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Procedures for receiving and arbitrating research

Scientific research is received, refereed, and published in the journals of Princess Noura bint Abdul Rahman University in accordance with the following mechanisms:
1.    The researcher submits his research with the magazine's posting request form, via the magazine's email, with his CV attached to it.
2.    The Editor-in-Chief or his/her custodian shall be informed of the search, the publication request form, and the attached CV; to consider the proportionality of research with the magazine's policy and objectives, and its availability on the components of scientific research in its specialization.
3.    The Editor-in-Chief shall take whatever he deems appropriate to the research in terms of the initial acceptance and guidance of his submission to the Editorial Board; for consideration or apology to the researcher.
4.    Rejected research is presented to members of the editorial board, explaining the reason for the rejection.
5.    If the research is disproportionate or is not available on the scientific research components of its specialization, the Editor-in-Chief shall address the researcher, in accordance with the mechanism of the journal, to apologize to him for not being able to publish the research in the journal.
6.    In case of initial acceptance, the research shall be submitted to the editorial board; To select arbitrators, the editorial board selects three arbitrators in accordance with the magazine's policy and regulations, two of which are basic and the third is a reserve.
7.    The Editor-in-Chief shall address the principal arbitrators and request that they arbitrate the search in accordance with the approved arbitration mechanism and forms, within a period not exceeding 30 days from the date of the arbitrators' receipt of the search.
8.    The editor-in-chief shall address the researcher to inform him of the results of the arbitration:
‌a.    Publishing in case the arbitrators recommend acceptance of the search.
‌b.    Refuse to search and apologize to the researcher if the two arbitrators recommend that the research be inadmissible; if the research refuses, the researcher is not entitled to submit the research again.
‌c.    Refuse to research and apologize to the researcher if one of the primary arbitrators recommends that the research be inadmissible, and the other recommends that research be accepted after radical modification and re-control.
9.    If one of the principal arbitrators recommends that the search be inadmissible and the other recommends that it be accepted, whether there are amendments that do not require re-arbitration or without modifications, the Editor-in-Chief shall address the stand-by arbitrator and request him to arbitrate the research in accordance with the arbitration mechanism and forms approved in the Journal, within a period not exceeding 30 days from the date of the arbitrator's receipt of the search.


a. "The Editor-in-Chief shall address the researcher who recommended that the arbitrators accept his or her research, provided that the notes of the arbitrators are amended, and request that the magazine be provided with an amended copy by email within a period not exceeding 45 days, attaching a table showing the notes, and shading the texts amended.
b. Amended research with arbitration reports is presented to the editorial board; To take whatever you deem appropriate, either re-examine the arbitrator himself/the arbitrators themselves who have arbitrated the search; to avoid additional opinions from any reference; to ensure that the Notes are amended; or to any of their members or others; To ensure that adjustments are complete if they are simple and superficial.
T.T. ' The editor-in-chief shall address the researcher in accordance with decisions taken by the tribunal on the basis of the arbitration results: to inform him of the acceptance of the research or to apologize to him for the journal's inability to publish the research.
10. The editorial board shall determine and arrange the research to be published in each issue and may authorize the editorial board chairman to do so.
11. The Journal Department, in collaboration with the Scientific Journals Unit, is responsible for designing, implementing, publishing, distributing, and depositing the electronic print issue of the Journal.​