Al-Qanṭara |ISSN: 1988-2955 & 0211-3589 | is a double-blind peer-reviewed, open-access, research journal. Al-Qantara aims to publish interdisciplinary research with a primary focus on original research or reviews in various disciplines of Humanities, Social Sciences, Law, Business Management, and Literature.
| Aim & Scope |
Al-Qantara is a peer-reviewed, international, and intercultural journal committed to fostering interdisciplinary research within the domains of humanities and social sciences. Emphasizing original research and reviews, the journal invites submissions in the following seven sections:
Education and Assessment,
English Language & Literature,
Media & Journalism,
Politics & Governance,
Psychology, Sociology, and
Economics & Commerce.
The journal encourages collaborative efforts across countries and disciplines, embracing innovative and experimental research methodologies, replication studies, as well as the presentation of failed and negative results. We publish a range of scholarly contributions, including original research, reviews, book reviews, scientific commentary, letters to the editor, short communications, and more.
| Indexing/Archiving |
Al-Qantara is indexed with;
* PubMed
* ESCI (Clarivate Analytics)
* Scopus
* EMBASE
* CrossRef
* HEC
| Disclaimer |
The views and opinions expressed in Al-Qantara are not necessarily those of the publisher, editor, or editorial board members. The Publisher, editors or the editorial board members cannot be held responsible for any errors or consequences arising from the use of the information contained in Al-Qantara. Publication of an advertisement does not constitute an endorsement of the product by the publisher, editor or the editorial board members.
While we make every effort to provide an uninterrupted online presence, we cannot guarantee this will be the case. The website is subject to interruptions. Also, we do not guarantee that website will be error-free. It is the responsibility of the user to make adequate provisions (up-to-date antivirus, security and intrusion prevention, and scanning software) for the protection of the device they are using.
We may provide links to external websites. These websites belong to third parties and we have no control over the reliability or stability of these links. While we verify them at the time of linking, we are unable to provide any warranty regarding the stability or availability of these links. Also, a link to an external site does not imply an endorsement of the views, information, or products provided or held by such websites.
| Publication Frequency |
Each calendar year will have one volume. AL-QANTARA publishes articles as soon as the final copy-edited version is approved by the authors rather than waiting for a collection of articles for a specific issue. Also, each article is published in its respective category (editorial, review, original, or commentary). As a result, the page numbers in the 'Table of Contents' displayed for each issue will reflect this rather than numerical order.
| Publication Charges |
There is NO SUBMISSION charge. If the manuscript is accepted for publication, the journal collects the following Charges:
| Publication Charges |
Developed Nations: USD 850/=
Developing Nations: USD 450/=
How to Pay APC? The author will receive an invoice and instructions after the letter of acceptance.
Note:
Articles will go through a thorough peer review process, benefit from high-quality editing, and will be posted on-line for greater exposure, within 30 days of acceptance. Articles are archived on the journal web site. All articles/information will also be included in the PubMed database, Emerging Sources Citation Index, Scopus, EMBASE. All articles will be assigned a unique DOI (Digital Object Identifier) through Cross Ref. An author’s ability to pay APCs is not a consideration in the decision of whether to publish.
The following questions and answers may help you to make an informed decision about the publishing fee.
What procedures have you implemented to ensure that the person who submits an article is aware of the publishing fee BEFORE completing the submission?
During the submission process, the person who submits the article has to tick a mandatory box confirming that he or she is aware of the publishing fee. This statement can be viewed under the ‘Submission Preparation Checklist’.
Who is responsible for making or arranging the payment?
The person who submits the article is responsible for making or arranging the payment (for instance, via the institution) upon editorial acceptance of the manuscript. The invoice will be issued to the person who is identified as the author for correspondence in the manuscript.
When do I pay the publishing fee?
The publishing fee is payable after the editorial acceptance of an article. Upon editorial acceptance of an article, the submitting author and the author for correspondence will be notified that payment is due.
How do I pay the publishing fee?
There will be three payment options: via direct bank transfer, by a credit card which is allowed to make international payments, or via PayPal. The instructions for payment will be included in the invoice. No taxes are included in this charge. For any tax-related issues, please follow the regulations of your country.
Do I have to pay if my article is rejected?
No.
If I withdraw my article, do I have to pay?
Authors can withdraw their articles at any stage. If a decision to withdraw is made by the author BEFORE the editorial acceptance of the article, then the authors do not have to pay. If a decision to withdraw is made by the author AFTER the editorial acceptance of an article, then the full fee of $850 must be paid.
Why do I have to pay a publishing fee?
All articles published in AL-QANTARA are open-access and freely available online under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). This means anyone, anywhere in the world who has access to the internet can read your article without any restriction. The typical costs associated with the publication of articles could be grouped under three categories: technology, article processing, and post-publication activities.
Technology: Online presence requires a publication platform, hosting, necessary security features, and email services.
Article-processing: Receiving articles, a preliminary check of the manuscript to ensure adherence to guidelines, plagiarism check, communicating between authors/editors/reviewers, organizing peer review, receiving revised manuscripts, copyediting, implementing corrections by authors, typesetting, layout editing, proofreading, graphic design, assigning DOI to articles, reference checking, assigning DOI to references, indexing.
Post-publication activities: Conversion of articles to XML in accordance with PMC guidelines for PubMed indexing, article promotion, marketing, and continued online presence.
Copyright and Licencing
Articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution - Non Commercial 4.0 International License (CCBY-NC) Authors and users are free to copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format, with proper attribution, for non-commercial purposes. Authors retain copyright to their articles.