Guide for Authors

The researcher submits a soft copy of the research (including tables, graphs, illustrations, and equations) through the submission platform on the journal's website, and observes the following rules:

1)- The researcher submits a letter accompanying the research, stating that the research (or something similar) has not been previously published, nor has it been submitted for publication with other parties, and that it will not be submitted for publication to another authority until after the completion of the arbitration procedures.

2)- The first page of the research should contain the title of the research, the name of the researcher or researchers, the place of work, specialization, address, telephone number, and fax number (if any). To ensure complete confidentiality of the arbitration process, the name of the researcher or researchers should not be mentioned in the body of the research, or any indications revealing their identity.

3)- It is considered that the research is written in sound English, clear and focused, and in a neutral scientific style. And printed with a single using Times New Roman size 12 and space exactly 20, provided that the space between the paragraphs is Zero (zero) from above and from below. And that the number of research words ranges between (8,000-10,000) words, including references, margins, tables, figures, and appendices, in addition to the inclusion of scientific terms (key words) that do not exceed (6) words.

4)- If the researcher uses a questionnaire or other data collection tools, the researcher must submit a full copy of that tool if it was not included in the body of the research or its appendices.

5)- The researcher(s) must ensure the correctness of the research draft and its integrity from any spelling or grammatical errors before submitting it to the journal.

6)- Research that does not comply with the rules of publication shall be returned to its authors for reorganization.

7)- The research is considered acceptable for publication in the journal after it has been approved by the arbitrators’ committee, and the research submitter is notified of this approval in writing within one month from the date of receiving the research.

8)- The researcher considers the ethics of scientific research when preparing his research, and he must preserve the prevailing academic values and norms.

9)- The researcher considers the recognized scientific principles in preparing and writing scientific research, and in the field of documentation and reference to sources according to the APA method.

Formal requirements for research preparation:

Research numbering

All pages are given serial numbers, including the pages containing tables, figures, appendices, and references. Research parts or sub-headings should not be numbered.

Research Summary

The research must be accompanied by a summary of no more than (500) words on a separate page before the text. The title of the research must be written on the summary page and the first page of the research without mentioning the name of the researcher or any information about him.

Tables and figures

Tables and figures should be printed on a separate page, and each table or figure should be numbered, in addition to mentioning a title at the top of the table or at the bottom of the figure indicating its content.

Citations and reference to references

The margins are not used for the purpose of referring to the references cited by the researcher, but it is necessary to refer within the research to any reference by mentioning the name of the author and the year of publication in brackets.

The list of references:

References are placed on separate pages under the heading References at the end of the research, and the list of references includes works that were referred to in the body of the research. All references are organizes alphabeticaly, and the last name of the author (family name) is mentioned, then the first name, then the middle name, and the date of publication is placed immediately after the name of the author (s) in brackets, then the title of the article, the name of the journal, the volume number, and the issue (in brackets), the page numbers of the article. Regarding foreign references, the surname (family name) of the author follows, then the first letter of the first and second names in capital letters, and the date of publication is placed immediately after the name of the author(s) in parentheses, then the title of the article, the name of the journal, the volume number, and the issue (in parentheses). The page numbers of the article.

The list of references should not contain any reference that was not referred to in the research. The names of the periodicals referred to in the research must also be mentioned in full without abbreviation. In the event of multiple works referred to by the same author, they are arranged in the list of references according to the sequence of their publication dates. 

Margins

It is preferable to reduce the use of margins if their contents can be included in the body of the research. The margins are printed with two spaces between the lines, numbered sequentially as they appear in the research, on separate sheets, and placed at the end of the research, before the list of references.

About the author(s)

Provides with the research an overview of each author within the limits of 50 words at most, indicating the last academic degree he obtained, the name of the university from which he obtained the academic degree, the year, the current job, the institution, organization or university he works for and the main areas of his research interests.

Book reviews

The magazine publishes book reviews from recent publications related to researchers and practitioners of management in the Arab world. The reviews are printed on A4 paper with two spaces between the lines.

University theses abstracts

The journal publishes abstracts of university theses (PhD and master's theses) that have already been approved, related to the fields of commercial and media knowledge and related fields. The abstract is prepared by the author of the thesis, and the number of pages of the abstract does not exceed five pages.

Conference reports

The magazine welcomes the publication of brief reports on recent conferences, seminars and panel discussions, whose topics are related to one or more areas of interest of the magazine.

General rules

  • All copyrights are transferred to the magazine.
  • The magazine is provided free of charge to each author of research that has been approved for publication, with a copy of the issue in which the research was published, and five extracts from it are also provided.
  • The articles contained in the published research express the opinions of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the journal.
  • Correspondence related to research is directed to the Editor-in-Chief of the Scientific Journal of Commercial and Media Studies.