Contact

Authors, reviewers, readers, institutions, indexing agencies, abstracting services, metadata platforms, libraries, universities, and database representatives may use the contact details below for official journal-related communication.

Official communication regarding submission, peer review, revision, editorial decision, production, correction, publication, indexing, metadata, and ethical matters should normally take place through the official Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform or through the authorized email addresses listed on this page.

Institutional Correspondence

Professor Dr. Muhammad Ijaz
Former Professor and Director
Sheikh Zayed Islamic Centre (SZIC)
University of the Punjab, Lahore

Director, Editorial and Acquisitions Department
Al-Qamar Islamic Research Institute

60-D Block, Marghazar Colony, Multan Road
Lahore, 54500, Pakistan

Email: director@ead.aqiri.org
Alternative Email: info@publications.aqiri.org
Publisher Website: www.aqiri.org

Principal Contact

Editor-in-Chief / Principal Contact

Prof. Dr. Shahbaz Khan Manj
Professor & Chairperson, Department of Islamic Studies, University of Education, Lahore / Visiting Professor, University of Göttingen, Germany

Email: editor-in-chief@aq.publications.aqiri.org
Alternative Email: muhammad.shahbaz@aqiri.org

The Principal Contact is responsible for matters related to editorial policy, peer review, publication ethics, corrections, complaints, appeals, and academic correspondence.

Technical and Submission Support

For technical assistance related to online submission, account registration, manuscript upload, metadata entry, PDF access, DOI links, or OJS-related issues, authors may contact:

OJS Associate, Digital Platform Technology Department
Al-Qamar Islamic Research Institute, Lahore, Pakistan

Email: support@aq.publications.aqiri.org
Alternative Email: support@aqiri.org

Editorial Office

The Editorial Office handles manuscript-related correspondence, author communication, reviewer coordination, editorial workflow, revision follow-up, copyediting coordination, proof communication, and publication scheduling.

General Editorial Office: editorialoffice@aq.publications.aqiri.org

Authors may contact the Editorial Office for manuscript status, editorial queries, reviewer comments, revision follow-up, proof correction, publication scheduling, and other official journal communication.

Submissions Desk

The Submissions Desk handles new manuscript queries, submission assistance, initial manuscript processing, submission ID matters, author guidance, and communication related to files submitted through the OJS platform.

Submissions Desk: submissions@aq.publications.aqiri.org

Authors should normally use the OJS platform for new submissions. This email may be used for submission-related assistance, incomplete submissions, file upload issues, or questions regarding the submission process.

Peer Review Office

The Peer Review Office handles reviewer coordination, review invitations, review reminders, reviewer queries, peer-review communication, and follow-up regarding reviewer reports.

Peer Review Office: peerreview@aq.publications.aqiri.org

Reviewers may contact this office for review access issues, review deadlines, submission details, reviewer guidelines, or technical concerns related to the peer-review process.

Support Desk

The Support Desk provides assistance for OJS account issues, website access, login problems, submission assistance, file upload issues, publication records, metadata display, and general platform-related support.

Support Desk: support@aq.publications.aqiri.org

Authors, reviewers, and readers may contact the Support Desk for technical support, OJS login issues, password problems, website errors, publication display issues, metadata problems, and general assistance.

AQIRI Publications Office

For general information related to AQIRI publications, journal communication, institutional correspondence, indexing-related queries, and publication platform matters, the following official contact may be used:

AQIRI Publications Office: info@publications.aqiri.org

This address may be used by institutions, libraries, indexing agencies, abstracting services, metadata platforms, universities, and academic database representatives for general publication-related communication.

Communication Through OJS

Authors are encouraged to use the official OJS submission system for manuscript-related communication. OJS should normally be used for new submissions, revision submission, editorial queries, peer-review communication, author responses, proof correction, and submission status updates.

Authors should regularly check their OJS account and registered email address after submission. The journal may use OJS notifications and authorized editorial emails for formal communication.

Publication Ethics, Corrections, and Complaints

Queries related to publication ethics, corrections, retractions, authorship, conflicts of interest, complaints, appeals, duplicate submission, plagiarism, data concerns, reviewer misconduct, or suspected research misconduct should be submitted in writing to the Editorial Office.

Such communication should normally include the manuscript or article title, submission ID, DOI or article URL where available, description of the concern, supporting evidence where available, and complete contact details of the complainant.

The journal will handle such matters according to its Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement, correction policy, complaints policy, and editorial procedures.

General Queries

For general queries, authors and readers should provide clear information so that the concerned office can respond properly. A query should normally include full name, email address, institutional affiliation where applicable, manuscript title if relevant, submission ID if available, article title or DOI if related to a published article, and a clear description of the query.

Important Note

Authors should not rely on informal messages, third-party assurances, or personal contacts as substitutes for official journal communication. Decisions regarding submission, review, acceptance, correction, publication, or withdrawal are valid only when communicated through the journal’s authorized OJS system or official journal email addresses.

For transparency, accountability, and proper record keeping, all journal-related communication should be made through the official contact channels listed on this page.