The Journal of the Nigeria Association of Teachers of Arabic and Islamic Studies (NATAIS) is a reputable academic journal published annually. Well-researched articles in Arabic and Islamic Studies are therefore invited from scholars of the two disciplines to be published in the next edition of the journal. An article submitted must conform to the following guidelines:
- The first page should give the title of the paper, (surname last), affiliation to the institution, Department/Unit, Postal address, e-mail address and phone number.
- Page 2 of the paper should start with the title of the paper without the name of the author(s).
- Articles must be typed and double-spaced on one side of the paper with a maximum of 10,000 words on A4 paper.
- Each paragraph should be indicated by indentation at the beginning of the first sentence.
- Quotations covering three lines or more should be indented at the beginning of the lines and not at the end.
- Notes and references should be marked serially in the body of the paper and arranged at the end.
- Books, articles, websites and interviews should be indicated using the 7th edition of MLA format. Examples are:
- Book:
M. O. Opeloye, A Dictionary of Peoples and Places in the Qur’an.Lagos, West African Book Publishers, 1996. 201. Print.
- Chapters in books:
A. K. Hassan, “The Role of Islamic Studies in Poverty Alleviation and Crime Prevention in Contemporary Nigeria” Education, Crises in Nigeria: Arabic and Islamic Studies Perspectives Ed. M. A. Muhibbu-Din. Ijebu-Ode: Nigeria Association of Teachers of Arabic and Islamic Studies, 1421 A.H./2007. 12-18. Print.
- Articles in journals:
S.M. Jamiu, “An Overview of Democratic Development in Nigeria and Islamic Political Ideals.” NATAIS Journal 6. 2 (2002): 60. Print
- Websites:
X. Machicao, “The Gender Gap in Education” http://www.choike.org/nuevo_eng/informes/1247.html 2006. Web. 31 January 2008.
- Interviewees:
J. M. Kaura, (55), an Imam, no. 67, Sultan Abubakar Road, Sokoto. Personal Interview. 22 January 2010.
- Ibid. should not be used. Instead, provide only the surname to refer to the immediate last reference with the page(s) appropriately indicated.
- Op. cit. should not be used. Instead, give the name of the author and a reasonable part of or the whole of the title and use three dots to indicate the place of publication, publisher and date of publication as follows:
Opeloye, A Dictionary of Peoples and Places…2.
8. NATAIS transliteration style which every article must comply with is based on that used by the Library of Congress.
9. For the next edition, either three neat hard copies of the article should be sent to the Editor-in-Chief:
Prof Aminu Bala,
Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies
Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto
NigeriaDepartment of Religious Studies,
Or
A soft copy is sent to: nataisjournal@yahoo.com or nataisjournal1@gmail.com
Contributors are responsible for their opinions, views or comments expressed in this journal.