Author Guidelines

Acceptance criteria

1. SUSJ accepts original research and studies in Applied Sciences from faculty members and specialists. Submissions must be in English.
2. Manuscripts must demonstrate originality, linguistic accuracy, sound methodology, and adhere to established academic standards and scientific rigor.
3. Submissions must not contain plagiarized material from any existing work (e.g., book, thesis, dissertation, paper) and must not have been previously published or presented at a conference.

How to submit

Authors must register an account on the journal's website, complete the required forms, and upload their manuscript via the online submission system.

Make a Submission Forms and Template

Manuscript preparation

1. Title page: the full title, followed immediately by the authors' details: full name, academic degree, specific specialization, institutional affiliation and email address, in Times New Roman, 11 pt, bold italic.
2. Abstract and keywords: an abstract and five keywords in both Arabic and English, placed at the beginning. The English abstract must not be machine-translated. Each abstract must not exceed 250 words.
3. Length: A4 paper, no fewer than 10 and no more than 30 pages, including all figures, tables and images.

Formatting requirements

Element	Requirement
Main text	Times New Roman, 10 pt, single line spacing
Main title	Centered, Times New Roman, 20 pt, bold
Subheadings	Times New Roman, 12 pt, bold
Abstracts and footnotes	Times New Roman, 9 pt
Top and bottom margins	2.5 cm
Right margin	3 cm
Left margin	2.5 cm

Figures, tables and equations

• All figures and graphics must be integrated into the text, numbered sequentially, with a descriptive caption and source (if applicable) below.
• Tables are numbered consecutively (above the table) in Times New Roman, in order of appearance in the text, with clear titles.
• Equations are numbered sequentially as they appear in the text.
• Photographic images must be clear, high-quality, numbered, and include a clear caption below.

Citations and references

• In-text citations follow the (Author, Year) format. For direct quotes, include the page number (Author, Year, p. X).
• All cited sources are listed in a "References" section at the end of the manuscript, before any appendices, alphabetized with Arabic sources first, followed by non-Arabic sources, and without numbering.

Source type	Format
Book	Author's Last Name, Initial(s). (Year). Book Title (Edition, if not 1st). Publisher.
Journal article	Author's Last Name, Initial(s). (Year). "Article Title." Journal Name, Volume(Issue), pages.
Thesis or dissertation	Author's Last Name, Initial(s). (Year). Title [Degree type, e.g., Master's thesis]. University Name.
Online source	Author's Last Name, Initial(s). (Year). Title. Site Name. URL (Accessed: Date)