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Me’yar is a bi-annual, double-blind peer-reviewed research journal, published by the Department of Urdu, International Islamic University, Islamabad. It publishes research articles, review- articles, archival material and documents in all disciplines of Urdu language and literature including texts in historical, cultural and socio-political context. Guidelines for Authors Manuscripts should be typed on A4 size paper in Jameel Noori Nasta’liq font, in 14-point size. The text should be saved in MS Word format. Line spacing should be single. Margin on top should be 1.9 inch and on right, left and bottom should be 1.7 inch. It is desirable that the length of the article should be between 7000 and 10,000 words; however, the shorter articles may be accepted when justified by their exceptionally high quality. Notes referred to in the text should be numbered consecutively. List of Sources/ Bibliography should be typed in Roman script and attached with the main article. The Manuscript should be accompanied by a cover page carrying the title of the article, author’s full name, institutional affiliation, mailing address, email address and any other information that the author may wish to provide with the article. The author is required to submit a signed declaration that the article is unpublished and has not been submitted to any other journal. A plagiarism report should also be attached with the article. Abstracts and Keywords An abstract in English of at least 500 words should be attached along with the English translation of the title and 04 keywords. References References should be inserted as footnotes and numbered consecutively. In general, all citations should follow the Chicago Manual of Style, 17th ed. (footnotes). A list of sources in roman script should be attached with the article. Loanwords and Foreign Words Words in Arabic, Persian, Ottoman Turkish, and English should follow the transliteration scheme provided by the journal. Submission of Manuscripts Manuscripts are required to be submitted through Open Journal System (OJS) at this link: http://irigs.iiu.edu.pk:64447/ojs/index.php/meyar/issue/current Contributions and editorial correspondence should be addressed to the Editor, Me’yar, Department of Urdu, International Islamic University, Islamabad, H-10, Pakistan or through E‑mail at: meyar@iiu.edu.pk Fee Policy Processing and Publication Charges Department of Urdu is publishing this journal (Y Category) with the sponsorship of the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan & International Islamic University, Islamabad. The following fee will be charged for peer review and publication: Fee for peer review (Non-refundable): PK Rs. 5000/- Fee for publication after acceptance: PK Rs. 15000/-