Instructions to Authors

 

 Al-Aqsa University Journal is a semi-annual refereed journal published by the Deanship of the Scientific Research

 

 Manuscript Submission:

Author should submit one paper copy of the manuscript and an electronic copy on a compact disk, which should be typed using the Microsoft Word Processor, to the Editor-in-Chief office at the following address: Al-Aqsa University Journal, The Deanship of the Scientific Research, Al- Aqsa University, P.O. Box 4051, Gaza, Palestine. Telefax (+ 970 ) 8 2834370 E- mail : scires@alaqsa.edu.ps

 

 Manuscript Preparation:

 

 - Manuscripts should be typed in a single-spaced Format:

 
   

 • Arabic Language: Simplified Arabic, 14 font size (Bold) for major titles, 13 font size (Bold) for minor titles and 12 font size (Normal) for article text.

 
 

 • English Language: Times New Roman, 14 font size (Bold) for major titles, 13 font size (Bold) for minor titles and 12 font size (Normal) for article text.

 

 • Margins of 5 cm up, 5 cm down, 4 cm right, 4 cm left.

 

 - The Cover Page Should Include:

       - Research title in English and Arabic, author’s name in English and Arabic and author’s title, job, address, and electronic mail.

       - First page should include research title, author’s name, abstract in Arabic and English, then-author’s title, job and address in around one page.

       - The research text should include introduction, results, discussion and references.

 

References:

 

- Reference should be referred to inside the text between two brackets in the following formats:

 
  •  For Books:

 Author’s family name, year of publication , page, example: (Hassan, 2003 : 15 ). If there are two authors, you should mention both their family names, example : (Hassan and Naief, 2003 : 15). If there are more than two authors it should be written as: ( Hassan et al., 2003 : 15).

 
  •  For Periodicals:

 As mentioned above for books except not to refer to the page number, example : ( Hassan , 2003 ).

 

 List of References:

 

References should be listed at the end of the text in the following form :

 
  •  For Books:

 Author’s full name (family name, first letter of the first name), year of publication, book title, addition, volume, number, name and place of publisher, example: Ibach H. and Luth H.1996 : Solid State Physics, Second Edition,Springer, Berlin.

 

 
  •  For Periodicals:

 Author’s full name (family name, first letter of the first name), year of publication, research title, journal name, volume, number, pages. example: Michell D. and Rayfield G. 1986 : Order of Proton Release and Uptake at Low PH, Biophysical Journal, 49 ( 2 ), 563-566 .

 

- The list of references should be ordered alphabitchily. The normal acceptable number of pages of the submitted article is up to 30 pages. Extra pages between 31-40 are permitted if ($5) are paid for each extra page. No more than 40 pages are accepted.

 

 Proofs:

 

Proofs will be given to the corresponding author. The author will correct and bring back the proofs, as soon as possible, without adding any new materials.

 

 Reprints:

 

Twenty reprints will be provided to corresponding author, free of charge.