Submissions

Author Guidelines

Preparing the Research Paper

1. Requirements and conditions for publication in the magazine
   Research should be a scientific addition, theoretical or practical, to one of the topics of concern to legal thought, and that the research should be in depth, integrity and accuracy of the language, and should be written in Arabic or English.

1. Initial Submission

After registration, the research paper needs to be prepared electronically in (doc., docx., or rtf.) format before sending it via online transmission system. The received file should be formatted in (doc., docx., or rtf.) in double columns on single page using {Times New Roman font type, size 12 for English text} and {Simplified Arabic font type, size 12 for Arabic text}. The authors’ names are removed because the evaluation process is confidential. If your paper is in a language other than Arabic, then you need to provide the title, author's name, affiliation, and the abstract in English and Arabic. List of references should be organized in APA style.

1. Final Submission

After the research paper is accepted, the author must submit the final version of the accepted research paper in (doc., docx., or rtf.) format.  Note that any accepted research paper that does not conform to the guidelines of the journal will not be published.

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Mechanism of Submitting Research Papers

1. The researcher must submit his research paper to the Arab Researcher in Microsoft Word format via the electronic system of the journal. The researcher must commit to the requirements and terms stated on the journal website. Otherwise, the paper will be sent back to the researcher to make it meet the requirements. 
2. The journal’s website requires the researcher to create an account before being able to upload the research paper through the website.

Publication Requirements

• Scientific origins and rules in scientific research must be followed.
• Research pages should not exceed (30) pages.
• The title of the research, the name of the researcher, his address, his scientific title, and his employer must be written on a separate page (in Arabic and English).
• A summary in Arabic and English should be annexed to the research in one page with a limit of 200 words for each summary, in case the research provided in a foreign language should be attached a summary in Arabic. The research should include words indicative of the exact specialization of the research(keywords), the introduction, and the research should be divided into sections and a list of sources and references.
• Research must be printed on the computer, containing the following:

1. Word document.
2. Times New Roman for English text, Simplified Arabic for Arabic Text
3. Body text, normal size 12.
4. Margin, size 11 plain.
5. Headlines, size 14
6. Subtitles, normal size 12 Bold.

• Diagrams and illustrations are included in the text and the drawings and shapes numbered serially and their names and explanatory notes are written below.
• The tables shall be inserted in the text, numbered serially and inscribed above. The explanatory notes shall be inscribed below the table.
• Each page's sources and references should be written in its margin. 
• References must be listed following APA style.

Publishing Conditions

• Researches, studies and articles submitted to the journal are subject to arbitration according to the procedures followed through the research acceptance evaluation form for arbitration and the research acceptance arbitration form for publication.
• Research is accepted in Arabic, English and French.
• The research, study or article submitted for publication should not have been previously published or submitted for publication in another journal, and the researcher makes an undertaking to do so.
• The researcher is obliged not to send his research, study or article to any other publishing entity until he receives the magazine's reply.
• The researcher is obliged to make amendments to the arbitrators' research, study or article in accordance with the reports sent to him, and to provide the magazine with an amended copy no later than 15 days from the date of receipt of the amendments.
• The researcher may not request not to publish his research, study or article after sending it to arbitration except for reasons convinced by the journal's management.
• The authors of the research, studies and articles received shall be notified of their arrival in the magazine within 15 days of receipt.
• The authors of the research, studies and articles shall be notified about their suitability for publication or not within a period not exceeding one month from the date of their arrival to the management of the journal.
• The decisions of the Board of Directors regarding research, studies and articles submitted to the journal are final and the Board reserves the right not to give justifications for its decisions.
• If the research, study or article is accepted for publication in the Journal, the researcher
• is not allowed to publish it elsewhere until a full year has passed since the date of its publication and with the written permission of the editor-in-chief.

Policies

Articles: This is the main type of publication that AR will produce. 

[Peer Reviewed, Indexed, and Open Submission]

PEER REVIEW POLICIES

At AR we are committed to prompt quality scientific work with local and global impacts. To maintain a high-quality publication, all submissions undergo a rigorous review process. Characteristics of the peer review process are as follows:

• The journal peer review process is a "double-blind peer review".
• Simultaneous submissions of the same manuscript to different journals will not be tolerated.
• Manuscripts with contents outside the scope will not be considered for review.
• Papers will be refereed by at least 2 experts as suggested by the editorial board.
• In addition, Editors will have the option of seeking additional reviews when needed. The authors will be informed when Editors decide further review is required.
• All publication decisions are made by the journal's Editors-in-Chief on the basis of the referees' reports. Authors of papers that are not accepted are notified promptly.
• All submitted manuscripts are treated as confidential documents. We expect our Board of Reviewing Editors, Associate Editors and reviewers to treat manuscripts as confidential material as well.
• Editors, Associate Editors, and reviewers involved in the review process should disclose conflicts of interest resulting from direct competitive, collaborative, or other relationships with any of the authors, and remove oneself from cases in which such conflicts preclude an objective evaluation. Privileged information or ideas that are obtained through peer review must not be used for competitive gain.
• Our peer-review process is confidential and the identities of reviewers cannot be revealed.

Note: AR journal is a member of CrossRef. All research papers submitted will be checked through the plagiarism program before sending them to the reviewers to discover the percentage of citation, and supposedly do not exceed 20%, etc. {(copy text or results from other sources) and self-plagiarism (duplicating substantial parts of the authors' own published work without giving the appropriate references) using the turnitin database. Plagiarism is not tolerated.