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Prepare your manuscript for Journal of Medieval Iberian Studies.

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Article types

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Original Article
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Clinical Trial
Protocol
Letter
Systematic Review
Lectio

Readiness requirements

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Abstract length

  • Provide an author-written abstract of no more than 200 words.
  • Use a unstructured abstract.
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  • A typical paper for this journal should be between 10,000 and 12,000 words, inclusive of: Abstract.
  • Should contain an unstructured abstract of 200 words.
  • Your abstract should focus on what your research is about, what methods have been used, and what you found out.
  • The instructions for authors for each journal will give specific guidelines on what’s required here, including whether it should be a structured abstract or graphical abstract, and any word limits.

Keywords

  • Include or confirm the keywords required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Reference style

  • Articlo formats your supplied references to the journal's stored style and checks that citations match the reference list; source validity is not verified.
  • A typical paper for this journal should be between 10,000 and 12,000 words, inclusive of: References.
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  • References should be separated into Primary Sources (archival and published editions) and Secondary Sources.
  • A longer quotation should close with a period (full stop) and any page reference should be placed after the period.
  • The bibliography should provide the Romance form in square brackets after the Latin name.
  • Where applicable, this should include the hyperlink, DOI or other persistent identifier associated with the data set(s).
  • Readers should be able to interpret the table without reference to the text.
  • All works appearing in the article should be in the Works Cited section (not “Bibliography”); no works should appear in the Works Cited section if they are not referred to in the article itself.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Confirmation the authors take full responsibility for the integrity of the whole content, including accuracy of references.

Figure and table rules

  • Keep every figure and table numbered, captioned, and cited in the manuscript. Keep figures embedded; Articlo also extracts numbered source files for the package.
  • Group figures at the end of the manuscript.
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  • Group tables at the end of the manuscript.
  • Figures should be high quality (1200 dpi for line art, 600 dpi for grayscale and 300 dpi for colour, at the correct size).
  • Tables and figures Show clearly in your article text where the tables and figures should appear, for example, by writing [Table 1 near here].
  • Figures should be saved separately from the text.
  • Authors are responsible for securing the rights to publish images not their own and are required to provide copyright information in captions.
  • Tables should present new information rather than duplicating what is in the text.
  • It’s very important that you have been given permission to use any tables or figures you are reproducing from another source before you submit.
  • Figures should be supplied in one of our preferred file formats: PS, JPEG, TIFF, or Microsoft Word (DOC or DOCX) files are acceptable for figures that have been drawn in Word.
  • Check the instructions for authors to see how you should supply tables and figures, whether at the end of the text or in separate files, and follow any guidance given on the submission system.

Funding statement

  • You should declare only the acquired funds and grants that are directly relevant to the work reported in your article; for example, This work was supported by the [Funding Agency #1] under Grant [number xxxx]; [Funding Agency #2] under Grant [number xxxx]; and [Funding Agency #3] under Grant [number xxxx].

Competing interests

  • Include or confirm the competing interests required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Data availability statement

  • Include or confirm the data availability statement required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Ethics statement

  • Include or confirm the ethics statement required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Cover letter

  • Using Third-Party Material You must obtain the necessary permission to reuse third-party material in your article.
  • The use of short extracts of text and some other types of material is usually permitted, on a limited basis, for the purposes of criticism and review without securing formal permission.
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  • If you wish to include any material in your paper for which you do not hold copyright, and which is not covered by this informal agreement, you will need to obtain written permission from the copyright owner prior to submission.

Title page and author information

  • All authors of a manuscript should include their full name and affiliation on the cover page of the manuscript.
  • One author will need to be identified as the corresponding author, with their email address normally displayed in the article PDF (depending on the journal) and the online article.

Article structure and word limits

  • TIFF and EPS are the preferred formats, with the image saved at a high resolution (300-600dpi minimum).
  • This could be adapted from your departmental website or academic networking profile and should be relatively brief (e.g. no more than 200 words).
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  • Margins Margins should be at least 2.5cm (1 inch).
  • It should be a maximum width of 525 pixels.
  • These instructions will ensure we have everything required so your paper can move through peer review, production and publication smoothly.
  • Your research funder or your institution may require you to publish your article open access.
  • Use our APC finder to view the APC for this journal.
  • All submissions should follow the humanities form of the Chicago Manual of Style, with the modifications noted below.
  • Before you submit your article, make sure you’ve checked the instructions for authors for your chosen journal, so you are aware of everything required.
  • Most journals create image descriptions during the production process, but a minority may require authors to provide image descriptions.
  • Review: Running heads and received dates These aren’t required when submitting a manuscript for review.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Originality and accuracy of content has been confirmed by the authors.
  • Authors must provide full methodological details and adhere to relevant reporting guidelines where applicable.
  • Authors must retain the original and revised versions which must be shared upon request.
  • The PLSP guidelines for authors must be followed at all times.
  • JMIS follows a modified Encyclopedia of Islam transliteration system, in accordance with the model of the International Journal of Middle Eastern Studies (IJMES) and a modified Encyclopaedia Judaica transliteration system (“general” unless the “scientific” is required), in accordance with the model of the Association for Jewish Studies Review.
  • Please use SI units (non-italicized).
  • Special characters If you are preparing your manuscript in Microsoft Word and your article contains special characters, accents, or diacritics, we recommend you follow these steps: European accents (Greek, Hebrew, or Cyrillic letters, or phonetic symbols): choose Times New Roman font from the dropdown menu in the “Insert symbol” window and insert the character you require.
  • Special characters If you are preparing your manuscript in Microsoft Word and your article contains special characters, accents, or diacritics, we recommend you follow these steps: Asian languages (such as Sanskrit, Korean, Chinese, or Japanese): choose Arial Unicode font from the dropdown menu in the “Insert symbol” window and insert the character you require.
  • Manuscripts using Arabic diacriticals should be submitted, if possible, using Arial Unicode MS (if sent from a Windows OS) or Jaghbub Unicode font, available at http://www.smi.uib.no/ksv/Jaghbub.html (if sent from a Mac OS).
  • Please do not embed it in the manuscript file but save it as a separate file, labelled GraphicalAbstract1.
  • If you are at the early stage of your research, you may also need to read how to start writing a journal manuscript.
  • Image descriptions are typically used by systems such as pronouncing screen readers to make images accessible to people that cannot read or see the object due to a visual disability.

Reporting guidelines

  • Include or confirm the reporting guidelines required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Preprints and prior publication

  • If you have shared an earlier version of your Author’s Original Manuscript on a preprint server, please be aware that anonymity cannot be guaranteed.

Artificial intelligence disclosure

  • Add or confirm the author-written Artificial intelligence statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
  • Please include a statement disclosing whether and how generative AI has been used in the research and manuscript preparation process.
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  • Use of AI tools as part of ethical research studies is permitted.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: The name and version number of the AI tool used.
  • Systematic Review: Use of AI tools as part of ethically conducted literature reviews, systematic reviews, meta-analysis and bibliometrics studies is permitted.
  • Use of AI tool assisted plain language summaries (PLS) of authors own work is permitted.
  • Please read our guidance on using AI tools in your research and manuscript preparation to understand scenarios where their use may be permissible, and the required information that must be disclosed.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Confirmation the authors have checked terms of use for the specific AI tool used, and therefore confirm suitability for publication.

Article type and manuscript length

  • In the main text, numbers one to ninety-nine should be written out in words; higher numbers in numerals.
  • Short quotations (up to about forty words in length) should be run on from the main text and given in double quotation marks.
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  • Longer quotations (more than about forty words of prose, or more than two lines of verse) should be inset from the main text and presented without quotation marks.
  • Terms in languages other than English should be italicized in the main text of the article, and should be followed by a translation or explanation in brackets after first use.
  • Personal names which have both a Latin form and a vernacular Romance form should ordinarily use the Romance form in the main text (e.g., Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada, not Rodericus Ximenii de Rada); footnotes should use an abbreviated form of the Latin name if the text is published under this name.
  • Preparing Your Paper Structure Your paper should be compiled in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion; acknowledgments; declaration of interest statement; references; appendices (as appropriate); table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figures; figure captions (as a list).

Manuscript structure

  • A typical paper for this journal should be between 10,000 and 12,000 words, inclusive of: Footnotes.
  • The definite article “al-” should be lower case except when the first word of a sentence, a footnote, or a title.
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  • Use footnotes (not endnotes), providing the author’s last name only, a short form of the title (several words long), and the page or pages cited (omit “p.” and “pp.” before page numbers).
  • Headings This will show you the different levels of the heading section in your article: First-level headings (e.g. Introduction, Conclusion) should be in bold, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.
  • Authors must retain full records of the methods undertaken, including full descriptions and records of the prompts used, which must be shared with the journal upon request.
  • An alphabetized Works Cited section following the text must be provided with complete bibliographical information according to Chicago Manual of Style for the humanities.

Language and text style

  • Please use double quotation marks, except where “a quotation is ‘within’ a quotation”.
  • Please note that long quotations should be indented without quotation marks.
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  • Regnal dates should be clearly distinguished from dates of birth and/or death, and should be preceded by the abbreviation ‘r.’, e.g. Alfonso X of Castile-León (r).
  • All quotations must be translated into English.
  • In the Works Cited section, translations of titles in languages other than either English or a Romance language should be provided.
  • Use diacritical marks and italics only for technical terms.
  • Headings This will show you the different levels of the heading section in your article: Fourth-level headings should be in bold italics, at the beginning of a paragraph.
  • Headings This will show you the different levels of the heading section in your article: Fifth-level headings should be in italics, at the beginning of a paragraph.
  • Use a consistent form of English spelling (either US or UK); be sure to avoid inconsistencies in word forms ending in –ise / –ize, –ising / –izing, etc. The journal prefers the use of the adjective “Andalusi” in relation to al-Andalus, and “Andalusian” in relation to the region that has come to be known as Andalusia.
  • Words or short phrases from the original language should be placed in square brackets after the translation; longer passages from the original language should be placed in footnotes.
  • Well-known nouns or terms in languages other than English that have a commonly accepted ‘anglicized’ equivalent should take this accepted form: e.g. caliph, emir, Abbasids, Umayads, Torah, mudejar, Mozarab.
  • However, personal names that are commonly known to readers in their Romance form should usually take this form in preference to their English equivalent (e.g. Alfonso, Jaume).
  • Headings This will show you the different levels of the heading section in your article: Second-level headings should be in bold italics, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.
  • Headings This will show you the different levels of the heading section in your article: Third-level headings should be in italics, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.

Study reporting guidelines

  • Authors must provide full methodological details and adhere to relevant reporting guidelines where applicable (e.g. CONSORT-AI, STARD-AI, GAMER, TRIPOD-AI, etc).
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What your package checks

Abstract: 200 words
Paper: 12,000 words
Declarations: Artificial intelligence
Format: Times New Roman

Source transparency

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