Author Guidelines

Publication Terms and Conditions of the Journal.

1. The journal accepts research and studies related to the humanities and the social and educational sciences submitted by researchers, faculty members and specialists.
2. Research is accepted in Arabic, English and French.
3. The paper submitted for publication must demonstrate originality, sound language, style and methodology, and must meet the recognized (formal and substantive) standards, regulations and conditions of scientific research.
4. The paper must not be taken from any scholarly work (book, dissertation, thesis, paper), and must not have been previously published or presented at a conference or scientific symposium.
5. The first page of the paper shall state all the details of the researcher or co-researchers, including: name, academic degree, precise specialization, and name of the university.
6. The paper must contain an abstract and five keywords in both Arabic and English, placed at the beginning of the paper; machine translation must not be used in preparing the English abstract, and each abstract must not exceed (200) words.
7. The paper must not exceed (35) pages and must contain (4000 to 10000 words), including tables, figures and images.
8. A brief CV of the researcher is to be attached with the paper upon the first submission.
9. The overall similarity rate in the paper must not exceed 25% of the total words of the paper. All papers are checked for similarity using the website approved by the journal, namely (turnitin).
10. The main title of the paper must be written in the centre of the page, in Traditional Arabic font, size 16 Bold.
11. The name of the researcher or researchers is written directly below the title of the paper, together with the name of the scientific institution and the e-mail address, in the centre of the page, in Traditional Arabic font, size 12 Bold.
12. Main headings in the paper are written in Traditional Arabic, size 16 Bold, and subheadings in the same font, size 14 Bold.
13. The font used for Arabic papers is Traditional Arabic, size 14 regular, and for English papers Times New Roman, size 12, with line spacing of (1 cm).
14. Tables are printed and numbered (above the table) consecutively, in Traditional Arabic font, according to the order in which they appear in the text; they are given titles, and each is referred to in the same sequence in the text.
15. Figures are drawn clearly and numbered (above the figure) consecutively, in Traditional Arabic font, according to their appearance in the paper; they are given clear and precise titles, and each is referred to in the same sequence in the text. Any drawing that does not conform to the conditions will not be accepted.
16. Photographs within the paper are submitted scanned with a scanner, clearly, accurately expressing their content; they are numbered and given clear and precise titles above them.
17. Sources and references are cited in the text by placing the researcher's surname and the year of publication in parentheses; in the case of a direct quotation, the page number is added.
18. All references cited in the text are included in the reference list at the end of the paper before the appendices (if the study includes appendices), and are arranged alphabetically, starting with Arabic references and then foreign references, without numbering, as follows:

Publication Procedures Guide of the Scientific Journal of the Faculty of Education

1. Papers are sent to the journal's e-mail address, addressed to the journal's Editor-in-Chief, accompanied by the publication request form.
2. The researcher undertakes to complete the declaration form, in which they declare that the paper is not taken from any book or thesis and has not been previously published or submitted for publication.
3. The journal's editorial board records the papers in a special register and notifies the researcher of the receipt of their paper.
4. Papers are presented to the editorial board and, after their conformity with the publication terms and regulations has been confirmed, they are referred to two specialized reviewers. The evaluation is carried out using a form sent to the reviewer, in which the reviewer states their decision on whether or not to accept the paper for publication and gives formal and substantive comments on the paper.
5. Papers and the related reviewers' reports are handled in complete confidentiality.
6. If the two reviewers differ on the outcome of the evaluation (negative and positive), the paper is referred to a third reviewer to settle the decision on whether or not to accept it for publication.
7. The editorial board notifies the researcher of the revisions requested by the two reviewers, and the researcher must make the required revisions within a period not exceeding two weeks from the date the comments are referred to them.
8. The Editor-in-Chief notifies the researcher whether or not their paper has been accepted for publication.
9. After the researcher is notified that their paper has been accepted for publication, the copyright is transferred to the journal; accepted papers may not be published in any other journal or periodical or presented at a conference or scientific symposium, and the researcher is asked to complete the copyright form.

Journal Forms

The journal's forms (in Arabic) can be downloaded from the links below:

Publication Request Form Author Declaration and Waiver