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Author Guidelines

Under the guidance and support of the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO), the Arab Journal of Science follows a Diamond Open Access model. Accordingly, the journal charges authors no fees at any stage of publication, including article processing charges (APCs), submission fees or publication fees.

Submission and evaluation

The journal invites researchers to submit their work in Arabic or English through its website. The editor assesses each submission to ensure that it fits the journal’s aims and scope and meets minimum quality standards. Suitable manuscripts are then sent for double-blind peer review before a decision is made to accept or reject them. Before submitting, please make sure that the study design and research argument are clearly structured and presented, that the title is concise, and that the abstract is informative and stands on its own. This increases the likelihood that reviewers will agree to review the work.

Author responsibilities

  • The work must be original, not previously published, and not under consideration by another publisher.
  • Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to publish any material included in the manuscript, such as images, tables and datasets.
  • All listed authors must approve the submission and agree to be named as authors.
  • Where applicable, the research must be approved by the appropriate ethics committee in accordance with the legal requirements of the country where the study was conducted.

Preparing the manuscript

  • Prepare the manuscript using the manuscript template available for download in the website sidebar, in Microsoft Word format.
  • Upload two separate files: the manuscript, with no author names, affiliations or other identifying information, and the title page, using its own template, with the authors’ and corresponding author’s details.
  • Use Times New Roman 12 pt for English manuscripts and Simplified Arabic 14 pt for Arabic manuscripts, with 1.5 line spacing and the line and page numbering already set up in the template.
  • Include an abstract of no more than 250 words and 3 to 6 keywords. Arabic manuscripts must also include an English translation of the title, abstract and keywords.
  • Figures must have a resolution of at least 300 dpi.

References

References follow a numbered style: citations in the text are numbered consecutively in square brackets, such as [1] or [1–3], and the reference list follows the same numbering. All references are written in Latin script; for Arabic sources, the title is translated into English and (in Arabic) is added at the end. Include the DOI for each reference where available.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
  • The main submission file is in Microsoft Word format, and any author names or identifying information have been removed to ensure double-blind peer review.
  • Active URLs or DOIs for the references have been provided at the end of the manuscript.
  • This submission meets the requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • This submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
  • All references have been checked for accuracy and completeness.
  • All tables and figures have been numbered and labeled.
  • Permission has been obtained to publish all photos, datasets and other material provided with this submission.

Original Research Articles

This section publishes original research articles that have not been published previously and are subject to double-blind peer review.

Review Articles

This section publishes comprehensive review articles that provide a critical analysis of previous research in a specific field, and are subject to double-blind peer review.

Short Communications

This section is dedicated to publishing brief reports of highly significant and novel scientific findings that require rapid publication, and are subject to double-blind peer review.

Editorials

This section is dedicated to publishing opinion pieces, issue introductions, and discussions on contemporary scientific trends. Editorials are typically written by the Editor-in-Chief or by special invitation, and are not subject to peer review.

Copyright Notice

Authors retain copyright of their work and grant the journal the right of first publication. Accepted articles are published open access under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (CC BY 4.0), which permits anyone to copy, distribute, adapt and build upon the work for any purpose, provided the original authors and its first publication in the Arab Journal of Science are properly credited.

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