Tezhib Undergraduate Research Journal, Call for Submissions, Volume III

Jessica Werneke Announcement
Location
Pakistan
Subject Fields
Humanities, Local History, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology

Tezhib Undergraduate Research Journal

Call for Submissions

Volume III

 

Tezhib Undergraduate Research Journal is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed publication. Established in 2018 by Inderdecilipnary Development Research and Action Center at Habib University Pakistan, the journal pays homage to non-western forms of knowledge and aims to initiate critical dialogue through quality academic and research works of undergraduate students. 

Scope

The call for submissions for its Volume III is now open. Our scope extends to the fields of comparative literature, religion and philosophy, political economy, public health, political science, history and postcolonial analysis, arts informed research, computational social science and network analysis. The submissions can be original primary research, secondary research, or literary analyses.

Ethics

Tezhib follows a strong publication ethics mechanism and its editorial and publication procedures are transparent. Authors submitting manuscripts that are a result of primary research projects with human interaction/participation are required to submit a faculty sponsorship letter, signed by research advisor/supervisor, declaring that the research followed ethics guidelines as set by the Institutional Review Board of the university/research center where it was produced. Details of the letter can be found here.

In addition, if the manuscript mentions that the study has been approved by the IRB or Ethics Review Board of a university, the author has to submit a signed document by the ethics reviewing authority. 

Review Process

Tezhib has a double-blinded review process. Each shortlisted submission is reviewed by two academic/research experts in the specialized field of the paper. One is a faculty member at Habib University and the other does not have any affiliation with the institution. The latter can be research directors, program coordinators, lectures and professors at other universities.  

Once the manuscripts are returned to the editorial board along with content evaluations from the reviewers, a decision is made by the former whether to accept pending minor revisions, ask the author to revise and resubmit, or reject the submission. Content evaluation documents are attached to the final decision email.

Author Guidelines

Tezhib only accepts previously unpublished work. If your submitted work is being considered for publication elsewhere, please inform us.

  • Works submitted should demonstrate critical and evidence-based engagement with its subject.
  • Papers produced outside of coursework may be considered in exceptional cases. Please note that submissions not produced as part of coursework still have to be works of undergraduate university students.
  • Tezhib aims to make academic work more accessible. Therefore, it is advised that complex theory, jargon and specialized terminology is used minimally and clearly explained within the body of the work.
  • Citations are necessary where required in-text, along with the references section. Citation style is APA 7th Edition.
  • The word limit (exclusive of the references section) for each category is as follows:
  • Original/primary research papers: 5000 – 7500 words. [Excluding Bibliography]
  • Secondary research papers (term papers): 1500 – 4000 words. [Excluding Bibliography]
  • Original research work has to be accompanied with a faculty sponsorship form that is also to be attached within the email.

Formatting Guidelines

  • Submission should be standard font size 12, in Times New Roman and double-spaced. The document pages should be numbered.
  • Title of your work should be in bold at the top and center aligned.
  • All English writings should use American English.
  • Submit your work as a word document file. The word document should not include any identifiable details such as name, grades etc.

All Submissions must be sent in the form of an email attachment to tezhib.idrac@habib.edu.pk, with the subject line ‘Tezhib Journal Submission: Category Name’. Please name the submission file as follows: LastName_FirstName.doc. Include the following details within the email:

  • Name
  • University
  • Year of Graduation
  • Major/Degree
  • Submission category name [original research, secondary research, literary analysis, other]
  • Name of the course the paper was written for
  • Course Instructor’s Name
  • Grade received on the paper

Submit

To submit your work, email us at tezhib.idrac@habib.edu.pk. The deadline to submit is February 5th, 2022.

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https://habib.edu.pk/tezhib/about/

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Contact Information

To submit your work, email the editorial staff at tezhib.idrac@habib.edu.pk. The deadline to submit is February 5th, 2022.

If you hav questions about publication, you can also reach out to the faculty chair of the journal, Dr. Jessica Werneke, at jessica.werneke@ahss.habib.edu.pk

Contact Email
tezhib.idrac@habib.edu.pk