Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University Journal of Educational and Psychological Sciences  ; مجلة جامعة الأميرة نورة بنت عبدالرحمن للعلوم التربوية والنفسية

1-Promotion of scientific research in educational and psychological fields to enhance and disseminate knowledge.
2-Providing a platform that meets the needs of authors for publishing original papers in educational and psychological fields.

The papers submitted for publication in the PNU Journal for Educational and Psychological Sciences should meet the following conditions:
1.The manuscripts should not violate the provisions of Islamic Law (Sharia), enforceable laws, or the state’s orientations, policies, plans, and initiatives.
2.The contents of manuscripts should not incite discord and division, undermine the state’s security and public order, harm public interests, or serve foreign interests conflicting with public ones.
3.The published materials should not offend human dignity and rights, promote sectarianism, damage reputation, or cause slander.
4. The research work should be original, novel, and innovative and should contribute knowledge in the field.
5.The manuscripts should adhere to scientific integrity and observe the methods and ethics of scientific research.
6.It should be ensured that the manuscripts have not been previously published in full by any entity, including scientific journals or using any media.
7.Plagiarism should not exceed (20%), following the publication guidelines at Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University.
8.The manuscript must not exceed (30) A4 pages, including the abstracts in Arabic and English and references (10,000 words).
9.The references should be cited according to the latest version of the American Psychological Association (APA).
10.The manuscripts should adhere to linguistic accuracy and consider the proper use of punctuation marks.<

• The author submits the paper using the journal’s template via email with a letter to the Editor-in-Chief requesting publication in the journal.
• The author provides a written declaration (available on the journal’s website) that the paper has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere.
• The author receives notifications of the confirmation of submission, preliminary review, final review, and publication in the journal.
• The manuscript is presented to the editorial board for preliminary review to determine its alignment with the journal’s policy and goals, adherence to scientific research standards, and suitability for peer-review. If deemed unsuitable, the author is notified “rejected”.
• In case of initial acceptance, the editorial board selects three reviewers, two of whom are primary.
• The manuscripts are reviewed by two reviewers; if their opinions differ, the manuscript is sent to the third reviewer.
• If the primary reviewers recommend acceptance, the author is notified to make modifications, along with a table detailing the reviewers’ comments. After making modifications, a “Research Acceptance for Publication” statement is sent to the author, specifying the issue.
• If both primary reviewers recommend rejecting the manuscript, the author is informed of the rejection. Resubmission of the same paper to the journal is not permitted.