Before submitting your manuscript, please ensure it has been prepared according to the template and the guidelines below.

 

The Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Language Sciences and Literature (JUQULSL) accepts manuscripts in both English and Arabic. Manuscripts should present the results of original research and must not have been previously published or submitted for publication elsewhere. Authors are encouraged to concisely present their work, focusing on major points, findings, breakthroughs, discoveries, and their broader significance.

 

Manuscript Submission Overview:

1. Types of Publication
2. Cover letter (Must include the author's names, and affiliation)
3. Abstract
4. The main Manuscript
5. Authors Contribution Form

 

Types of Publications

• Article: These are original research manuscripts. The work should be scientifically sound and provide a substantial amount of new information. The article should include the most recent and relevant references in the field.
• Review: Reviews offer a comprehensive analysis of the existing literature within a field of study, identifying current gaps or problems. They should be critical and constructive and provide recommendations for future research. No new, unpublished data should be presented.
   

Cover Letter:

A cover letter must be included with each manuscript submission. It should be concise and explain why the content of the paper is significant, placing the findings in the context of existing work. It should explain why the manuscript fits the scope of the journal. 

All cover letters are required to include the following statements:

• We confirm that neither the manuscript nor any parts of its content are currently under consideration for publication with or published in another journal.
• All authors have approved the manuscript and agree with its submission to the JUQULSL
• Author Name: For each author, please provide the author's name in the order of their contribution. Please use the font: Times New Roman, Size 10.
• Author Affiliation: All authors should list their current affiliation and the affiliation where most research was carried out for the preparation of their manuscript in the following style.
          ¹Affiliation (Department/Faculty, Organization/University, City, Postal Code, Country.)
            Font: Times New Roman, Size 9
• Note: Author names and affiliations must be correct. After the publication of an article, updates or corrections to the author’s address or affiliation may not be permitted.             
• Independent Researcher: If one or all the authors are not currently affiliated with a university, institution, or company, or have not been during the development of the manuscript, they should list themselves as an “Independent Researcher”.
   

Submission Process:

Manuscripts for JUQULSL should be submitted online at “Submit Manuscript”. The submitting author, who is generally the corresponding author, is responsible for the manuscript during the submission and peer review process. The submitting author must ensure that all eligible co-authors have been included in the author list read the criteria to qualify for authorship and that they have all read and approved the submitted version of the manuscript. Additionally, the corresponding author should download and fill out the Authors Contribution Form stating the specific contribution of each author. To submit your manuscript, register and log in to the submission system.

Accepted File Formats:

Authors must use the Microsoft Word Template to prepare their manuscript. Using the template file will substantially shorten the time to complete copy-editing and publication of accepted manuscripts.
Disclaimer: Usage of these templates is exclusively intended for submission to the journal for peer review and is strictly limited to this purpose and it cannot be used for posting online on preprint servers or other websites.

Note: The research article must not exceed more than 10,000 words. All paragraphs must be evenly adjusted and justified in both columns.

Authors are encouraged to carefully review their manuscripts to ensure compliance with these guidelines before submission. Failure to adhere to these guidelines may result in delays in the review process or rejection of the manuscript.

Manuscript Preparation:

Title in English: The title of your manuscript in English should not exceed 15 words. Please use Times New Roman font, size 12.
Title in Arabic: The title of your manuscript in Arabic should not exceed 15 words. Please use Traditional Arabic font size 14.

How to prepare the Abstract in English:

Abstract: Provide an abstract summarizing the key points of your manuscript. The abstract should not exceed 250 words. Please use the Times New Roman font size 10 for the word count.
Keywords: Include up to 5 keywords that best represent the content of your manuscript. Please use the Times New Roman font size 10 for the word count.

How to prepare the Abstract in Arabic:

Abstract: Provide an abstract summarizing the key points of your manuscript. The abstract should be a maximum of 250 words in length. Please use Traditional Arabic, size 12 for the word count.
Keywords: Include up to 5 keywords that best represent the content of your manuscript. Please use Traditional Arabic font size 12 for the word count.

How to prepare a Manuscript:

Heading: Please use the font Times New Roman for the heading, Size: 12, Bold.
Main Text: Please use the font Times New Roman and size 10 and maintain 1.0 space between the lines of the text and 1.5 space between the paragraphs.

Sub-Heading: Please use the font Times New Roman for the sub-heading, Size: 10, Bold.
Main Text: Please use the font Times New Roman and size 10 and maintain 1.0 space between the lines of the text and 1.5 space between the paragraphs.

Sub subheading: Italicize the heading.
Please use the font Times New Roman, Size 10

Lists:

Bulleted lists look like this:

• First bullet.
• Second bullet.
• Third bullet.

Citation of Figures and Tables:

All the figures and tables should be cited in the main text as Figure 1, Table 1, etc.
 

Figures:

• Ensure that each figure has a caption. A caption should comprise a brief title (not on the figure itself) and a description of the figure. Please use the font Times New Roman size 10 for the caption title.
• Keep text in the illustrations themselves to a minimum but explain all symbols and abbreviations used.
• The figures and Schemes must be of high resolution.
• All the figure captions must be below the figures without any space between the figure and its caption.
• If the figure is large, please adjust it to a single column (one) page, and its size should not exceed the allocated right and left page margins.
   

Tables:

• Please submit the tables as editable text and not as images.
• The table design must be selected as Plain (Table Grid). Do not use colors in the table or its text.
• Tables can be placed next to the relevant text in the article.
• Number tables consecutively in accordance with their appearance in the text and place any table notes below the table body.
• Be sparing in the use of tables and ensure that the data presented in them do not duplicate results described elsewhere in the article.
• Please avoid using vertical rules and shading in table cells.
• No space should be added between the rows and columns in the table. A paragraph spacing of 1.5 must be added between the graphs.
• The titles in the table must be captioned and the text font should be Times New Roman Size 10 .
• The table caption should be above the table. Do not add space between the caption and the table.
• If the table is large, please adjust it to a single column (one) page, and the table size should not exceed the allocated right and left page margins of the template.
• The vertical piece of writing inside the table is strictly not allowed.
   

Footnotes:

• Note that footnotes on each page must start with a single asterisk symbol (or) alphabet.
  Example 1: Footnote *, Footnote **, Footnote***, and so on...
  Example 2: Footnote^a, Footnote^b, Footnote^c, and so on...
  Font: Time New Roman, Size 9
   

Acronyms/Abbreviations/Initialisms:

Acronyms/ Abbreviations/Initialisms should be defined the first time they appear in each of three sections: the abstract; the main text; the first figure or table. When defined for the first time, the acronym/abbreviation/initialism should be added in parentheses after the written-out form.

Conflict of Interest:

Authors submitting to the Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Language Sciences and Literature (JUQULSL) must disclose any financial, professional, or personal relationships that may influence their research or its interpretation. Include a "Conflict of Interest" section before References. Review and resolution of conflicts will be handled confidentially. Non-disclosure may result in manuscript rejection.
 

Funding:

If your research received financial support from any funding agency, organization, or institution, please acknowledge it here. Include grant numbers and details as necessary.
Example: This work was supported by [Funding Agency/Institution], grant number [Grant Number].

 

Acknowledgement:

Use this section to acknowledge individuals, institutions, or organizations that contributed to your research but do not meet the criteria for authorship. This may include technical assistance, advice, or general support.
Example: The authors would like to thank [Individuals/Institutions] for their valuable contributions to this research.
 

Data Availability Statement:

State whether data used in the research are available and where they can be accessed, or state that the data are not available. If applicable, provide accession numbers or repositories.
Example: The data used in this study are available upon request from the corresponding author. [OR] The data generated or analyzed during this study are included in the [name of repository] [accession number].
 

Declarations:

Conflict of interest: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose. The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Open Access: This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution, and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third-party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this license, visit
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.
 

References:

References ‘Numbered Style’ must be numbered in order of appearance in the text (including citations in tables and legends) and listed individually at the end of the manuscript.
(Times New Roman, Size 9)
Example: Weber (16) reported that...

Multiple references:

When multiple references are cited at the same place in the text of a document, use a hyphen to join the first and last references if they are inclusive. Use commas without spaces to separate exclusive references.
Example: Many studies (1-4) reported that...
Several studies reported that the treatment was ineffective. (1,5,8).

Citing Specific Pages:

If an author needs to cite different page numbers from a single reference at different places within the text of a document, the formatting used in the example should be used. Please note that the source needs to appear only once in the reference list.

• Weber 23(p56) found that...

 

Reference List:

         Journal article

 Moher D, Liberati A, Tetzlaff J, Altman DG. Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: the PRISMA statement. Ann Intern Med   2009;151(4):264-9, W64.

Conference Paper

Passey M, Gale J, Stirling J, Sanson-Fisher R. Caring for pregnant Aboriginal women: provider views on managing tobacco, alcohol and cannabis use. In: 2017 Primary Health Care Research Conference, 2017 Aug 7 - 9; Brisbane.

Webpage

Queensland University of Technology. Writing literature reviews. [Internet] 2010 [updated 2020 Jun 23; cited 2020 Dec 6]; Available from: http://www.citewrite.qut.edu.au/write/litreviews.jsp.

Book chapter

Thomas, G. Medicinal Chemistry. 2nd ed. Chichester: John Wiley; 2007. Chapter 8.2, The chemical nature of the binding of ligands to receptors; p.252-254.