Submissions

Author Guidelines

Please read the following Author Guidelines carefully before submitting your manuscript to the Interdisciplinary Journal of Religious and Multicultural Perspectives (IJRMP). Manuscripts that do not comply with these guidelines may be returned to the authors for revision before being considered for peer review.

1. All submissions must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration by any other journal, book, conference proceeding, or publication outlet.

2. Manuscripts must be written in clear academic English and should demonstrate originality, scholarly relevance, methodological clarity, and a clear contribution to the field.

3. The main manuscript file is submitted in Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx). PDF files are not accepted as the main manuscript file.

4. Manuscripts should normally include the following sections: title, abstract, keywords, introduction, literature review or theoretical framework, methodology, results or findings, discussion, conclusion, acknowledgements if applicable, and references.

5. Manuscripts should normally be between 4,000 and 8,000 words, including the main text, tables, figures, and references. Shorter or longer manuscripts may be considered where the content is academically justified.

6. The manuscript should be prepared using a standard, readable font such as Times New Roman, 12-point font size, with 1.5 line spacing. Margins should be approximately 2.5 cm on all sides.

7. The title should be concise, informative, and clearly reflect the content of the manuscript.

8. The abstract should normally be between 150 and 250 words and should clearly summarize the purpose of the study, methodology, main findings, and contribution of the manuscript.

9. Authors should provide 4 to 6 keywords that accurately reflect the main themes, concepts, and subject areas of the article.

10. The manuscript must be anonymized for double-blind peer review. Authors must remove their names, affiliations, acknowledgements, funding information, and any other identifying details from the main manuscript file.

11. References and in-text citations must be accurate, complete, and consistently formatted according to a recognized academic referencing style. Authors are encouraged to use APA style unless another style is more appropriate for the discipline. Where available, DOIs or stable URLs should be provided.

12. All tables, figures, images, charts, datasets, appendices, and supplementary materials must be clearly numbered, titled, and cited in the manuscript text. Tables and figures should be placed close to the point where they are first mentioned.

13. Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce any copyrighted material, including figures, tables, images, long quotations, datasets, or other third-party content.

14. For research involving human participants, animals, interviews, surveys, personal data, or sensitive information, authors must clearly state that appropriate ethical approval, informed consent, or institutional permission has been obtained.

15. Authors must disclose any potential conflict of interest, funding source, or institutional support related to the submitted work.

16. The journal reserves the right to screen all submissions for plagiarism, self-plagiarism, duplicate publication, inappropriate citation practices, and compliance with publication ethics.

17. Submissions that fail to meet the journal’s ethical, academic, or formatting standards may be rejected before peer review.

18. By submitting a manuscript, authors confirm that all listed authors have approved the submission and agree with the journal’s editorial and publication policies.