would provide an interpretation of the current knowledge about that. Furthermore, the author should illustrate the collaboration of different researchers in filling the research gap and the contribution of each in generating more knowledge regarding the study. By building a meaningful and logical bridge between previous studies and his own investigation, the researcher conveys the disadvantages and shortages of the previous studies in terms of data analysis or even methodology.

Articles grounded in analyzing theoretical and philosophical views -totally literature based- focus on the analysis of the author’s approach and thinking in order to develop, confirm, or reject a given theory through a systematic and specific plan. If a quantitative method is used in the study, a section called “methodology” should be included in the main body in which the data (variables), statistical population, data access means, data collection methods, data analysis, and so on are explained and analyzed.

Guidelines for punctuation and Formatting

• The orthography of manuscripts should be based on the last conventions by Academy of Persian Language and Literature.
• Articles should be approximately 20 (A4 size) pages in length, including outmost 8000 words which are typed and formatted in Word 2010. The title and subtitles should be Bold.
• Short and long direct quotes should be inside French quotation marks «»; and indirect quotes are written without any quotation marks just mentioning the reference immediately after them. Full stop by the end of statements in in-text citations should be placed out of parenthesis.
• Quotation mark is used for highlighting the words and direct quotes «».
•  English translation of words (in non-English texts) are written immediately after the words in parenthesis in Times New Roman 12.
• Mentioning dates of birth and death of scholars or date of important scientific, historical, and political events in the article would add to its academic value.
• Words in the manuscript are separated with one space, except compound words, copula (linking verbs), and compound verbs between which there should be a half space.
• In general, the paper should be typed professionally with adherence to punctuation and formatting conventions in APA.

 Citation Style and Sorting the References

According to the principles of the Biannual Journal of Literary Science at the University of Qom, citation and referencing style of the papers is set by the American Psychological Association (APA). This journal has determined In-Text Citation as the referencing style.

In-Text Citation: According to APA style, in every print and electronic publication either a book or an articles in journals or a thesis…, for quotations it is essential to mention the surname of author(s) and date of publication.

This style has also necessitated page number for direct quotations, for example: (Yousefi, 1374: 12). Although page number is not necessary for indirect quotations (author's perception and interpretation), that is recommended to be added to increase the originality of the text. If the reference had no author, just the name of the source is mentioned and in case it had no publication date, the put (n.d) instead.   

• A single author: (Zarrinkoob, 1374:12)
• Two authors: (Zarrinkoob & Yousefi, 1374: 12)
• Three to five authors: (Zarrinkoob, Aryan, Yousefi, & Shaiei Kadkani, 1374:12) In the subsequent citations from the same authors: (Zarrinkoob et al.:14)
• Six authors and more: (Zarrinkoob et al., 1374:12)
• Two or more references by a single author in a single date: (Zarrinkoob, 1374 a: 12). Date of publication is differentiated alphabetically.
• If citation is from two different references, they are separated using a comma: (Zarrinkoob, 1374:12, Aryan, 1378:12).
• Citation for multi-volumes: (Zarrinkoob, 1374, vol. 1:12)
• Giving a secondary source: (Castells, 1999: 205; as cited by Imam Jom'e & Molaiinezhad, 1386:152)
• Book with a single author

Sorting the references

In APA style, the references are sorted alphabetically based on the initial letter of the authors’ surnames. The reference lists of Persian and Arabic books and journals are altogether, while English, French, and German lists of references are displayed separately.

Author surname, Initial. (Year of publication). Title of book in Italics (Edition). Place of Publication: Publisher.

Example: Zarrinkoob, A. (1353). The Value of Sufism Heritage (1^st ed.). Tehran: Amir Kabir.

• Translated or edited book

Author surname, Initial. (Year of publication). Title of book in italics. The initial of the translator or editor, His/her last name, the abbreviation "Trans." or "Ed." (Edition). Place of publication: Publisher.

Example: Pierce, J. (1978). Hermeneutics.A, Ranjbar "Trans" (2^nd ed.). Tehran: Safir.

 

• Multi-volume books:

Author surname, Initial. (Year of publication). Title of book in Italic. Vol. No. Pub. No. Place of publication: Publisher.

Example: Zarrinkoob, A. (1353). The secret of Ney (Serr-e Ney). 2 Vols. 1^st publication. Tehran: Amir Kabir.

• Book by an editor

No author: Surname, Initial. (Editor). (Year of publication) Title of book. Publication No. Place of publication: Publisher.

Example: Ahmadi, A. (Editor). (1367). Structuralism. Tehran: Andisheh

• Journals

Author surname, Initial. (Year of publication). Article title. Journal name in Italics. Vol. No. in Italics. Page number range of the article.

Example: Bagheri, A. (1386). Virtue ethics. The Annual Journal of Ethics. Issue 3. pp: 97-102.

Formatting Guidelines in Microsoft Word

 

Size	Font	Subject
Bold 15	B Zar	Title
13 Bold	B Zar	Author(s)
12	B Zar	Persian   Abstract
Bold 12	B Zar	Keywords
13	B Zar	Main Body
14 Bold	B lotus	Subtitle
11	B Zar	Appendix
12	B lotus	Headings,   Tables, Graphs, and Figures
13	B Zar	Persian   References
12	Times New   Roman	English   Translation of Persian Expressions
11 Italic,   Bold	Times New   Roman	Abstract   Title
14 Bold	Times New   Roman	English Title
12	Times New   Roman	Author(s) in   English
11	Times New   Roman	English Abstract

 Required files to be uploaded: Five essential files must be submitted through the manuscript submission system: 1. The main file of the manuscript (without the names of the authors), 2. Title page in the mentioned format, 3. Authorship form (must include the title of the article and the name and surname of all authors and be signed by all authors), 4. Conflicts of Interest form (must be signed by the Corresponding Author and uploaded with the article file), and 5. Cover letter.