Guidelines for Authors
Material for Publishing:
JAP provides an opportunity for scholars to publish their original research work. The following is the manuscript
type classification required by the Editorial Board:
1. Article: An account of an author’s work in a particular field. It should be a new contribution to knowledge in the field in which the research is conducted.
2. Review Article: A critical synthesis summarizing the previously published literature in a particular subject.
3. Book Reviews.
General Instructions:
• Editorial and Journal Policies:
• Submission of manuscripts for publication: Papers must be presented in final format; and are to include all illustrative material, such as tables and figures, in their appropriate places in the text using MS Word, and typed in pages format numbered consecutively. A soft copy combined with submittal form must be sent to the journal e-mail (jap@ksu.edu.sa) Failure to comply with these guidelines, the paper would be rejected.
• The research has to be written on A4 paper. The number of pages must not exceed 25, including English and
Arabic abstracts, tables, figures, photos and references.
• Basic information about the research has to be written in both Arabic and English, and should include the following: research title; researcher’s full name; affiliation; and contact details.
• Arabic and English abstracts have to include the following: research topic, objectives and methodology; most important results; and main recommendations. It must not exceed 200 words, and has to be very well writ- ten, in single column (13cm wide).
• The abstract (Arabic/English) is to be followed by a list of keywords, not more than Ten, summarizing the research fields.
• 2.5 cm page margins on all sides (top, bottom, right, and left) and single-spaced lines.
• Researches in Arabic must be typed in Simplified Arabic as follows: font 16 non-bold for text, but bold for titles; font 12, non-bold for footnotes and abstract; and font 10, non-bold for tables and figures, and font 12 bold for table headings and comments.
• Researches in English must be typed in Times New Roman as follows: font 12, non-bold for text, but bold for titles; font 9, non-bold for footnotes and abstract; and font 8, non-bold for tables and figures, but bold for table headings and comments.
• Tables and other illustrations: Tables, images and figures, should be planned to fit the Journal’s text size area (16 cm x 23 cm incl. running heads), that is, in double column (7.65 cm wide each). Tables and other illustrative material must include headings or titles, and captions for figures with reference to their sources. In addition to the images and figures within the text, the original of All images and figures, with resolution not less than (300 dpi) for black and white and (600 dpi) for colored one, should be send in image file format (jpg, tiff .......) as separate file for each image or figure. All the information in the images and figures should be clear and readable.
• Abbreviations: The names of periodicals should be abbreviated in accordance with The World List of Scientific Periodicals. e.g., et al., J. of Food Sci. For weights and measurements, and where appropriate, abbreviations rather than words are to be used, e.g., cm, mm, m, km, cc, ml, g, mg, kg, min, %, etc., Fig. Latin abbreviations such as: op. cit., loc. cit., ibid., should be in italic (if they are to be used).
• References: In general, reference citations in the text are to be in the standard (Author, Date) style. Under the “References” heading at the end of the manuscript all references are to be presented alphabetically by the author’s last name in the following fashion:
A) Periodical citations in the text are to be in the standard (Author, Date) style. Periodical references are to be presented in the following form: author’s surname followed by a given name and/or initials (bold), the title of the article between quotation marks (“ ”), title of the periodical (in italic), volume number, issue number between brackets (if available), year of publication between brackets and pages.
B) Book citations in the text are to be in the standard (Author, Date) style. Book references are to include the following: author’s surname followed by a given name and/or initials (bold), title of the book (in italic), city of publication, publisher, year of publication between brackets and the number of pages.
• Content Note or Footnote: A content note or footnote is a note from the author to the reader providing clarifying information. A content note is indicated in the text by using a half space superscript number (e.g. … books(3) are …). Content notes are to be sequentially numbered throughout the text. A reference may be cited in a content note by the use of the standard (Author, Date) style in the same way they are used in the text. Content notes are to be presented below a solid half-line separating them from the text of the page in which the footnote is mentioned (in single column). Use the same half-space superscript number assigned in the content note(s) in the text to precede the content note itself.
• Proofs: No changes, additions or deletions will be allowed in the page proof stage.
• The paper must be revised linguistically and grammatically.
• Submitting the paper has to be attached with the researcher declaration that it has neither been previously published nor submitted to any other journal until JAP’s related procedures are over.
• If the research paper is accepted for publication, a letter of acceptance will be sent to the researcher. If it is
not accepted, a letter of decline will be issued.
• Opinions: Conclusions and opinions included in the manuscripts submitted to the Journal are exclusively their author’s own and do not in any case, represent those of the JAP or its Editorial Board.
• Two free copies of the issue containing the published manuscript will be sent to authors.
Copy right:
All rights are reserved to King Saud University Press. No part of the journal may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or via any storage or retrieval system, without written permission from King Saud University Press.
