Submission Preparation Checklist

Before submitting, please verify your submission against the following checklist. Submissions that do not adhere to these guidelines may be returned to authors.

  1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
  2. The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or PDF document format.
  3. Where available, URLs and DOIs for references have been provided.
  4. The manuscript follows the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  5. Author identifying information has been removed from the main manuscript file (a separate title page is included for double-blind review).
  6. Tables and figures are placed within the text at appropriate points or, alternatively, are uploaded as separate files referenced in the manuscript.
  7. An abstract (150–250 words) and 4–6 keywords are included in both English and Arabic.
  8. The corresponding author has confirmed agreement of all co-authors to the submission.