SUBMISSIONS
The IJMES editorial office welcomes submissions of scholarly articles and Quick Studies pieces. All submissions should be emailed as attachments in MS Word format to ijmes@gc.cuny.edu. Please review the Instructions to Contributors and the IJMES style and transliteration guides, which can be found on the Author Resources page. Submissions not conforming to IJMES guidelines will be returned.
Articles
IJMES editorial policy requires that articles be based on original research and the careful analysis of archival and other primary-source materials. IJMES evaluates manuscripts with the understanding that they have not been published elsewhere in any language and are not under consideration for publication elsewhere or part of a book that will be published in the near future.
IJMES focuses on the area encompassing the Arab world, Iran, Turkey, the Caucasus, Afghanistan, Israel, Transoxiana, and Muslim South Asia from the seventh century to the present. Articles on communities or politics in other regions of the world that had or have strong Middle Eastern ties or contexts, or on relations between those regions and the Middle East, will also be considered. Particular attention will be paid to works dealing with history, anthropology, sociology, political science, economics, language and literature, religion, and law. Because of its interdisciplinary nature, IJMES does not accept technical or highly specialized material, nor does it publish in the areas of administration or training. Please look at articles in recent issues for an idea of what we publish.
Accepted article manuscripts generally run 10,000 words or 35 double-spaced pages including endnotes. Since most manuscripts undergo revision and expansion before acceptance, we like to see first drafts of 7,000-9,000 words, including endnotes, but in no case may they exceed 10,000 words.
Submitted manuscripts that conform to IJMES guidelines are evaluated by the editorial office, usually within 4-8 weeks of receipt. Those that show the greatest promise of being published in IJMES are then submitted to 3-5 anonymous reviewers who specialize in the area(s) most relevant to the manuscript. The first round of peer review typically takes 3-6 months. In almost all cases, even articles recommended for publication are subject to a revision process, a second round of peer review (usually with the same referees), and several rounds of editing after acceptance. Total time from submission to print is usually 12-18 months.
Quick Studies
IJMES welcomes submissions of short pieces focused on analysis of primary sources. Since Quick Studies pieces are not subject to the peer review process required for articles, time-to-publication is substantially shorter.
