Meethaq is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that aims to provide an intellectual platform for scholars to promote interdisciplinary research in humanities. The journal focuses on topics related to education, teacher education, cross-cultural studies, linguistics, ICT, minority education, and women's studies. It publishes well-researched papers, case studies, reviews, and commentaries in these areas. The journal welcomes original, theoretical, and empirical research papers from researchers, academics, professionals, and students worldwide. It goes through a review process to ensure high quality of published papers while being committed to a timely review.

1. From Editors Desk
Meethaq-Multidisciplinary Biannual International Journal of
Humanities, is an open access, peer reviewed Journal that strives to
provide an intellectual platform to National and International
scholars with an aim to promote interdisciplinary research in
Humanities. The focus of the Journal would be Education, Teacher
Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Linguistics, ICT, Minority
Education and Women Studies. The Journal will be publishing well –
argued and well researched papers, case studies, reviews and critical
commentaries that fall within its scope. Meethaq welcomes and
acknowledges high quality theoretical and empirical original research
papers, case studies, review papers, literature reviews, book reviews,
conceptual framework, analytical and simulation models, technical
note from researchers, academicians, professional, practitioners and
students from all over the world.
We found an immense pleasure in publishing our first issue of
Journal. The overwhelming response of the intellectuals by
contributing their research papers has encouraged us to take up this
challenging task to its logical end. We made every sincere effort to do
justice to all the knowledgeable ideas of the learned scholars in the
review process of the papers. The idea of joining the International
writing fraternity is not new to us and from last many years we were
planning to publish such kind of Journal and thanks to Almighty
Allah that this is now a reality. We will keep no stone unturned to
make this Journal a Journal of repute and come up to the

2. expectations of the learned scholars of the concerned field of
knowledge.
We are thankful to the editorial board, reviewers, and contributors of
research papers and all others who directly or indirectly worked with
us in completing this assignment within the limits of time frame.
There remains always a room for further improvement in every
project of life and as such suggestions are always welcome if any for
the enrichment of this Journal.
(Syed Zahoor Ahmad
Geelani)
EDITOR
Author Guideline for Manuscript Preparation
Specific editorial requirements for submission of a manuscript are given below:
I. General Instructions:
Print or type using a 12 point standard font, such as Times, Geneva, etc, text should be double
spaced on 8 1/2" x 11" paper with 1 inch margins, single sided, the page numbering shall be
consecutively, Besides these all contributors of Meethaq shall remember the following points:
 Use normal prose including articles ("a", "the," etc.)
 Stay focused on the research topic of the paper.
 Use paragraphs to separate each important point. (except for the abstract)
 Indent the first line of each paragraph.
 Present your points in logical order.
 Use present tense to report well accepted facts - for example, 'the grass is green'.
 Use past tense to describe specific results - for example, 'When weed killer was applied,
the grass was brown'.
 Avoid informal wording, don't address the reader directly, and don't use jargon, slang
terms, or superlatives.
 Avoid use of superfluous pictures - include only those figures necessary to presenting
results.
II. Language:
The language of the manuscript must be English (either American or British standard, but not the
mixture of both).
III. Length of Paper:

3. The length of the paper should not exceed 10 pages. Paper containing more than 10 pages or
3000 words will be returned to the author(s) to abridge. Articles should be typed in double-space
(including footnotes and references) on one side of the paper only (preferably A4).
IV. Title Page:
Title page is a separated page before the text. It should include the following information:
Title:
Title should be concise and informative. Try to avoid abbreviations and formulae where possible.
Author’s Names and Affiliations:
Please indicate the given name and family name clearly. Present the authors' affiliation addresses
(where the actual work was done) below the names. Indicate all affiliations with a lower-case
superscript letter immediately after the author's name and in front of the appropriate address.
Provide the full postal address of each affiliation, including the country name, and, if available,
the e-mail address, and telephone number of each author.
Corresponding Author:
Clearly indicate who is willing to handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing, publication
and also post-publication. Ensure that telephone numbers (with country and area code) are
provided in addition to the e-mail address and the complete postal address.
Sponsoring Information:
If the research is sponsored or supported by an organization, please indicate it.
V. Abstract:
A concise and factual abstract is required (maximum length of 200 words). The abstract should
state briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results and major conclusions. An abstract
is often presented separate from the article, so it must be able to stand alone. References should
therefore be avoided, but if essential, they must be cited in full, without reference to the
reference list.
VI. Keywords:
Immediately after the abstract, provide a maximum of 8 keywords, avoiding general and plural
terms and multiple concepts (avoid, for example, 'and', 'of').

4. VII. Subdivision of the Article:
Divide your article into clearly defined and numbered sections. Subsections should be numbered
1, 2. (Then 1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.2), 1.2,etc. The abstract is not included in section numbering.
VIII. Table and Figures:
Present tables and figures at the end of the article or in line with text. Please note that the article
will be published in black and white, and if anyone wants that his/her paper should be published
in colour the additional charges as per the requirement are to be paid by the author.
IX. References:
Author(s) should follow the latest edition of APA style in referencing. Please
visitwww.apastyle.org to learn more about APA style
Citations in the Text:
Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice
versa). Avoid citation in the abstract. Unpublished results and personal communications should
not be in the reference list, but may be mentioned in the text. Citation of a reference as 'in press'
implies that the item has been accepted for publication.
Reference List:
References should be arranged first alphabetically and then further sorted chronologically if
necessary. More than one reference from the same author(s) in the same year must be identified
by the letters "a", "b", "c", etc., placed after the year of publication.
X. Cover Letter:
All submissions should be accompanied by cover letter of up to 350 words briefly stating the
significance of the research, author’s agreement for publication, number of tables and figures,
supporting manuscripts, and supplementary information.
XI. Contact Information:
Author must include current telephone and fax numbers, as well as corresponding postal and E-
mail address to maintain communication. In case of any change in Address four weeks advance
notice must be given to the chief editor/ Publisher.
XII. Checklist:

5. Please check before submitting the manuscript:
1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for
consideration. Published manuscripts require reference.
2. The submission file is in Microsoft Word file.
3. Manuscript has been made in the light of Journal’s author guidelines.
4. Author(s) did not mention his or her name and affiliation in the main text
5. Author(s) has read all the guideline of the journal.
Review Process
Meethaq, Peer Reviewed International Journal of Humanities shall not accept or publish
manuscripts in its journal without prior peer review. There shall be a review process of
manuscripts by one or more independent referees who are conversant in the pertinent subject
area.
Authors should strive for maximum clarity of expression, bearing in mind that the purpose of
publication is the disclosure of technical knowledge and that an excessively complex or poorly
written presentation can only obscure the significance of the work presented. Material which is
not essential to the continuity of the text (e.g., proofs, derivations, or calculations) be placed in
Appendices
The suggestions made by reviewers will be forwarded to the authors, and when the authors are
ready to submit their revised manuscript, read the comments of the editors and reviewers, and
respond to them by telling what modifications they have made in their manuscript or why they
have not made the suggested changes.
The review process shall ensure that all authors have equal opportunity for publication of their
papers. Acceptance and scheduling of publication of papers in Meethaq shall not be impeded by
added criteria and procedures beyond those contained in the review process.
The editorial board is highly committed to the quick review process of the paper, but not with the
sacrifice of the right judgment of a paper. The review process takes maximum four weeks.
Copyright:
Copyrights for articles published in MEETHAQ are retained by the authors, with first
publication rights granted to the journal. The journal/publisher is not responsible for subsequent
uses of the work. It is the author's responsibility to bring an infringement action if so desired by
the author.
Publication Fee
When the paper is accepted for publication, author(s) will be asked to pay Rupees1500 as article
publication fee in order to defray the operating costs. Waiver policy is not applicable. Author(s)
will be entitled to one copy of the printed journal with free of charge i.e. one printed copy is
provided against one article disregarding the number of the authors. Authors can also get
additional copies of the printed journal by paying Rs 100 by hand and Rs150 by Post for each
additional copy. Payment procedure will be notified to the author through e-mail after the
successful review process.

6. Call for Reviewer
Meethaq welcomes competent academicians to join us as a member of review board. Being a
reviewer is a matter of prestige and personnel achievement.
Requirements:
Hold a doctoral or master degree with a strong publication history in a discipline related to the
field of Humanities. Fluent in academic and professional English Work promptly and correctly
under firm deadline
Note: This work is purely a voluntary job and no payment will be paid
If you are interested in becoming a peer-reviewer for the Meethaq please contact us
at meethaqijh@gmail.com / zahoorgeelani@hotmail.com by sending your CV with areas of
interest you would be able to review.
We are looking forward to hearing from you
Call for Papers
Authors are invited to contribute articles on contemporary issues in field of Humanities for
publication in the ‘Meethaq’ for its forthcoming issues.
The Research papers may be sent as an e-mail in MS Word to meethaqijh@gmail.com and a
printed copy of the paper along with CD/DVD by post at the following address:
Dr. Mohmmad Syed Qadri
Director (Educational Schemes)
(Associate Editor Meethaq)
Peoples welfare Society Srinagar (J and K)
Cell No. 09469684034
Nawakadal, Srinagar 190002
OR
Syed Zahoor Ahmad Geelani
Editor,
Meethaq
Parimpora Srinagar -190017
Cell No. 09419015243

7. IMPORTANT NOTE
The views expressed in the articles are the individual opinions of the authors and they in
way represent the opinion of the Journal Meethaq nor does the Journal Meethaq subscribe to
these views in any way. All legal disputes are subject to the jurisdiction of Srinagar (J & K)
courts only.