International Journal for Arab Studies
The Society of Arab & Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter
(UK) announces the launching of The International Journal for Arab
Studies. The multi-disciplinary
nature of this journal includes the following fields: politics and
International Relations, sociology, history, linguistics, literature
and anthropology. The journal also is interested in theories relevant
to these disciplines. Thus, the journal presents itself to a wide
readership interested in Arab studies.
Our publication will cover articles, reviews of books and short
articles on recent issues relevant to the theme of each issue. The
working languages will be English and Arabic. Other special events and
issues will be announced on the e-journal website
(www.ijasjournal.com). The website itself will be a forum for academic
discussions related to themes for the e-journal.
Our journal will be published three times a year. Our first issue, due
out in April 2010, under the theme "Arab Global Perspectives:
Peripheries and Regionalism in International Relations" will establish
both a broad audience and broad spectrum of contributors. We believe
this theme will allow academics across disciplines the opportunity to
discuss with our audience history and current affairs of Arab societies
in their relations with the international community in areas of
commerce, politics, culture, and conflict resolution to name a few.
IJAS also welcomes Book Reviews related to the quarterly theme. Our
deadline for submissions for this first issue will be 5 January 2010.
Please submit your manuscript to submissions.ijas@gmail.com.
Electronic submission is the only format accepted by IJAS.
Submission guidelines
In order to facilitate the submission process for interested authors we
will not reinvent the wheel. Our submission process will follow similar
procedures set by many of the outstanding journals in circulation
today. As with many journals today, we strongly discourage submissions
which are largely similar to manuscripts published elsewhere by the
same author.
Manuscripts should not be longer than 35 pages including text, all
tables and figures, notes, references, and appendices. This page size
guideline is based on the U.S. standard 8.5 x 11 inch paper; if you are
submitting a manuscript printed on longer paper, you must adjust
accordingly. Font size must be at least 11 point for all parts of the
paper, including notes and references. The entire paper, including
references, must be double-spaced, with the sole exception being any
tables for which double-spacing would require a second page that would
otherwise not be needed. All pages should be numbered in one sequence,
and text should be formatted using a normal single column no wider than
6-1/2 inches Include an abstract of no more than 150 words. Embedded
citations should be used, and there must be a separate list of
references at the end of the manuscript. Footnotes or endnotes may be
included, but should not be used for simple citations.
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