Instructions
for authors
Preparation
of Manuscripts
JRCIET welcomes manuscripts in English, French and German. Manuscripts
should be written in a concise and straightforward style. Authors are advised
to have their manuscript proofread before final submission. A manuscript should
not exceed 25 pages following JRCIET’s formatting system (see section on
formatting the manuscript). Submitted manuscripts should be written according
to the APA style (for a brief manual of the APA style, consult the Association
of Arab Educators’ website on http://www.aaeducators.org/ )
Manuscript
Formatting
The following formats should be followed: Title:
Font (Times New Roman), Size 16 + bold, Heading 1: Font (Times New Roman), Size
14 +bold., Heading 2: Font (Times New Roman), Size 14 +bold+ italics, Heading
3: Font (Times New Roman), Size 14 +bold+ italics + indentation., Left margin =
2.5 cm, Right margin = 2.5 cm, Upper margin = 3 cm, Lower margin = 3 cm,
Authors should use 1.5 space between lines and a double space between
paragraphs.
Components
of the research/article manuscript
Three copies of the
research/article should be submitted. The manuscript should be typed,
double-spaced on a A4 paper, on one side of the paper only. A cover page should contain only the research title,
name(s) of author(s) and institutional affiliations on a separate page in order
to preserve author anonymity on submission of the research/article to refrees.
An abstract not exceeding 200 words should be included on a separate sheet of
paper. The main components of the the research/article are Introduction,
Method, Results, Discussion, Conclusion(s), Acknowledgements (if any), and
References. Diagrams and Figures if they are considered essential, should be
clearly related to the section of the text
to which they refer. The original diagrams and figures should be
submitted with the manuscript.
Footnotes should be
avoided. Essential notes should be numbered in the text and grouped together at
the end of the research/article.
Research
Title
The title should
accurately reflect the focus and content of the research. The title should be brief and grammatically correct.
Titles do not normally include numbers, acronyms, abbreviations or punctuation.
They should include sufficient detail for indexing purposes but be general
enough for readers outside the field to appreciate what the paper is about. The
title should be no more than 14 words in length.
Authors’
names and institutional affiliations
This should include the
full authors’ names, affiliations (Department, Institution, City,
Country), and email addresses for all authors.
Abstract
and Keywords
The abstract should be
comprehensive and concise and not exceeding 200 words in length followed by 5-7
carefully chosen keywords . It should be structured to give the purpose of the
study, main procedures including sample and instruments, main findings of the
study, conclusion(s) reached and their significance. Citations and specialist
abbreviations are to be avoided..
Introduction
Authors should provide
a brief literature survey avoiding citing literature over ten years old, unless
absolutely necessary, background to the study, hypotheses and the significance
of the research.
Method
The experimental
procedures should be given in sufficient detail. Description of the
participants, instruments and experimental design is necessary and should be
detailed where possible.
Results
This section should
provide details of the results that are required to support the conclusion(s)
of the paper. The section may be divided into subsections, each with a concise
subheading.
Discussion
This section should
present a comprehensive analysis of the results in light of prior literature.
Discussion may also be combined with results.
Conclusion(s)
The conclusion section
should bring out the significance of the research paper, show how the author(s)
have brought closure to the research problem, and point out some remaining
research gaps by suggesting issues for
further research.
Acknowledgements
(if any)
The author(s) should
first acknowledge the source of funding followed by acknowledgement of any
support or help.
References
References should be written according to the APA style (6th edition).
(See AAE website)
Submission can be made via e-mail to the editor-in-chief or deputy
editor in chief and chair of the Association
of Arab Educators (e.mail: mahersabry2121@yahoo.com)
