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Editorial Guidelines for the Authors of the Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists (JGUAA2)
Please read these guidelines carefully. Any submissions that do not meet the conditions set out below cannot be accepted for publication. Therefore, all authors are kindly expected to strictly respect the following rules.
Submission of a manuscript implies: that the work described has not been published before; that it is not under consideration for publication anywhere else; and that its publication has been approved by all co-authors, if any, as well as by the responsible authorities – tacitly or explicitly – at the institute where the work has been carried out. The publisher will not be held legally responsible should there be any compensation claims.
Authors wishing to include figures, tables, or text passages that have already been published elsewhere must obtain permission from the copyright owner(s) and include evidence that such permission has been granted when submitting their papers. Any material received without such evidence will be assumed to originate from the authors.
Manuscripts should be submitted in the original file format and PDF format.
Please ensure you provide all relevant editable source files. Failing to submit these source files might cause unnecessary delays in the review and production processes.
The title should be concise and informative in a PALATINO LINOTYPE font size 14 with small capital letters (Small Caps).
- The name(s) of the author(s)
- The affiliation(s) of the author(s), i.e., institution, department, city, (state), country
- A clear indication and an active e-mail address of the corresponding author
- If available, the 16-digit ORCID of the author(s)
Such as ChatGPT, does not currently satisfy our authorship criteria. Notably, an attribution of authorship carries accountability for the work, which cannot be effectively applied to LLMs.
This section should summarize the content of the paper and should detail the problems, experimental approach, major findings, and conclusion in one paragraph. Avoid abbreviations, diagrams, and references in the abstract. It should be single – Do not forget to include two short abstracts: one in Arabic (250 words maximum!!!) and one in English (250 words maximum!!!).
English abstract font: Palatino Linotype. Font-size: 10
Arabic Abstract font: Sakkal Majalla. Font size: 12
Writing an Effective Abstract, provided by the African Studies Review (ASR).
Please provide 5-7 keywords at the beginning of the paper, arranged alphabetically, which can be used for indexing purposes.
Text Formatting
Headings
- Use (13- PALATINO LINOTYPE) with apply small capital (Small Caps) and take a Latin number.
- If the researcher wants to divide the heading title, it is divided into numbers 1,2,3…... If the researcher wants to divide the number 1, it is divided into letters of the alphabet. A,b,c…..
INTRODUCTION
To know how to write a perfect introduction for an academic paper, kindly read the full topic When to write the introduction, provided by the Comm Lab. An introduction is typically the first section of the paper.
METHODS (for research-based articles)
The methods section describes the rationale for the application of specific procedures or techniques used to identify, select, and analyze information applied to understanding the research problem, thereby, allowing the reader to critically evaluate a study’s overall validity and reliability.
CONTENT /RESULT AND DISCUSSION
Content is the body of the paper, consits of subtitles that represent the discussion of the paper. The results should be clear and concise. The results should summarize (scientific) findings rather than provide data in detail. The discussion should explore the significance of the results of the work, not repeat them. A combined results and discussion section is often appropriate. Avoid extensive citations and discussion of published literature.
In discussion, it is the most important section of your article. Here, you get the chance to sell your data. Make the discussion correspond to the results, but do not reiterate the results. Often, it should begin with a brief summary of the main scientific findings (not experimental results). The following components should be covered in the discussion: How do your results relate to the original question or objectives outlined in the introduction section (what)? Do you provide a scientific interpretation for each of your results or findings presented (why)? Are your results consistent with what other investigators have reported (what else)?
CONCLUSION
Conclusions should answer the objectives of the research. It shows how your work advances the field from the present state of knowledge. Without clear conclusions, reviewers and readers will find it difficult to judge the work, and whether or not it merits publication in the journal. Do not repeat the abstract, or just list the experimental results. Provide a clear scientific justification for your work and indicate possible applications and extensions. You should also suggest future experiments and/or point out those that are underway. For further reading about how to write a good conclusion, please carefully read the topic Writing a Conclusion, provided by Walden University.
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments of people, grants, funds, etc. should be placed at the end of the paper after the conclusion.
Footnotes
Footnotes can be used to give additional information, which may include the citation of a reference included in the reference list.
List references alphabetically at the end of the paper in a section entitled “Bibliography” and refer to them in the text in footnotesby name, year, and page number without mentioning the letter P. Where there are three or more authors, only the first author's name is given in the text, followed by et al.
The style and punctuation of the references should conform to those used in the journal, as illustrated by the following examples:
Bibliography: Sylwester, R.: The Adolescent Brain: Reaching for Autonomy, London, (Corwin Press: Sage Publications Ltd.) 2007.
Footnote:Sylwester 2008: 89.
The figure and plate numbers must be mentioned after the reference in Small Caps, as follows: Fig.; Pl.
Bibliography:
Footnote:
- MEINARDUS 2002a: 20-43.
- MEINARDUS 2002b: 101-125.
Bibliography: Hansen, A., Cottle, S., Negrine, R. & Newbold, C.: Mass Communication Research Methods, New York (New York University Press) 2024.
Footnote:Hansen et al. 2024: 104.
O'Connell, J. F., Hawkes, K., & Jones, N. B.: Distribution of Refuse−Producing Activities at Hadza Residential Base Camps: Implications for Analyses of Archaeological Site Structure, in Kroll, E. M., & Price, T. D. (eds.), The Interpretation of Archaeological Spatial Patterning, New York (Plenum Press) 1991, 61−76.
Bibliography: Knowles, M. S.: «Independent Study», in: Using Learning Contracts: Practical Approaches to Individualizing and Structuring Learning, 73-112. San Francisco (Jossey-Bass) 1986.
Footnote: Knowles 1986: 79.
Bibliography: Ababneh, A.: «Review Future Technologies in Underwater Cultural Heritage», Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists 9/2, 2024, 1-19. DOI: 10.21608/JGUAA2.2024.251548.1157
Footnote:Ababneh 2024: 15.
EXAMPLE:
Bibliography:Abd El-Maguid, M.: «Recherches sur la construction navale antique en Méditerranée orientale de l'Égypte pharaonique à la fin de l’antiquité: Étude archéologique», PhDThesis, Faculté des Lettres/Université de Provence, 2009.
Footnote: Abd El-Maguid 2009: 35.
Bibliography:Erman, A. & Grapow, H. (eds): Wörterbuch der Ägyptischen Sprache I-V, Leipzig (J. Hinrichs) 1926-1931 [= Wb.].
Footnote: Erman & Grapow (eds.): Wb 1926: vol.4, 2-3.
Bibliography: Cooper, D.: «Native Ant May Stop Toad in its Tracks», ABC Science, in: http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2009/03/31/2530686.htm
site=ABC Science, News in Science= latest. Accessed on (31/06/2024).
Footnote: Cooper 2009.
Bibliography: Unpublished interviews or personal communications are only cited in footnotes; they are not listed in bibliographies. All details are provided in the footnote.
Footnote:
Strong, G.: (pastor, Wayfare Chapel), interview by author, (05/05/ 2024).
Melba, N.: Interview by Albert Smith, (01/09/1924), Oral History Archive, National Library, Australia.
Online Lecture/Lecture notes
Bibliography: Lectures are only cited in footnotes; they are not listed in bibliographies unless advised by your tutor or lecturer.
Dyer, S.: «Introduction» (lecture, 101033 Modernism, Western Sydney University, Penrith. (10/01/ 2014).
Dyer, S.: «History of Modernism», lecture, 101033 Modernism, Western Sydney University, (26/05/ 2014), webinar, MPEG copy, 0:40:37, https://vuws.westernsydney. edu.au/webapps/blackboard/execute/handlle=lecture=vie.
Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists adopts the list of transliteration of Arabic and Persian characters. 
For more information:
https://www.ifao.egnet.net/publications/publier/outils-ed/polices/
© Institut français d’archéologie orientale – IFAO
- All tables must be numbered. Example: [TABLE 1] © Done by the researcher.
- Tables should always be cited in the body of the text in consecutive numerical order.
- For each table, please supply a table caption (title) explaining the components of the table.
- Identify any previously published material by giving the original source in the form of a reference at the end of the table caption.
All figures must be numbered and cited in the body of the text in consecutive numerical order.
- Each figure should have a concise caption describing accurately what the figure depicts. Include the captions in the text file of the manuscript, not in the figure file.
- Figure captions begin with the term [FIGURE 1] in bold type and Small Caps, followed by the figure number, also in bold type.
- No punctuation is used after the number, nor is any punctuation placed at the end of the caption.
- Identify all elements found in the figure caption, and use boxes, circles, etc., as coordinate points in graphs.
- For each figure, provide the source and identify previously published material by giving the original source in the form of a reference citation at the end of the figure caption.
If you include figures that have already been published elsewhere, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner(s) for both the print and online formats.
Please check Elsevier's policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein.
Please, before uploading your article, add a list of abbreviations following Bernard Mathieu, Abbréviations des Périodiques et Collections. THIS IS ONLY FOR EGYPTOLOGY
- Equations must be allowed sufficient space to ensure clarity.
- Equations must be numbered consecutively, with the numbers parenthesized at the end of the corresponding line. For example, [1], [2], etc.
- No portion of any equation is to be handwritten, and all symbols should be in italics.
- Equations must be referred to in the text by their number in parentheses. For example, (e.g., Eq. (1), Eqs. (3-7), etc.)
column = col. (s).
illustration = illus. (s)
line (s) = l., ll.
following line(s), page(s) = ff.
number(s) = No., Nos.
recto = r.
verso = v.
volume(s)= Vol., Vols.
select the author’s name, and then on the Home tab in the docx, especially in the Font dialogue box, click the arrow in the lower-right corner. Then select the Small Caps under Effects.
· General Notice
If you are not a native speaker of the language in which you have used to write your manuscript, please have your manuscript read by a native speaker before submitting it.
No unorthodox or strange political statements are permitted, and terminology should be politically correct without discrimination between men and women or any other «racial», religious, or sexual discrimination! For instance, DO NOT say «man/men has/ have done a lot», prefer rather humans have done a lot or humanity has done a lot.
Use throughout Hellenic instead of «Greek», Hellas instead of «Greece», and Hellenic language, instead of «Greek …». Use throughout BC and AD.
Use ONLY the following quotation marks « », instead of “ ”. The latter may be used ONLY inside the former for a double quotation.
Use big hyphens for closely related words, e.g.: worldwide, NOT “world-wide”.
For page references use only normal hyphens, e.g.: 4-5, 12-14, 99-132, 202-214, 1023 ff, & c. For lexica (e.g.: RÄRG, FCD, LÄ, LGG, & c.), use e.g.: art. «Thot» or s.v. «Isis»
Use the normal apostrophe ’, not this one ′ !!
Use only FOOTNOTES and NOT endnotes! All footnotes must be normal, not very extended, and the references therein must follow the pattern: Hornung 1999: 32-45 or Bretagnon & Francou 1988: 310. So, the name of the author must be in Small Capitals and the full reference will be found ONLY at the end of the paper.
The manuscript submitted is his/her/their own original work and has not been plagiarized from any prior work. By participating and sending your contributions, you declare the originality and non-plagiarism of this contribution and you accept all editing and corrections of the referees and the editors!
Please Upload docx with a PDF.
Use EXACTLY the bibliographical reference pattern that is shown at the end. The bibliography is a list of the full details of all the sources you cited in your paper. All authors should read carefully the pattern in order to understand how they must present their bibliography. Everything they may wish to ask can be found there!! There will be no further discussion, should any author not follow these guidelines; his/her paper will be rejected at once!
When uploading your research to our site, please include the following:
1- A short biography of the author in Arabic and English (50 words).
2- The research (docx and pdf) should be without the author's name.
3- Please provide the specific typefaces required for Hieroglyphic transliteration fonts, Coptic and ancient Hellenic texts, or others, with your document
FEES & PAYMENT(PAGE CHARGE)
- Egyptians: 3500 LE for a maximum of 25 pages, plus an additional 15 LE for each extra page and 20 LE for every extra page containing pictures.
- Non-Egyptians: 300 USD maximum per research paper.
- Charges are payable by cash or post to the secretary of the Journal, accompanied by all related data about the author(s) and the paper.
The Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists (JGUAA2) offers a 50 % discount on the following:
1- Unemployed postgraduate students.
2- Antiquities inspector with less than three years’ experience, whether permanent or non-permanent job.
3- Researchers from armed wrangle countries or natural disasters such as Palestine, Yemen, Iraq, Lebanon, Sudan, and Syria were given the reduction on only one accepted research.
4- Notice: The administrative board of the journal has the right to exempt pioneers, prominent professors in their fields of specialization, and foreign researchers from developing countries from the publishing fees.
5-The author will receive a free PDF copy and may purchase the printed book at a reduced price.
- All fees received are used to cover the publications' processes. The General Union of Arab Archaeologists' financial resources depend mainly on membership fees and publishing fees in the journal.
Copyrights are reserved for the editors of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists, the publisher, and the individual authors.
Please note that ALL ABOVE GUIDELINES SHOULD BE STRICTLY FOLLOWED, OTHERWISE THE PAPERS WILL BE REJECTED!
Looking forward to your contributions.
Thank you very much.
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