Papers
Papers for publication in the Journal bear the contributors’ names and their addresses, as well as the names and addresses of the laboratories where the work have been performed. They should be as concise as possible.
Each paper should be accompanied by a statement from the contributor to proof that the contents have neither been published nor under consideration for publication elsewhere, and that if accepted for publication in the Journal undertaking not to have them published elsewhere without the consent of the Editorial Board. It should also bear an indication of name and address of person to whom the proof of paper is to be sent.
Manuscripts
Manuscripts must represent original work, and maybe written in English. Papers are to be typed on one side only, on white paper of A4 quarto size. All text should be typed double-spaced. This rule includes the bibliography, the summary quotations, as well as table and figure explanations.
Papers not written in Arabic should be accompanied by a summary in Arabic of not more than 200 words to be typed on a separate sheet. A summary in the language of the original writing should be put at the beginning of the paper.
The text should be appended with the acknowledgment (s), if any, followed by a list of references. Contributors’ names should appear at the top of the text, followed by their addresses on a separate line. Places of figures should be indicated.
The title of the paper must be as brief as possible. Subject headings should be limited to about 45 characters. The title headings are to be typed in capital letters. Footnotes are to be avoided. Follow the Oxford Dictionary for English spelling.
Publication elsewhere, and that if accepted for publication in the Journal undertaking not to have them published elsewhere without the consent of the Editorial Board. It should also bear an indication of name and address of the person to whom the proof of paper is to be sent.
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Manuscripts for publication should be sent to Prof. M.F.M. Attia, the Editor - in - Chief, P.O. Box 198, Orman, Giza 12612, Egypt.
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Maps, Drawings, and Diagrams
Maps, Drawings, and Diagrams should be prepared on white drawing paper or on tracing cloth and drawn in Indian ink. Photographs should be sharp and clear and printed on glossy paper. Contributors should present the minimum number of plates consistent with adequate presentation of the subject. The finished size of the plates will be 12 X 18 cm at maximum. Lettering on maps, graphs, etc. should be of such size that they will not be less than 2 mm high after reduction. In case of special-size map, arrangement for folding may be made. Magnifications should correspond to the finished size of the plate and not to the original size as submitted. Photographs are best submitted in the exact size which is desired to be reproduced. All unnecessary parts should be trimmed away.
The legends to figures and graphs should be typed separately from the illustration on a special sheet.
The contributor’s name, the title of the paper, the number of the figure and the desired reduction should be written on the back of each figure.
Tables should have serial numbers and bear headings discussing their contents and should be comprehensible without reference to text. The units of data, e.g. percentages, cc, mm, etc., should be given at the top of each column and not repeated on each line of the table.
References
References are to be identified in the text by the author’s name and year of publication. At the end of the paper presented under the heading “References”, the cited literature should be listed arranged alphabetically by authors and chronologically under each author. The author’s name should start with surname followed by initials. Then comes the year of publication, the title of the subject, the name of the periodical (Italic), the volume number (Bold) as well as the page number.
References by single author should always precede those by the same author in combination with others irrespective of the chronological sequence.
Book references should include the author’s names(s) [surname and initials], the year of publication, the title of the book [underlined], the page number or the total number of pages of the book, the publisher’s name and place of publication. Review books should include, in addition, the editor’s name(s).
The title of thesis should also be underlined with an indication whether their material was published or not.
References in languages not employing Latin or Arabic characters should be transcribed phonetically employing Latin characters followed by their correct translation in English. The general form of references should be written as follows:
Coper, W.S. 1923. The recent ecological history of Glacier Bay, Alaska. Ecology, 4: 223.
_________. 1939. A fourth expedition to Glacier Bay, Alaska. ibid., 20: 120. (ibid. = ibidem = same Journal as above).
Kulshrestha, D.D.; Mathur, S.B. and Neergaard, P. 1976. Identification of soilborne species of Colletotrichum. Friesia, 11: 116-126.
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