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Instructions for authors (Manuscript preparation)

1. General guidelines

• Manuscripts are accepted in good English (American or British usage is accepted, but not a mixture of these). Oxford and/or Cambridge English Dictionary spelling and punctuation are preferred.
• Research papers are typically between 5000 and 8000 words debating and exploring theoretical and methodological issues, methodological approaches and substantive topics. However, there is no lower or upper limit on length.
• Manuscripts should be single-spaced throughout including the reference section, with wide (3 cm) margins. 
• Abstracts (no word limit) are required for all manuscripts submitted.
• All authors of a manuscript should include their full names, affiliations, postal addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses on a separate front page. Then the manuscript should be submitted without author’s name on the cover page. One author should be identified as the corresponding author. Please give the affiliation where the research was conducted. If any of the named co-authors moves affiliation during the peer-review process, the new affiliation can be given as a footnote. Please note that no changes to affiliation can be made after the manuscript is accepted. The email address of the corresponding author will normally be displayed in the article (depending on the journal style).

• All persons who have a reasonable claim to authorship must be named in the manuscript as co-authors; the corresponding author must be authorized by all co-authors to act as an agent on their behalf in all matters pertaining to publication of the manuscript, and the order of names should be agreed by all authors.
• Biographical notes on contributors are not required for this journal.
• Please supply all details required by any funding and grant-awarding bodies as an Acknowledgement on the title page of the manuscript, in a separate paragraph, as follows:

* For single agency grants: "This work was supported by the [Funding Agency] under Grant [number xxxx]."

* For multiple agency grants: "This work was supported by the [Funding Agency 1] under Grant [number xxxx]; [Funding Agency 2] under Grant [number xxxx]; and [Funding Agency 3] under Grant [number xxxx]."

• Authors must also incorporate a Disclosure Statement which will acknowledge any financial interest or benefit they have arising from the direct applications of their research.
• For all manuscripts non-discriminatory language is mandatory. Sexist or racist terms must not be used.

• When using a word which is or is asserted to be a proprietary term or trade mark, authors must use the symbol ® or TM.

2. Manuscript

2.1. Text

The manuscript should be submitted in a Microsoft Word file format. The text should be in single space throughout on A4 paper setting using font size Arial 12 points. Keep the layout of the text as simple as possible. Most formatting codes will be removed and replaced on processing the article. In particular, do not use the word processor's options to justify text or to hyphenate words. However, do use bold face, italics, subscripts, superscripts etc.

The identity of the author or institute should not be revealed in the manuscript, except on the separate cover page (not the title page). (For example, do not mention name of institute in Methods, citing previous study as “our study”, names on figure labels, name of institute in photographs etc.).

The manuscript comprises (1) cover letter, (2) cover page with author’s names and affiliations, (3) Title page, (4) Abstract and keywords, (5) Text, (6) References. All these must start on separate pages and in the above order. All illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.

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 keywords are not included in section numbering). Use this numbering also for internal cross-referencing: do not just refer to “the text”. Any subsection may be given a brief heading. Each heading should appear on its own separate line.

2.2. Figures

Figures are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.. Number the figures consecutively in accordance with their appearance in the text (e. g. Figure 1, Figure 2 (a), Figure 2 (b) etc.). Ensure that each figure has a caption. Explain all symbols and abbreviations if any is used.

• Please provide the highest quality figure format possible and be sure that all imported scanned material is scanned at the appropriate resolution: 1200 dpi for line art, 600 dpi for grayscale and 300 dpi for colour.
• Files should be saved as one of the following formats: TIFF (tagged image file format), PostScript or EPS (encapsulated PostScript), and should contain all the necessary font information and the source file of the application (e.g. CorelDraw/Mac, CorelDraw/PC).

Please do not

• Supply files that are optimized for screen use (e.g., GIF, BMP, PICT, WPG); these typically have a low number of pixels and limited set of colors;
• Supply files that are too low in resolution;
• Submit graphics that are disproportionately large for the content.

2.3. Tables

Tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end. Number the tables consecutively in accordance with their appearance in the text (e. g. Table 1, Table 2 (a), Table 2 (b) etc.). Ensure that each table has a caption. Explain all symbols and abbreviations if any is used.

2.4. Math formulae

Present simple formulae in the line of normal text where possible and use the solidus (/) instead of a horizontal line for small fractional terms (e.g. X/Y). In principle, variables are to be presented in italics. Powers of exponential are often more conveniently denoted by exp. Number consecutively any equations that have to be displayed separately from the text (if referred to explicitly in the text).

2.5. Footnotes

Footnotes should be used sparingly. Number them consecutively throughout the article, using superscript Arabic numbers. Many Word processors build footnotes into the text, and this feature may be used. When this is not the case, indicate the position of footnotes in the text and present the footnotes themselves separately at the end of the article. Do not include footnotes in the Reference list. Table footnotes: Indicate each footnote in a table with a superscript lowercase letter.

2.6. Abbreviations

Define abbreviations that are not standard in this field in a footnote to be placed on the first page of the article. Such abbreviations that are unavoidable in the abstract must be defined at their first mention there, as well as in the footnote. Ensure consistency of abbreviations throughout the article.

3. References

3.1. Citation in text   (Harvard referencing)

Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa). Any references cited in the abstract must be given in full. Unpublished results and personal communications are not recommended in the reference list, but may be mentioned in the text. If these references are included in the reference list they should follow the standard reference style of the journal and should include a substitution of the publication date with either “Unpublished results” or “Personal communication”. Citation of a reference as “In press” implies that the item has been accepted for publication.

All citations in the text should refer to:

• Single author: the author's name (without initials, unless there is ambiguity) and the year of publication;
• Two authors: both authors' names and the year of publication;
• Three or more authors: first author's name followed by “et al.” and the year of publication.
• Citations may be made directly (or parenthetically).
• Groups of references should be listed first alphabetically, then chronologically. Examples: “as demonstrated (Moawad, 2008a, 2008b, 2009; Moawad and Khider, 2011). Moawad et al. (2014) have recently shown ....”

3.2. Web references

As a minimum, the full URL should be given and the date when the reference was last accessed. Any further information, if known (DOI, author names, dates, reference to a source publication, etc.), should also be given. Web references can be listed separately (e.g., after the reference list) under a different heading if desired, or can be included in the reference list.

3.3. Reference list

References should be arranged first alphabetically and then further sorted chronologically if necessary. More than one reference from the same author(s) in the same year must be identified by the letters “a”, “b”, “c”, etc., placed after the year of publication.

3.3.1. Reference to a journal publication

Badawy, M.M., 2012. Analysis of the flash flood occurred on 18th January 2010 in Wadi El Arish, Egypt (a case study). Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, Taylor & Francis, vol. 4-3, 254-274.

Wilson, J.P., 2012. Digital terrain modeling. Geomorphology, 137, 107–121.

Geerken, R., Ilawi, M., 2004. Assessment of rangeland degradation and development of a strategy for rehabilitation. Remote Sens. Environ. 90 (4), 490–504.

3.3.2. Reference to a book

Chang, K. T., 2006. Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. 3^rd ed. McGraw Hill, Singapore, 343p.

3.3.3. Reference to a chapter in an edited book

Badawy, M.M., Youssief, A.A., Madkour, K., 2017. Modeling and monitoring of air quality in Greater Cairo Region, Egypt using Landsat-8 images, HYSPLIT and GIS based analysis, in Leal, W.F., (ed.) Climate change research at universities. Springer, Switzerland, pp. 37-53.

4. Submission of Manuscript

All new manuscripts must be submitted through our web site (http://www.aafu.journals.ekb.eg/). Hard copy submissions are not accepted. Please follow the following steps to submit your manuscript:

1. At the Journal's website, register yourself and create a user profile. In the registration page, choose the option “Author” is the “Register as” section to be able to submit a paper. On submission of this information, you will receive an email confirming your registration and containing your username and password.
2. In the user homepage, click one the “New Submission” link and follow the next 5 steps in order to submit your article.
3. You will be notified on your email each time reviewers send their reviews on the paper. Use the user page to modify, communicate with the reviewer and to resubmit the corrected version of your article. 
4.  to be able to submit an article or to track your submission.

By submitting a manuscript online, the author agrees to the following:

1. The work is original and free from plagiarism.
2. It has not been submitted for publication/is not under consideration for publication at another Journal.
3. All authors are aware of the order of authorship. The submitting author shall be solely responsible in case disputes arise.
4. Once published, copyright of manuscript shall stand transferred to the Journal.
   5. “Conflict of interest” if any, must be explicitly stated at the end of the manuscript.

5. Submission fee

	FM	E	F
Page charge	10 EGP	20 EGP	10 $
Review process	375 EGP	375 EGP	120 $

* FM = faculty member * E = Egyptians but not of the faculty member

*F= Foreigners

All fees should be transformed / paid during submission process, otherwise the manuscript will not be taken into consideration.

6. Copyright and authors' rights

To assure the integrity, dissemination, and protection against copyright infringement of published articles, you will be asked to assign us, via a Publishing Agreement, the copyright in your article. Your article is defined as the final, definitive, and citable Version of Record, and includes: (a) the accepted manuscript in its final form, including the abstract, text, bibliography, and all accompanying tables, illustrations, and any supplemental data. Our Publishing Agreement with you will constitute the entire agreement and the sole understanding between you and us; no amendment, addendum, or other communication will be taken into account when interpreting your and our rights and obligations under this Agreement.

7. After acceptance

7.1. Proof correction

Corresponding authors will receive e-mail containing information about the actual situation of the manuscript. They will be provided by a Microsoft Word document allowing annotation and correction of proofs.

We will do everything possible to get your article published quickly and accurately - please upload all of your corrections within one week, otherwise your manuscript should be submitted once again and treated as a new one.

It is important to ensure that all corrections are sent back to us in one communication. Please check carefully before replying, inclusions of any subsequent corrections cannot be guaranteed. Proofreading is solely your responsibility. Note that we may proceed with the publication of your article if no response is received.

7.2. Offprints

The corresponding author, at no cost, will be provided with a PDF file of the article via email (the PDF file is a watermarked version of the published article and includes a cover sheet with the journal cover image and a disclaimer outlining the terms and conditions of use).

7.3. Open access policy

The Annals of the Faculty of Arts - Ain Shams University is a peer-reviewed open access journal. It means that literatures are online, free of charge for all readers, and permits its distribution and further use for research, education and other purposes. Open Access is focused on peer-reviewed scholarly research publications and their pre- and post-prints.

Open Access leads to an increase in the visibility and accessibility of the published papers and materials. It allows maximum usage and consequently a potential rise of the citation rate and impact of the journal. It reduces as well access barriers for interdisciplinary research and web-based scholarly communication.