Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
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All submissions must meet the following requirements.
- 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.
General Requirements
1. Language
The Journal considers articles in English, Arabic and French.
2. Length of Paper
The journal does not impose strict limits on word count or page number. However, we strongly recommend that you write the article concisely.
3. Paper Template
Author(s) must use the journal template for their research paper(s).
Word Processing Format
The manuscript file should be provided in Microsoft Word format only.
Organization of Manuscript
There is a generally accepted and widely followed structure for a standard research article in academic journals. While variations can occur based on the type of article (e.g., original research, book review, review article, discussion note, case study) and the specific guidelines of a particular journal, the following structure is commonly used:
1- Title
2- List of authors, their affiliations and email addresses
3- Keywords
4- Abstract
5- Introduction
6- Literature review
7- Methodology
8- Results/Findings
9- Conclusion
10- Statements and Declarations
11- References
1. Title
The title should be a concise and informative description of the work that accurately reflects the main scope and content of the paper. It should be no more than 12 words in length. Abbreviations and formulas should be avoided where possible.
2. Author Information
(a) The name(s) of the author(s)
(b) The affiliation(s) of the author(s), i.e. institution, (department), city, (state), country
(c) A clear indication and an active e-mail address of the corresponding author
(d) If available, the 16-digit ORCID of the author(s)
If the address information is provided with the affiliation(s) it will also be published.
For authors that are (temporarily) unaffiliated we will only capture their city and country of residence, not their e-mail address unless specifically requested.
3. Abstract
The abstract should state briefly the purpose of the research, design/methodology/approach, the main results and major conclusions. It should not exceed 350 words. The abstract should not contain any undefined abbreviations or unspecified references.
4. Keywords
The author should provide 4 to 6 keywords which can be used for indexing purposes.
5. Introduction
This section should be concise and define the background and significance of the research by considering the relevant literature, particularly the most recent publications. When preparing the introduction, please bear in mind that some readers will not be experts in your field of research.
6. Literature Review
This section is dedicated to the significant literature resources that contributed to the research. The author should survey scholarly articles, books and other sources relevant to the area of research, providing a description, summary, and critical evaluation of each work.
7. Methodology
This section should contain detailed information about the procedures and steps followed in the study. It can be divided into subsections if several methods are described.
8. Results/Findings
This section is a comparative or descriptive analysis of the study based on the results/findings, previous literature, etc. The results should be offered in a logical sequence, given the most important findings first and addressing the stated objectives of the study. The author should deal only with new or important aspects of the results obtained. The relevance of the findings in the context of existing literature or contemporary practice should be addressed as well.
9. Conclusion
The author should clearly explain the important conclusions of the research highlighting their significance and relevance.
10. Statements and Declarations
(a) Funding: Please add: “This research received no external funding” or “This research was funded by name of funder, grant number XXX” and “The APC was funded by XXX”.
(b) Conflicts of Interest: Declare conflicts of interest or state “The authors declare no conflict of interest.”
(c) Acknowledgments: Acknowledgments of people, grants, funds, etc. can be mentioned. The names of funding organizations should be written in full.
11. References
References must be relevant and up-to-date. References used in the paper should follow the APA style and be carefully checked for accuracy and consistency. Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list and vice versa.
11.1 Citation
Cite references in the text by name and year in parentheses.
11.2 Reference List
The list of references should only include works that are cited in the text and that have been published or accepted for publication. Personal communications and unpublished works should only be mentioned in the text.
Reference list entries should be alphabetized by the last names of the first author of each work.
Journal names and book titles should be italicized.
If available, please always include DOIs as full DOI links in your reference list (e.g. “https://doi.org/abc”). Some examples:
(Book style - Author, year. Title (in italics). Publisher, location of publisher.)
Cichocki, A. and Unbehaven, R., (1993). Neural Networks for Optimization and Signal Processing, 1st ed. Chichester, U.K.: Wiley.
Chen, W. K. (1993). Linear Networks and Systems, Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, pp. 123-135.
(Journal - Author, year. Paper title. Journal name (in italics), volume and issue numbers, inclusive pages.)
Chen, S., Mulgrew, B. and Granta, P. M. (1993). “A clustering technique for digital communications channel equalization using radial basis function networks,” IEEE Trans. on Neural Networks, vol. 4, pp. 570-578.
Hill, R. M. (1997). The single-vendor single-buyer integrated production–inventory model with a generalized policy, European Journal of Operational Research, vol. 97, pp. 493-499.
(Online Sources style)
Vidmar, R. J. (August 1992). On the use of atmospheric plasmas as electromagnetic reflectors. IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. [Online]. 21(3). pp. 876-880. Available: http://www.halcyon.com/pub/journals/21ps03-vidmar
(Conference paper or contributed volume - Author, year, paper title. Proceedings title (in italics). City, country, inclusive pages.)
Beck, K. and Ralph, J. (1994). Patterns Generates Architectures. Proceedings of European Conference of Object-Oriented Programming. Bologna, Italy, pp. 139-149.
Types of Submission
The journal publishes the following types of contributions: (1) full-length articles , (2) review articles, (3) book reviews, (4) discussion notes and (5) articles in translation
Permissions
The author is responsible for obtaining all permissions required prior to submission of the manuscript. Permission and owner details should be mentioned for all third-party content included in the submission or used in the research.
If a method or tool is introduced in the study, including software, questionnaires, and scales, the license this is available under and any requirement for permission for use should be stated. If an existing method or tool is used in the research, it is the author's responsibility to check the license and obtain the necessary permissions. Statements confirming that permission was granted should be included in the Materials and Methods section.
Ethics and Consent
Research involving human subjects, human material, or human data, must have been performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Where applicable, the studies must have been approved by an appropriate ethics committee and the authors should include a statement within the article text detailing this approval, including the name of the ethics committee and reference number of the approval. The identity of the research subject should be anonymised whenever possible. For research involving human subjects, informed consent to participate in the study must be obtained from participants (or their legal guardians).
Copyright Agreement
If the paper is accepted for publication we require the authors to sign an Assignment of Copyright before the article can be published. The form will be sent with the acceptance e-mail.