Submission Guidelines

 

  • The Journal of the Faculty of Arts is an open-access journal. Research is published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits others to copy, modify, and distribute the published works provided that proper attribution is given to the original author.
  • Researchers must submit original papers that do not infringe upon any copyrights, following the specified template. Authors bear full responsibility for any legal issues related to copyright or intellectual property that may arise from interested parties against the journal. The journal holds no responsibility in such matters.
  • Authors’ names should be listed in order of their contribution to the paper, with the primary contributor listed first.
  • If the research is funded by an organization, this must be acknowledged within the paper.
  • Submitted papers must not have been previously published, under review elsewhere, or extracted from a previously approved thesis or dissertation.
  • Researchers must adhere to academic writing ethics. Any detected fraud or plagiarism, whether before or after publication, constitutes a scientific offense. The journal reserves the right to reject or retract the paper and bar the author from future submissions. The journal may also notify relevant national and international academic bodies.
  • Researchers must follow proper scientific research methodology.
  • The paper should be printed on A4-sized white paper, accompanied by a CD containing a digital copy in both Word and PDF formats. Alternatively, submissions can be sent electronically via the journal’s email.
  • Text must be clearly typed, free from handwriting or linguistic errors, and printed on one side only.
  • Main sections (from Introduction to Recommendations) must be numbered sequentially based on their hierarchical level.
  • The paper should not exceed 25 pages, including text, references, and appendices.
  • Page margins should be 2.5 cm on all sides.
  • Each new paragraph should begin with a 1 cm indentation.
  • For papers in Arabic: line spacing should be 1.15, using Traditional Arabic font, size 15 for the body, and 16 (Bold) for main and subheadings.
  • For papers in English, French, or Italian: line spacing should be 1.15, using Times New Roman font, size 12 for the body, and 14 (Bold) for headings.
  • Tables and figures should be placed appropriately with necessary titles and labels, using font size 12 for Arabic or other languages.
  • Page numbers should be centered at the bottom of the page using Times New Roman font, size 12.

Paper Structure Requirements

  • Title: Appears on the first page (maximum 15 words), followed by the author's name, affiliation, and email.
  • Arabic Abstract: Included on the first page, not exceeding 200 words, followed by 3 to 6 keywords.
  • English Abstract: Placed at the end of the paper, not exceeding 200 words. It should be preceded by the English version of the title, author name, and affiliation, and followed by 3 to 6 keywords.
  • Introduction: For quantitative/field research, includes theoretical framework and previous studies merged critically. Subsections may include the research problem, significance, questions, hypotheses, objectives, definitions, and limitations. For qualitative/theoretical research, introduces the topic, significance, and key elements.
  • Methods: For quantitative studies: research methodology, population and sample, tools, and procedures. For qualitative studies: research style, validity and objectivity verification, and data analysis methods.
  • Results: Quantitative studies should present results aligned with each objective/question/hypothesis. Qualitative studies should present content sequentially.
  • Discussion: In-depth analysis of results with reference to previous studies and the theoretical framework. This section may be combined with the results or omitted in theoretical studies.
  • Conclusion & Recommendations: A summary of key findings and relevant recommendations based on the results and their discussion.
  • Conflict of Interest Statement: The corresponding author must include a disclosure statement identifying any conflicts of interest for all authors, in accordance with the unified declaration form.
  • References: All cited references must be listed in alphabetical order, starting with those in the research language, followed by those in other languages, without numbering.
  • The journal follows the APA 7th Edition citation style.