Journal of Al-Azhar University Engineering Sector (JAUES) is an international journal for the publication of peer-reviewed original high-quality papers and review papers in Multidisciplinary Engineering, and includes the following types of contribution:
Original article
Describes a novel, authenticating original research and practices.
Critical assessments/reviews
Presents fully referenced contributions examining, critically and comprehensively, the position in a topic of current interest.
Overviews
Giving a broader perspective on a particular topic.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN:
Ethics in publishing:
For information on Ethics in publishing for journal publication, see (Publication Ethics)
Conflict of interest:
A submitted manuscript must be accompanied by a form of “Conflict of interest statement ”for authors. The form can be downloaded from here. This form needs to be signed by the corresponding author and submitting to the journal before publication.
Submission declaration:
Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere including electronically in the same form, in publishing language or in any other language, without the written consent of the copyright holder.
Authorship:
All authors should have made actual contributions to all the following items:
1)The conception and design of the study, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data.
2)Drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content.
3)Final approval of the version to be submitted.
Changes to authorship:
The addition, deletion, or rearrangement of author names in the authorship of accepted manuscripts must be done before publishing the accepted manuscript. If the manuscript is published, addition, deletion, or rearrangement of author names is not possible.
In case that the accepted manuscript is not published yet, a request to add or remove an author, or to rearrange the author names, must be sent to the Journal Managing Editor from the corresponding author of the accepted manuscript and must include:
a. The reason for adding, removing, or rearranging the author names.
b. A written confirmation (e-mail, fax, letter) from all authors that they agree with the addition, removal, or rearrangement. In the case of the addition or removal of authors, this includes confirmation from the author being added or removed. “Requests that are not sent by the corresponding author will be forwarded by the Journal Managing Editor to the corresponding author, who must follow the procedure as described earlier.”
Please note that:
1)The Journal Managing Editor will inform the Journal Editors of any such requests.
2)Publication of the accepted manuscript will be suspended until authorship has been agreed upon.
Copyright:
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a copyright transfer agreement which can be downloaded from here.
Submission:
Submission to this journal proceeds online through the electronic submission system, and you will be guided stepwise through the creation and uploading of your files. (Please see the author guide video).
* Please be noted that all correspondence, including notification of the Editor’s decision and requests for revision, takes place by e-mail removing the need for a paper trail.
Double-blind peer review:
This journal uses double-blind review, which means that both the reviewer and author identities are concealed from the reviewers, and vice versa, throughout the review process. To facilitate this, authors need to ensure that their manuscripts are prepared in a way that does not give away their identity.
Referees:
Please submit, with the manuscript, the names, addresses, and e-mail addresses of 3 potential referees. Note that the editor retains the sole right to decide whether or not the suggested reviewers are used.
MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION:
All submitted manuscripts must follow the journal guidelines. A template for guiding the authors is provided (Download Journal Template). The following guidelines must be followed:
Language and Style:
English and Arabic.
Use A word processor, Microsoft Word 2013 or higher is recommended.
Font type is Times New Roman, single-spaced, and one column.
Set all margins to 25 mm.
The pages should be numbered consecutively, beginning with the title page.
Article structure:
Divide your article into clearly defined and numbered sections.
Subsections should be numbered 1.1 (then 1.1.1, 1.1.2, ...), 1.2, etc. (the abstract is not included in section numbering).
The original article should at least contain the following section:
. Introduction . Material and methods . Results and discussion . Conclusions . References
Essential title page information:
• Title:
Uppercase, 14-pt font, boldface, centered at the top of the page.
It should be Concise and informative. Avoid abbreviations and formulae where possible.
• Author names and affiliations:
Please clearly indicate the given name(s) and family name(s) of each author and check that all names are accurately spelled.
Present the authors’ affiliation addresses (where the actual work was done) below the names. Indicate all affiliations with a lower-case superscript number immediately after the author’s name and in front of the appropriate address.
Provide the full postal address of each affiliation, including the country name, and, if available, each author’s e-mail address.
Do not include author’s title (i.e., Prof., Dr.), position (president, research engineer), or degrees Ph.D., ME)
• Corresponding author:
Use a superscript asterisk to indicate the author who will handle correspondence at all refereeing and publication stages, also post-publication.
Ensure that telephone and fax numbers (with country and area code) are provided in addition to the e-mail address and the complete postal address. Contact details must be kept up to date by the corresponding author.
• Present/permanent address:
If an author has moved since the work described in the article was done, or was visiting at the time, a “Present address”(or “Permanent address”) may be indicated as afoot note to that author’s name. The address at which the author actually did the work must be retained as the main affiliation address. Superscript Arabic numerals are used for such footnotes
Abstract:
A concise and factual abstract is required in the text's language (not more than 150 words).
The abstract should briefly state the research's purpose, the methods, the major results, and the main conclusions.
A translated abstract into the respective second language is required
keywords:
A maximum of 5 keywords (bold) should be indicated below the abstract to describe the content of the manuscript
Text format:
Use 12-pt font for everything except Title, Headings, author (s) information, and Captions.
Use an extra line space between paragraphs; do not indent paragraphs; align left.
Use the tab key to align data; do not use the space bar.
Headings (12 pt)
Main Heading—The main heading should be typed in all capital letters, (12 pt) boldface, flush to the left margin with one line of space above.
Sub-Heading—A sub-heading should be all capital letters, but not bold.
Sub-Sub-Heading—A sub-sub-heading should be typed in capital and lower-case letters.
Sub-Sub-Sub-Heading—A sub-sub-subheading should be capital and lower-case letters underlined
Equations:
Use the equation editor for writing equations.
Left aligns the equation, and the right aligns the equation number.
A single line is to be left before and after the equation.
Number equations consecutively. (i.e., Equation 1, Equation 2, etc.)
Tables:
Please use the “Insert Table” or “Create Table” command on the menu bar. Avoid the use of complex formatting, borders, or shading.
Tables should be oriented portrait rather than landscape, whenever possible
Table captions (10 pt, bold) should be a phrase with keywords capitalized and appear centered above the table.
Number tables consecutively (i.e., Table 1, Table 2, etc.)
Figures:
Figure captions (10 pt, bold) should be a complete sentence and appear centered below the figure.
Number figures consecutively within the paper (i.e., Figure 1, Figure 2, etc.)
References:
- References should be indicated in the text by consecutive numbers in square brackets, e.g. [1,2], as part of the text, not raised above it, the full reference is cited in a numbered list at the end of the text as illustrated below.
- Print References:
Journals:
Last, F. M. (Date Published). Article title. Journal Title, Volume (Issue), Page(s), date.
Books :
Author(s). Book title. Location: Publishing company, year, pp..
Book Chapter:
Author(s). “Chapter title” in Book title, edition, volume. Editors name, Ed. Publishing location: Publishing company, year, pp.
Articles from Conference Proceedings (published)
Author(s). “Article title.” Conference proceedings, year, pp.
Standards/Patents:
Author(s)/Inventor(s). “Name/Title.” Country where patent is registered. Patent number, date.
Dissertations and Theses:
Author. “Title.” Degree level, school, City, Country, year.
Author(s)*. “Title.” Internet: complete URL, date updated* [date accessed].
Acknowledgments:
Collate acknowledgments in a separate section at the end of the article before the references and do not, therefore, include them on the title page, as a footnote to the title or otherwise. List here those individuals who provided help during the research (e.g., providing language help, writing assistance or proofreading the article, etc.).
Nomenclature:
Scientific abbreviations may be used, and special abbreviations should be defined the first time that they occur. If the paper contains many symbols, a nomenclature can be listed at the end of the paper. They should be ordered alphabetically with Latin letters first followed by Greek letters and uppercase followed by lowercase of the same letter.
Units:
SI units should be used with other units in parentheses if desired.
Page charge:
For Egyptian nationality: A paper up to 10 printed pages will be charged L.E. 1500. Each additional page will be charged an extra L.E. 50.
For Non-Egyptian nationality: A paper up to 10 printed pages will be charged USD 500. Each additional page will be charged an extra USD 20.
Offprints:
Journal provides a printed copy of the journal issue featuring your article free of charge. Additional offprints and copies of the issue can be ordered.
Further inquiries:
For inquiries relating to the submission of articles (including electronic submission where available) please visit this journal’s homepage. For any further inquiries, please use the following contact details:
Journal of Al-Azhar University Engineering Sector, Urban Planning – Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt.
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