Sultan Qaboos University
Prepare your manuscript for Journal of Arts & Social Sciences.
Review the checklist, choose your article type, and turn your draft into a cleaner submission package.
Checked 2026-07-15
Article types
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Readiness requirements
Review the key details below, or download the complete checklist with every stored source-backed requirement.
Abstract length
- Article Structure Manuscripts should be organized as follows: Abstract and Keywords.
- Article Structure Manuscripts should be organized as follows: Arabic Abstract.
Keywords
- Include or confirm the keywords required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.
Reference style
- Articlo formats your supplied references in Vancouver style and checks that citations match the reference list; source validity is not verified.
- Article Structure Manuscripts should be organized as follows: References.
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- Instructions for Authors Before Submission Authors must ensure their manuscript meets the following criteria: References are accurately formatted and numbered in-text as per Vancouver style.
Figure and table rules
- Keep every figure and table numbered, captioned, and cited in the manuscript. Keep figures embedded; Articlo also extracts numbered source files for the package.
- Article Structure Manuscripts should be organized as follows: Tables.
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- Article Structure Manuscripts should be organized as follows: Figures.
- Instructions for Authors Before Submission Authors must ensure their manuscript meets the following criteria: Figures are of acceptable quality and resolution and uploaded as separate files.
Ethics statement
- Add or confirm the author-written Ethics statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
- Instructions for Authors Before Submission Authors must ensure their manuscript meets the following criteria: The research complies with ethical standards, including a clear Ethics Approval section if involving human or animal subjects.
Title page and author information
- Article Structure Manuscripts should be organized as follows: Title Page (English and Arabic).
Other submission requirements
- Use Times New Roman, 10 pt, double-spaced, fully justified, single-column layout.
- Submit in Word format (.doc,.docx, or.rtf); LaTeX may be used for mathematically intensive articles.
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- Use the Equation Editor or MathType for equations.
- Article Structure Manuscripts should be organized as follows: Acknowledgments.
- Review: Instructions for Authors Before Submission Authors must ensure their manuscript meets the following criteria: The manuscript is original, unpublished, and not under review elsewhere.
- Instructions for Authors Before Submission Authors must ensure their manuscript meets the following criteria: The manuscript follows the official JASS formatting template.
- Instructions for Authors Before Submission Authors must ensure their manuscript meets the following criteria: The manuscript aligns with the journal’s scope and standards.
- Review: Instructions for Authors Before Submission Authors must ensure their manuscript meets the following criteria: Submissions that do not follow these guidelines will be returned without review.
Language and text style
- Instructions for Authors Before Submission Authors must ensure their manuscript meets the following criteria: The language is clear and grammatically correct.
Authorship and originality
- For technical issues, contact: Initial Evaluation Submitted manuscripts undergo editorial screening to ensure: Plagiarism check using iThenticate (similarity index must be acceptable).
Manuscript structure
- Article Structure Manuscripts should be organized as follows: Introduction.
- Article Structure Manuscripts should be organized as follows: Materials and Methods.
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- Article Structure Manuscripts should be organized as follows: Results.
- Article Structure Manuscripts should be organized as follows: Discussion (or combined Results and Discussion).
- Article Structure Manuscripts should be organized as follows: Conclusion.
Competing interests
- Article Structure Manuscripts should be organized as follows: Conflicts of Interest.
What your package checks
References: Vancouver
Declarations: Ethics
Source transparency
This preparation guide uses published journal-specific author requirements. Journal instructions can change, so authors should complete a final review before submission.
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