Instructions of publishing

Publishing Guidelines

The editorial board of the Journal of the College of Languages, issued by the College of Languages/ University of Baghdad, welcomes contributions of all fellow researchers inside and outside Iraq in the fields of Linguistics, Literature, and Translation. Journal of the College of Languages ​​is considered one of the Iraqi peer-reviewed academic journals. Research is published in this journal after being scholarly evaluated by accredited experts as reviewers with high academic and professional reputations in their fields of specialization. Therefore, the editorial board has set the following publishing criteria:

  1. The research should be characterized by originality and creativity in terms of presenting ideas and opinions, or in respect of stating new facts that have not been published or known before. Likewise, such research should contribute to solving a problem that has a social or cognitive impact.
  2. Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology should not be used for writing research.
  3. Title:- The research title should be in Times New Roman font, size 16.
  • The title should be brief and informative. Abbreviations should be avoided as much as possible, and the title should be in the language of the research, and both Arabic and English.
  • The full name(s) of the researcher and/or researchers, the place(s) of work, and the e-mail address(s) of the researcher and/or researchers should be in the language of the research and in both Arabic and English.
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology should not be used for writing research.

      4. Abstract:

      The abstracts should be in the language of the research and in both Arabic and English and all the versions should be identical in their information. In each abstract, the number of words should not be less than (150- 250 ) words. It is also necessary to ensure the correctness and accuracy of the language of the abstracts, taking into account the correct usage of punctuation marks in the paragraphs. This is because the poor language of the abstracts affects the acceptance of publishing the research on the specified date. The abstract should contain the following elements:

  • Goals: The reason for choosing the research topic or problem should be explained. Likewise, the main objective of this research should be given, which requires stating the reason for carrying out this study.
  • Methodology: The method of conducting this research and how the results are arrived at are explained here. For example, if interviews were conducted; if the data was collected using a questionnaire; the tools, methods, or datasets used; and the samples the data were collected from.
  • Results: The most important and main results reached by the researcher in this work should be clearly and directly summarized. However, these results should not be overexplained.

       5.Keywords are separated by commas and the minimum number of keywords is 5 and the maximum is 7.

       6.All the parts of the research are written in Times New Roman, the font size is 12, and the margins on all sides of the page are 2 cm. 

       7.The research is a single-sided document (printed on one side of the page) with double line spacing.

       8.The number of research pages should not be less than 5 and not more than 20 pages of the regular page size A4. An amount of five thousand Iraqi dinars (5.000 IQD) is charged for each extra page.

       9.Referencing Procedures:

  • The main research references and footnotes are placed at the end of the research according to APA6 which is the unified referencing style adopted by the journal. The references should not be numbered but arranged alphabetically.
  • Charts, tables, or figures should be included in the research body and numbered sequentially, and their titles and captions should occur below them.
  • The research appendices (if any) are placed at the end of the research after the list of references.

      10.In the event of using Mushaf Al-Madinah program for the verses of the Quran (Quran Ayats), the researcher is responsible for the correct citation of the holy verses. Thus, it is preferable to copy from the electronic Mushaf available on the Internet.

       11.The researcher will be informed of the suitability for publication in a period not exceeding two months from the date of submitting their research to the editorial board.

       12.The journal is not obligated to publish research that violates any of the above-mentioned guidelines, including intellectual integrity.

       13.The researcher will get two copies of their research. If they want to purchase a copy from the journal, it will be for twenty thousand Iraqi dinars (20.000IQD), or its equivalent in US$ (US dollars).

       14.Researcher's obligations:

  • Based on the reviewers’ reports sent to the researcher, the latter is committed to making amendments to the research accordingly and providing the journal with the modified electronic copy in no more than fifteen (15) days. Otherwise, their research will be delayed to the next issue.
  • The journal declines research that does not have an academic research methodology. It also obliges the researcher to take into account the reviewer's feedback.
  • Once submitted to the journal, the researcher is bound not to submit the research elsewhere. 
  • The researcher from the College of Languages is liable for the publication fee of one hundred thousand Iraqi dinars (100.000 IQD), while one hundred and fifty thousand Iraqi dinars (150.000 IQD) along with the plagiarism checking fee of fifteen thousand Iraqi dinars (15.000 IQD) are charged to the researcher from outside the College of Languages. Foreign researchers from outside the country, especially those scholars cooperating with the journal, are exempted from the publishing fee.
  • The editorial board of the Journal of the College of Languages hopes to cite its published research, even if the citation is for one of the researcher's papers published in our journal. The DOI of that cited research must be included in the list of references.
  • A summary of the researcher's CV of no more than 50 words should be included and placed at the end of the research after the list of references.

        15.Evaluation Process:

            Research undergoes confidential peer-reviewing by two reviewers in the field of specialization. It may also be referred to a third one to make the final decision in the event of a dispute.