Al-Hikmat: A Journal of Philosophy

Instructions for Authors       

1. Al-Hikmat accepts manuscripts written in English ranging from 5000 to 6000 words with an abstract ranging from 150-200 words. The abstract should have 5-7 keywords. Manuscript text must be saved in latest Microsoft Word version in British English. The Font style is Times New Roman with 12-point size. Manuscript text should be prepared in block writing with a space between two paragraphs. Long direct quotations should be avoided.
2. A title page should be written carrying the title of the article, author’s full name, institutional affiliation, mailing address and any other information that the author may wish to provide with the article.
3. Al-Hikmat adopts The Chicago Manual of Style, 17^th edition, for the language, reference citations, and bibliography. Al-Hikmat accepts only the Author-Date Reference System. Quoted material should have a full location reference with page number.
4. It is to be strictly noted that the manuscripts submitted to Al-Hikmat have not already been published and are not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
5. Publication of material in the journal means that the author assigns copyright to Al-Hikmat including the right to electronic publishing. Authors may, however, use their material in other publications acknowledging Al-Hikmat as the original place of publication.
6. The Editors reserve the right to copy-edit and make necessary alterations to the material submitted for publication. The Editors also reserve the right to modify or omit the material deemed inappropriate for publication. Responsibility for the opinions expressed in the articles and for the accuracy of the stated facts rests solely with the authors and not with the Department of Philosophy or the Editorial Board.
7. Ethics policy: As a matter of ethics policy, Al-Hikmat does not foster racial, cultural, religious, nationalistic, or ethnic discrimination. Instead, it fosters intellectual honesty, freedom of expression, democratic values, and philosophical rigor. Plagiarism, one of the crucial intellectual crimes against scholarly publications and academic integrity, is strictly forbidden in Al-Hikmat. The editor/editorial board has the right to resolve matters like conflicts of interest between authors, plagiarised work, duplication of previously published work, misappropriation of intellectual property, duplicate submission of manuscripts, or incorrect co-author listing in the publications. Al-Hikmat strictly prohibits the use of Generative AI or AI-assisted tools in submitted manuscripts.
8. Contributions and all editorial correspondence should be sent to the Editor, Al-Hikmat: A Journal of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, University of the Punjab, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore-54590, Pakistan, phone: +92(042)99230884.
9. Manuscripts strictly fulfilling the above said parameters can be sent to the editor of Al-Hikmat through E-mail: editor.alhikmat@pu.edu.pk