Authors' Guidelines

The editorial board of Alustath Journal for Human and Social Sciences seeks to raise the impact factor of the journal in preparation for entering the global scientific database. Accordingly, Alustath Journal for Human and Social Sciences publishes research that is characterized by scientific sobriety, cognitive value, integrity of language, accuracy of documentation according to the conditions set out below:

The research has not been previously published in another journal. It should not be part of a previous published research or a university thesis and the researcher must sign a pledge form that the research will not be published or previously submitted for publication in another journal and not to submit it for publication in another journal after it has been published in Alustath Journal for HUman and Social Sciences.
Not to mention the name of the researcher or any indication of it in the body of the research to ensure the confidentiality and impartiality of the arbitration process.
The number of words in the research should not exceed (8000) words, including references and appendices.
The first page of the research must contain the following : research title, the researcher's name, academic degree and certificate, researcher's address, and the researcher's e-mail.
Researches written in Arabic and English should contain an abstract in English, the words of which do not exceed 200 words, preceded by the title of the research, the name of the researcher and his/her place of work in English as well, and that the researches written in the English language contain an abstract in Arabic whose words do not exceed 200 words preceded by the title of the research and the name of the researcher and his place of work in Arabic as well.
Research papers are written in (Microsoft Word) in (Arabic Simplified) font for research written in Arabic and (Times New Roman) font for research written in English, size (12) for the body and size (14) for main and sub-headings.
The journal adopts the APA style for scientific publication in documentation and the researcher must follow the rules of citation, documentation of sources and ethics of scientific research in accordance with this system.
The research references are written on a separate page or pages arranged according to the approved assets according to the following order: the author's nickname, his name. (year of publication). Title of the book, edition number, place of publication (city). See (APA System Documentation Resources). For more information (https://www.apa.org).
All the refernces in the body of the research are written in English in addition to writing them in the language of the research.
Translate all non-English refernces (including Arabic) into English, keeping the list written in the research language present.
If the Arabic refernces have a certified English translation, it must be approved. As for the refernces that do not have a certified English translation (such as: Al Kafi), transliteration is done, i.e. the refernces is written in English letters literal (AlKafy).
Re-arrange the list of refernces (which are assumed to have become in English) in the order of the English letters (Alphabets) and according to the (APA) style.
The journal applies a system of plagiarism examination using the (Turnitin) program, whereby the publication of research in which the proportion of plagiarism exceeds the internationally accepted rate is rejected.
The research is subject to a preliminary examination by the journal's editorial board in order to determine the research's eligibility for arbitration, and it has the right to apologize for not accepting the research without providing reasons.
The journal follows the secret double blind reviewers to indicate the validity of the research for publication, where the research submitted for publication is presented to two reviewers with competence, from inside and outside Iraq, and they are chosen in absolute secrecy. As well as presenting the research to a linguistic expert to evaluate its linguistic integrity.
The researches that the reviewers suggest making amendments to in order to be valid for publication shall be returned to their owners to make the required amendments to them. The research shall not be returned to its author if it is not accepted for publication.
The research published in the journal expresses the opinions of its owners, not the opinion of the journal.
The Journal charges publishing fees from researchers outside iraq of 152$ and The fees for publishing the research for researchers from inside Iraq are (200) thousand dinars paid after acceptance of the research.
Articles are published free of charge ( no publication fees) for low- income countries.
Research submitted for publication in the journal can be submitted according to the following link: https://alustath.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/UJIRCO/indexhttp://alustath.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/UJIRCO
The research should include, as much as possible, the following parts in a sequential manner:
a. Abstract
B. Key words
c. The problem of the study and its questions / or hypotheses
d. The importance of studying
e. Study limitations (if any)
f. The method and study procedures, including: (community and sample / study personnel, study tool, study procedures, curriculum)
g. The results and their discussion
h. Conclusions and recommendations.
x. Refernces

Writing References in APA Style

Books

Reference Type	Details
No author	The business of roses. (1974). Los Angeles: Little and Long.
One author	Beeson, M. (2007). Regionalism & globalization in East Asia: Politics, security and economic development. New York: Palgrave MacMillan.
2 authors	Chomsky, N., & Halle, M. (1968). The sound patterns of English. New York: Harper & Row.
3 authors or more	Larson, G. W., Ellis, D. C., & Rivers, P. C. (1984). Essentials of chemical dependency counseling. New York: Columbia University Press.
Book with editors	Hill, C. A., & Helmers, M. (Eds.). (2004). Defining visual rhetorics. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Edition of a book	Lemay, L. (1997). Teach yourself web publishing with HTML 4 in a week (4th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Sams.net.
E-book	(electronic book)

Article/Chapter in an Edited Book

Use only when it’s a article/chapter in a book with editor(s)

General format: Author(s) [of article/chapter]. (Year). Title of chapter: Subtitle. In Name of editor (Ed.), Title of book: Subtitle (pages of article/chapter). Place of Publication: Publisher.

Example: Hartley, J. T., Harker J. O., & Walsh, D. A. (1980). Contemporary issues and new directions in adult development of learning and memory. In L. W. Poon (Ed.), Aging in the 1980s: Psychological issues (pp. 239-252). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Articles in a Reference Book - use with encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc.

General format (print): Do NOT put the editor’s name as the author when citing articles in a reference book.

Author(s). (Year). Title of article/entry: Subtitle. In Title of encyclopedia (Volume, pages). Place of Publication: Publisher.

With author: Moore, C. (1991). Mass spectrometry. In Encyclopedia of chemical technology (4th ed., Vol. 15, pp. 1071-1094). New York: Wiley.

No author: Diabetes. (1997). In The World Book encyclopedia (Vol. 4, pp. 70-91). London: World Book, Inc.

Reference Type	Details
General format (electronic)	Author(s). (Year). Title of article/entry: Subtitle. In Title of online encyclopedia. Retrieved from URL of web site
No author	Boss brass. (2009). In Encyclopedia of music in Canada. Retrieved from http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0000367
With author	Tuccinardi, R. (1999). Athena. In Encyclopedia mythica. Retrieved from http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/athena.html

Newspaper Articles

Reference Type	Details
General format (print)	Author(s). (Year, Month Day). Title of article: Subtitle. Title of Newspaper, p. page range.
With author	Jefferson, G. (1998, August 12). Microsoft to face lengthy court battle. Herald International, p. A1.
No author	Food firm helps lift Saudi shares. (2009, October 11). The National, p. B2.
General format (electronic)	Author(s). (Year, Month Day). Title of article: Subtitle. Title of Newspaper. Retrieved from URL of newspaper web site
With author	Heinlein, G. (2007, July 24). Michigan smoking ban takes big step. Detroit News. Retrieved from http://www.detnews.com
No author	ADAC to develop Al Ain airport. (2009, October 12). Gulf News. Retrieved from http://gulfnews.com

PowerPoints, PDF documents

Reference Type	Details
Basic format	Author(s). (Year). Title of document [format of document]. Retrieved from URL
Example	Birnbaum, L. (2008). Changes in historical perspective – Arab Gulf region [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from http://learn.zu.ac.ae
Example	Hallam, A. Duality in consumer theory [PDF document]. Retrieved from http://www.econ.iastate.edu/classes/econ501/Hallam/index.html

Journal & Magazine Articles

Reference Type	Details
Popular magazine articles, general format	Author(s). (Year, Month Day). Title of article: Subtitle. Title of Magazine, volume (issue), pages. Retrieved from URL of magazine web site / library database home page [if applicable]
Print version of periodical	Pettigrew, T. F. (2009). Secondary transfer effect of contact: Do intergroup contact effects spread to noncontacted outgroups? Social Psychology, 40(2), 55-65.
Periodical web site	Inada, K. K. (1995). A Buddhist response to the nature of human rights. Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 2, 55-66. Retrieved from http://www.buddhistethics.org/
Library database	Jehiel, P. (1999). Information aggregation and communication in organizations. Management Science, 45(5), 659-669. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org
Example	Bailey, H. (2009, July 10). Will he run on empty? Newsweek, 153(18), 6-8. Retrieved from http://www.lexisnexis.com
Popular magazine articles, general format	Author(s). (Year, Month Day). Title of article: Subtitle. Title of Magazine, volume (issue), pages. Retrieved from URL of magazine web site / library database home page [if applicable]
Example	Bailey, H. (2009, July 10). Will he run on empty? Newsweek, 153(18), 6-8. Retrieved from http://www.lexisnexis.com

Web Sites

Reference Type	Details
Basic web page, general format	Author(s). (Date published, copyright or last revision). Title of specific web page or article: Subtitle. Retrieved from URL of specific web page or article
With author	Daly, B. (1997). Writing argumentative essays. Retrieved from http://www.eslplanet.com/teachertools/argueweb/frntpage.htm
No author	How to make vegetarian chili. (n.d.). Retrieved August 8, 2010, from http://www.ehow.com/how_10727_make-vegetarian-chili.html
Web page from educational or government site, general format	Author(s) or Organization. (Date published, copyright or last revision). Title of specific web page or article: Subtitle. Retrieved from Name of Organization website: URL of specific web page or article
Personal authors	Johnson, K. A., & Becker, J. A. (n.d.). The whole brain atlas. Retrieved from http://www.med.harvard.edu/AANLIB/
Corporate author	University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center. (2009). Resources for proposal writers. Retrieved from http://www.med.harvard.edu