Researcher(s) should comply with the following points which illustrate the mechanism of research formatting, organization, citation and bibliography preparation, in term of:

First: Research Formatting

  • Research words should not be more than (8000) words including both Arabic and English abstracts, sources and references, footnotes as well as appendices.

  • Words of the abstract should not be more than (150) words.

  • There should be one space between the research lines and one inch between the footnotes.
  • The research is printed with one space between the lines and one inch between the footnotes. Font size of the texts written in Arabic should be (13/ Simplified Arabic) with a space of (3 cm)- top and bottom, and (2.5 cm)- right and left-hand sides.
  • As for the font size of the texts written in English, it should be (12/ Times New Roman) with a space of (3 cm)- top and bottom, and (2.5 cm)- right and left-hand sides.
  • Font size of the manuscripts written in Arabic should be 14/ boldfaced (main title), 13/ boldfaced (sub-titles).
  • Font size of the manuscripts written in English should be 13/ boldfaced (main title), 12/ boldfaced (sub-titles).
  • Charts and illustrations are included into the text and sequentially ordered. Their names and explanatory descriptions are provided thereunder.
  • Tables are included into the text and sequentially ordered. Their names are provided on their top, whereas explanatory descriptions are provided thereunder..
  • The Editorial Board is entitled to make any amendments in the research form like font size, font type and line spacing in accordance with the Journal's regulations.

Second: Research Elements & Organization

Publishing research in Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan Journal for Educational Sciences necessitates a group of elements needed to meet the requirements of conducting solid research alongside with itemizing these elements in pursuance of the correct requirements of doing research- as explained hereunder:

  • Providing an abstract in Arabic if the manuscript is written in Arabic and a translation thereof or vice versa. This should contain a general idea about the study's title followed by the study's aims, methodology as well as its major outcomes and the key words thereof (5 key words maximum).
  • Researchers should abide by the following order in their research: Abstract, introduction, research problem, objective, significance, limitations, terms, previous studies, methodology, research findings, recommendations, and reference list.
  • The research should be written in a very solid error-free language (semantically, syntactically or typographically) with special attention to the punctuation marks.
  • Providing literature review that (fully or partially) intersects with the research/manuscript intended to be published.
  • Research shall be divided into a main title, sequentially-ordered and thematically- linked sub-titles provided that the researcher should take on board the font size and type as stipulated in the Regulations of Formatting and Organization (first item above).
  • Research recommnedations should be included at the end of the research.
  • Including an alphabetically-ordered list of bibliography: (Sources and References).
  • Appendices and indexes- if any- are included in the end of the research.

Third: Instructions for Documenting References and Sources:

Publication in the Journal of Educational Sciences require that the researchers use the latest version (seventh) of the (APA) system to document the references and sources in the body of the research and the list of references. The latest (seventh) version of the (APA) system can be found in both Arabic and English through the following links: