Authors Guidelines

Journal of Al Rafidain University College

Publishing Instructions

 

These instructions contain three sections, namely: (research template, writing references, instructions for authors), and as below:

Author Guidelines

  1. Manuscript Template
  • The Manuscript should be written in English or Arabic.
  • An Arabic Abstract should be provided (250 to 300 words) for Manuscript in English. English abstract is also required for Manuscript in Arabic
  • Prepare text using MS Word 2010 (or later).
  • Paper size: A4, the margins should be 2cm in all directions (Top, Down, Right, Lift).
  • The submitted manuscript has only one column.
  • Font type: Times New Roman.
  • Title: pt 16, bold, centered.
  • Authors’ Names: pt 13, bold, centered.
  • Author's Addresses: pt 12, the corresponding author should be mentioned (email address and mobile number should be included).
  • The manuscript main titles (abstract, introduction, material, methods of work, results, and discussion): pt 13, bold.
  • The keywords are written under the Abstract (five keywords).
  • Manuscript text: pt 11.
  • Subtitles: pt 12, bold, non-numbered.
  • The full word "Figure" is used as a heading under the shape or what it represents and an abb. Word “Fig.” is used anywhere in the text.
  • Tables and shapes are placed in the results in the sequence mentioned, not at the end of the manuscript.
  • All numbers are written in the Arabic numerals system (e.g. 1, 2, 3 ...)
  • The authors can separate or merge the results with the discussion.

 

  1. Writing References
  • References are numbered and cited as they appear in the text.
  • References are numbered in sequential order in the text, table, or figure.
  • Put the Arabic numerals to cite the reference, for example, number one is referring to the first reference used in a written manuscript and listed as the first reference list at the end of the manuscript.
  • References are written only in the English language with IEEE Citing & Referencing.
  • 50% of references are recent and are within the last five years.
  • For abbreviation journals: please use the following as a guide: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog?Db=journals&Cmd=DetailsSearch&Term=currentlyindexed%5BAll%5D
  • References to journal articles or any work should include year of publication, full title, full name of the publication in which it appeared, volume number and page numbers of cited article. References to textbooks and technical reports should include year of publication, full title, publisher, city of publication and the page numbers of the work being cited. The reference numbers are on the line, enclosed in square brackets. The forms of writing the references are as follows:
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  • Book format:

Example:

[1] T.H. Richards, “Title of the Book,” Publisher, nth ed, City of Publisher, Year.

  • Periodicals format:

Example:

[2] C.L. Author1, G.M. Author2, and R.D. Author3, “Title of Paper,” Title of Periodical, Vol. x, No x, pp. xx-xx, month, Year.

  • Reports format:

Example:

[3] J.K. Author, “Title of Report,” Name of Co., City of Co., Country, Report xxx, Year.

  • Conference proceeding format:

Example:

[4] J.K. Author, “Title of Paper,” Name of Conf., City of Conf., pp. xx-xx, Year.

  • Patents format:

Example:

[5] J. K. Author, “Title of Patent,” U.S. Patent x xxx xxx, Month, day, Year.

  • Theses format:

Example:

[6] A.A. Author, “Title of Thesis,” M.Sc. Thesis, Dept., Univ., City of Univ., Country, Year.

  • Format for journals available on line:

Example:

[7] Author, Title, Journal, Vol. xx, pp. xx-xx, (year, month),Available site/path/file.

  1. Instructions for Authors
  •  The manuscript can be sent using Submission system in the journal web site.
  • The manuscript is subject to the Turnitin plagiarism detection software before sending to reviewers, preferably the linguistic review in Arabic and English by the authors.
  • The referenced facts adopted in the manuscript should not be taken from arbitrary Internet sites, but only those that rely on research published in international or local journals, books, dissertations, and thesis.
  • The research undertaking, Copyrights and submission request forms (available in the Author Guidelines section) should be completed formally and submitted before any action taken by the journal.
  • JRUCS applies the license of CC BY (a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License).   If you need to know information on this license, please follow this link: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
  • The amount of (75,000) Iraqi Dinars for publication fees after acceptance of the manuscript.
  • The author must incorporate revisions required by referees within a maximum period of one month; however, the final copy of the manuscript should be viewed and approved by the author within a period of three days maximum.