Author Guidance

Al Noor Journal for Humanities is an open-access journal that publishes articles without fees. The journal follows a rigorous peer-review process and is committed to upholding high research standards. All published articles are licensed under the Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license, allowing others to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Publication Guidelines

Authors are required to adhere to the publication instructions and writing style of the journal. They should ensure the availability of rigorous research standards, with a clear research objective, precise presentation of results, and a discussion that achieves the research goals using objective research methods. The research should be well-referenced with recent academic sources. The research should not include results from other studies without proper acknowledgment.

Submission Requirements

Please follow the following guidelines when submitting your research to Al Noor Journal for Humanities:

  • Papers that do not meet all of these requirements will not be published.

  • The research has not been previously submitted or published in any other journal.

  • Any work or text by other authors, contributors, or sources (including websites) should be appropriately cited and documented.

  • Ensure the correctness of the research language before submission.

  • The submitted work represents the authors' own work and has not been copied or imitated in whole or in part from other works without clear attribution.

  • In case of discovering an error or inaccuracy in the research submitted for publication, it is the researcher's duty to immediately inform the journal editor to cooperate in withdrawing or correcting the research.

  • Submit the research using the online submission procedures.

  • Submitting more than one research paper at a time is a breach of publishing ethics.

Formatting Guidelines

  • The research title should be in both English and Arabic.

  • The author's name in both English and Arabic, along with their academic degree, qualifications, scientific specialization, and place of work, should be provided.

  • An official email for each author and a telephone number should be included.

  • Two abstracts, one in Arabic and the other in English, should be provided. Each abstract should be in font size 12, summarize the entire research concisely, and contain no fewer than 200 words and no more than 500 words, with no references, figures, or tables.

  • Keywords should be provided in both Arabic and English, with a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5, listed alphabetically.

  • An introduction should be included at the beginning of the research, following the abstract.

  • The conclusions, recommendations, and final section should be aligned with the scientific methodology of the research and should be briefly mentioned within the abstract.

  • Sources and references should be properly documented within the research text according to the APA Style (Author's last name or title, publication year, and page number).

  • The length of the research should not exceed 25 pages and should not be less than 10 pages, excluding references, using A4-sized paper.

  • The research should be formatted in Microsoft Office Word, and any charts or figures (if included) should be appropriately placed within the research. They should be of high quality for printing. Symbols should not be included within the research text.

Font Requirements

  • Arabic: Simplified Arabic, font size 14.

  • English: Times New Roman, font size 16 for headings, font size 14 for body text, and font size 12 for abstracts.

  • Use word processing within Microsoft Office Word.

  • The number of lines should not exceed 30 lines per page, with a 1 cm line spacing.

Publication Process

  • The researcher will be informed of the publishing decision within a maximum of two months from the date of receipt by the journal.

  • The researcher should comply with the modifications requested by the reviewers according to the reports sent to them. These modifications must be completed within a period not exceeding 15 days.

Reference Documentation (APA Style)

  • Book: Author's last name, first name (year of publication). Title of the book. Publishing house, city of publication.

  • Scientific Journal: Author's last name, first name (year of publication). Title of the article. Journal Name, volume, issue, page numbers.

  • Theses - University: Author's last name, first name (year of publication). Title of the research (Master's thesis/doctoral dissertation in specialization), presented and approved by University Name, date, page.

  • Online article: Author's name (year of publication). Title of the article. Full URL (accessed on date).

Important Notice

The journal will not publish research that violates any of these conditions.