Submission Guidelines

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.13169/bethunivj.34.2017.0156
• Published date: 01 January 2017
• Date: 01 January 2017
• Pages: 156-159

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BETHLEHEM UNIVERSITY JOURNAL 34 (2017)

Submission Guidelines

Bethlehem University Journal (ISSN 2410-5449) is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal published

annually by the Office of the Dean of Research at Bethlehem University. BUJ (Bethlehem

University Journal= the Journal) welcomes original articles on a variety of topics from

different disciplines in both Arabic and English. BUJ encourages submissions that integrate

contributions and research methodologies from multiple disciplines (interdisciplinary

research).

BUJ also welcomes book reviews (should not exceed 1500 words) and review essays. Review

essays examine a cluster of important books on a particular disciplinary or interdisciplinary

topic, offering original and sustained arguments about new research developments and

theoretical trends that would be of interest to our diverse readership.

Publication Criteria

Manuscripts are accepted for publication under the following criteria:

• The manuscript should present original and innovative research that observes sound meth-

odology, correct documentation, correct grammar, and idiomatic language.

• The manuscript should follow the structure, organization, and order of the academic article

in the relevant discipline, including introduction/ the conceptual context, problem state-

ment, significance and scope of the research project, previous studies (literature review),

research methodology, findings/ results, discussion, and recommendations.

• The manuscript should avoid ready-made introductions, flowery language, and journalistic

writing styles, and should employ instead an analytical and theoretical style in developing

the topic and demonstrating its originality.

• The manuscripts should contain an abstract that describes the aim of the study, its sample,

and its main findings as well as 5-10 key words; the abstract should not include any cita-

tions or references.

• The manuscript include a Works Cited/ References list, organized in an alphabetical order,

according to the style manual of the relevant discipline (APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.)

• The manuscript should maintain a clear correlation between the main results of the study

and its title as well as its abstract.