Author Guidelines
Submission
Manuscripts are submitted exclusively through the journal’s online platform, after creating an author account. Submitting an article implies that the text is original, has not been published before and is not under review by another journal.
When an article has several authors, the corresponding author submits it on behalf of all of them and makes sure they agree with the submitted version. The corresponding author is then the editorial team’s sole point of contact.
Languages
The journal publishes articles in French, English and Arabic. Whatever the language of the article, it must include a title, an abstract and keywords in that language and in English.
Authors are responsible for the quality of the language: a text that has not been carefully proofread may be returned to them before review.
Article structure
The article opens with a precise title, followed by an abstract of 150 to 250 words setting out the research problem, the approach and the main findings, then by no more than five keywords.
The body of the text comprises an introduction stating the research question, a main body organised into titled and numbered sections and subsections, and a conclusion. It ends with the list of references.
Formatting
The text is set in Times New Roman, 12 pt, with 1.5 line spacing, 2.5 cm margins on all sides and justified alignment.
Tables and figures are numbered, given a title and a source, and referred to in the text.
Citations and references
The journal follows the APA style (7th edition). Citations are given in the text as (Author, year, page), and every source cited appears in the final reference list, ordered alphabetically by author.
References must be complete and verifiable; for online resources, the DOI or URL is given. Legal texts and court decisions are cited according to the conventions of the jurisdiction concerned.
Files
The manuscript is uploaded in .docx, .doc or .odt format. Figures whose quality is insufficient for print may be requested as a separate file.
Anonymised manuscript
To ensure double-blind review, the manuscript must contain nothing that could identify the author: name, affiliation, acknowledgements or phrases such as “as we showed in…”. The file properties must also be anonymised.
This information is gathered on a separate title page giving the title of the article and, for each author, their name, position, institution, email address and, where applicable, ORCID iD.
Ethics
See Publication Ethics and Journal Policies.
Peer review process
See Peer Review Process.
After acceptance
Once the article is accepted, the author may be asked to make editorial corrections. Proofs are then sent for a final check; at this stage only typographical corrections are accepted.
The opinions expressed in published articles are those of the authors only.
