• The Middle East & North Africa Journal on Extremism and Violence (MENAVEX) is a scientific biannual, and peer review journal, specializing in studies on violence and violent extremism & related areas.
• The journal aims to raise the level of research in the field of studies on violence and extremism, and related issues in different continents and regions, and from different perspectives & disciplines of international relations and political, legal, security, social, psychological, religious and cultural studies.
• MENAVEX accepts submission of research papers, field-work notes, research reports, reading notes.
• Submissions should be in one of the following languages: Arabic, English and French

MENAVEX is adopting the policy of an open access (OA) , and  making published academic articles freely and permanently available online so that anyone, anywhere can read and build upon this research.

Preliminary Review:

• The manuscript undergoes a preliminary review by the Editorial committee.
• Preliminary review is the checking process of technical requirements
• The main author of the article receives a confirmation email informing them if the manuscript has been structured correctly or not.
• Although authors are responsible for potentially plagiarized content, the editorial staff, using specialized software, scans the content of the paper to detect plagiarism.
• The editorial staff reserves the right to return manuscripts to authors, without peer review, poorly structured manuscripts or off-topic submission.
• An INFORMAL ACCEPTANCE LETTER is sent to the author as a notification for content adequacy and appropriateness, conditioned by the writer’s accepting amendments that may be proposed by reviewing members of the Scientific Committee. Accordion Content

Advance Review:

• Upon acceptance, contributions are sent to peer reviewers. The peer review process takes from two to six weeks from the date of the Initial approval. The reviewers’ recommendations determine the extent of changes that are required.
• Acceptance or rejection of manuscripts is done at this point. Once accepted, a manuscript cannot be rejected at a later stage in the publication process. However, manuscripts rejected at this point can be accepted in a resubmission subject to adequacy.
• Reviewing committee is composed of two or three members of the scientific committee or external experts. Reviewing starts once editorial committee approves that contributions fit with the conditions and compliances set by the editorial charter of the journal.
• After the anonymous assignment of the manuscript to the reviewers, the scientific committee of MENAVEX is invited to comment on the final structure of the document and the quality of the review reports received by referring to an evaluation grid.
• The scientific committee decides whether additional expert review reports are necessary or whether the review reports are sufficient to make a decision.
• At this stage, a short list of accepted papers for publication will be reported to the High Level Advisory Board, for approval.

Publishing Stage:

• Upon publication, the publication link and a copy of the publication (in PDF format) are sent to the author(s).
• Author(s) requiring hardcopy print of the issue in which their paper appears can make orders. This is processed on demand.
• Publication certificates are issued shortly after the paper is published.
• A part of each volume of the journal is devoted to two contributions of distinguished researchers from members of the High-Level Advisory Board, members of the Scientific Committee, or external senior experts.
• Papers should be submitted through the Journal platform ( submit your article) and through the email address: [email protected]
• Authors will receive an acknowledgment of receipt.

The structure of submitted manuscript should respect the following design:

• Title page of your article;
• Abstract : from 150 to 200 words in English
• Keywords: from 5 to 10 words;
• Main text introduction;
• Materials and methods;
• Results;
• Discussion;
• Acknowledgments;
• Declaration of interest statement;
• References;
• appendices (as appropriate);
• table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages);
• Figures;
• Figure captions (as a list).

Style Guidelines:

MENAVEX is using the APA Style. Pleasure ensure that your manuscript respects the following basics:

• All text should be double-spaced.
• Use one-inch margins on all sides.
• All paragraphs in the body are indented.
• Make sure that the title is centered on the page with your name and school/institution underneath.
• Use 12-point of Calibri Font.
• All pages should be numbered in the upper right hand corner.
• We recommend using one space after most punctuation marks.

Word Limits:

• Research papers should be between 8000 and 13000 words, inclusive of references, endnotes.
• Research notes should be between 5000 to 8000 words, inclusive of references, endnotes.
• For Book review, it should be between 1000 and 1500 words.
• For Conference reporting and Review, articles should be between 2000 and 4000 words.

Citations & Quotations:

• To cite a direct quote in APA, you must include the author’s last name, the year, and a page number, all separated by commas. If the quote appears on a single page, use “p.”; if it spans a page range, use “pp.”.
• An APA in-text citation can be parenthetical or narrative. In a parenthetical citation, you place all the information in parentheses after the quote. In a narrative citation, you name the author in your sentence (followed by the year), and place the page number after the quote.
• Punctuation marks such as periods and commas are placed after the citation, not within the quotation marks.

Example:

• Evolution is a gradual process that “can act only by very short and slow steps” (Darwin, 1859, p. 510).
• Darwin (1859) explains that evolution “can act only by very short and slow steps” (p. 510).

Book:

• Provide the author, year of publication, title, and publisher of the book. Use the same format for both print books and electronic books.
• If the book includes a DOI, include the DOI in the reference after the publisher name.
• Do not include the publisher location.
• If the ebook without a DOI has a stable URL that will resolve for readers, include the URL of the book in the reference.
• If the electronic book is from an academic research database and has no DOI or stable URL, end the book reference after the publisher name. Do not include the name of the database in the reference. The reference in this case is the same as for a print book.

Whole authored Book:

Example:

• Jackson, L. M. (2019). The psychology of prejudice: From attitudes to social action (2nd ed.). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000168-000
• Sapolsky, R. M. (2017). Behave: The biology of humans at our best and worst. Penguin Books.
• Svendsen, S., & Løber, L. (2020). The big picture/Academic writing: The one-hour guide (3rd digital ed.). Hans Reitzel Forlag. https://thebigpicture-academicwriting.digi.hansreitzel.dk/

• Parenthetical citations: (Jackson, 2019; Sapolsky, 2017; Svendsen & Løber, 2020)
• Narrative citations: Jackson (2019), Sapolsky (2017), and Svendsen and Løber (2020)

Edited Book:

Example:

• Hygum, E., & Pedersen, P. M. (Eds.). (2010). Early childhood education: Values and practices in Denmark. Hans Reitzels Forlag. https://earlychildhoodeducation.digi.hansreitzel.dk/
• Kesharwani, P. (Ed.). (2020). Nanotechnology based approaches for tuberculosis treatment. Academic Press.
• Torino, G. C., Rivera, D. P., Capodilupo, C. M., Nadal, K. L., & Sue, D. W. (Eds.). (2019). Microaggression theory: Influence and implications. John Wiley & Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119466642

• Parenthetical citations: (Hygum & Pedersen, 2010; Kesharwani, 2020; Torino et al., 2019)
• Narrative citations: Hygum and Pedersen (2010), Kesharwani (2020), and Torino et al. (2019

Chapter in an Edited Book/Ebook References:

• Do not create references for chapters of authored books. Instead, write a reference for the whole authored book and cite the chapter in the text if desired.
• Use this format for both print and ebook edited book chapters.
• If the chapter has a DOI, include the chapter DOI in the reference after the publisher name.
• Do not include the publisher location.
• If a chapter without a DOI has a stable URL that will resolve for readers, include the URL of the chapter in the reference.
• For ebook chapters without pagination, omit the page range from the reference.

Example:

• Aron, L., Botella, M., & Lubart, T. (2019). Culinary arts: Talent and their development. In R. F. Subotnik, P. Olszewski-Kubilius, & F. C. Worrell (Eds.), The psychology of high performance: Developing human potential into domain-specific talent (pp. 345–359). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000120-016
• Dillard, J. P. (2020). Currents in the study of persuasion. In M. B. Oliver, A. A. Raney, & J. Bryant (Eds.), Media effects: Advances in theory and research (4th ed., pp. 115–129). Routledge.
• Thestrup, K. (2010). To transform, to communicate, to play—The experimenting community in action. In E. Hygum & P. M. Pedersen (Eds.), Early childhood education: Values and practices in Denmark. Hans Reitzels Forlag. https://earlychildhoodeducation.digi.hansreitzel.dk/?id=192

• Parenthetical citations: (Aron et al., 2019; Dillard, 2020; Thestrup, 2010)
• Narrative citations: Aron et al. (2019), Dillard (2020), and Thestrup (2010)

Journal article:

• Author’s name. (Year of publication). Title of the article. Name of the Journal. Issue number, pages.. https://doi.org/XXXXX/XXXXXX
• If a journal article has a DOI, include the DOI in the reference.
• Always include the issue number for a journal article.
• If the journal article does not have a DOI and is from an academic research database, end the reference after the page range (for an explanation of why, see the database information page). The reference in this case is the same as for a print journal article.
• If the journal article does not have a DOI but does have a URL that will resolve for readers (e.g., it is from an online journal that is not part of a database), include the URL of the article at the end of the reference

Example:

• Grady, J. S., Her, M., Moreno, G., Perez, C., & Yelinek, J. (2019). Emotions in storybooks: A comparison of storybooks that represent ethnic and racial groups in the United States. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 8(3), 207–217. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000185

• Parenthetical citation: (Grady et al., 2019)
• Narrative citation: Grady et al. (2019)

Report by a Government Agency  or Department:

Example:

• National Cancer Institute. (2019). Taking time: Support for people with cancer (NIH Publication No. 18-2059). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health. https://www.cancer.gov/publications/patient-education/takingtime.pdf
• Parenthetical citation: (National Cancer Institute, 2019)
• Narrative citation: National Cancer Institute (2019)

Newspaper article :

Example:

• Carey, B. (2019, March 22). Can we get better at forgetting? The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/22/health/memory-forgetting-psychology.html
• Harlan, C. (2013, April 2). North Korea vows to restart shuttered nuclear reactor that can make bomb-grade plutonium. The Washington Post, A1, A4.
• Stobbe, M. (2020, January 8). Cancer death rate in U.S. sees largest one-year drop ever. Chicago Tribune.

• Parenthetical citations: (Carey, 2019; Harlan, 2013; Stobbe, 2020)
• Narrative citations: Carey (2019), Harlan (2013), and Stobbe (2020)

The names, e-mail addresses and all other personal information  will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of the Journal and will not be made used for any other purpose or shared with any other party.

• Third-party materials are those materials which are owned and held in copyright by a third party. They include – but are not limited to – any proprietary text, illustration, table, or other material, including data, audio, video, film stills, screenshots, musical notation, and any other supplemental material.
• MENAVEX requires that the author of a manuscript must get written permission to use third-party material in their article. The written permission must come from the person or organization that holds the copyright.
• What is a third party? A person or a group of people, that are not a primary party involved in your journal article.
• The author of a manuscript does not need a permission in limited cases such as the reproduction of short extracts of text and some other types of material that they are being used for the purpose of quotation, for objective use, or evidenced scholarly criticism or review (not just for illustration).The quotation is reproduced accurately, either within quotation marks or as displayed text.

Publishing at MENAVEX is free of charges.

• Authors publishing their articles at MENAVEX continue to enjoy patent and trademark rights, and the right to use their search data freely without any restrictions.
• They keep their right also for including their articles in their future book, or in a thesis, or share it in academic ( non-paid) academic platforms ( including electronic) ; via Share Links or academic websites; or as a print (with reference to the original article).
• For other specific cases of copyrights please contact the Journal  secretariat at: [email protected]

To avoid rejection of your paper, you should avoid submission of poor quality English or French or Arabic ( depending on the language of submitted article) or an incorrectly presented manuscript. It is important to make sure that your work is as polished as it can be before submission.

You can contact some guaranteed specialized service agencies. They are generally not free services, and their prices vary according to the required service. For English Editing  Services, we can advise authors to contact Taylor & Francis Group Business services for authors at: https://www.tandfeditingservices.com/services/ or any other similar service provider.

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