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IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU READ THESE CONDITIONS;
IT WILL SAVE BOTH YOU AND THE EDITOR TIME!
- THE MAGHREB REVIEW IS PEER-REVIEWED ANONYMOUSLY
It is a quarterly independent journal and is the oldest, longest-running
English- and French-language journal dedicated to the study of North
Africa and Islamic culture and religion.
For a quarter of a century,
the review has published articles by distinguished scholars from the
US and the UK, from the Maghreb and from many European and Middle
Eastern countries in fields ranging from archaeology and anthropology,
to politics and economics, to history, literature, art, women's studies
and religion. The editorial board of The Maghreb Review is drawn from
academic institutions in no less than ten different countries. Since
its foundation in 1976, The Maghreb Review has devoted itself entirely
to the study of the Maghreb countries (Algeria, Libya, Mauritania,
Morocco, Tunisia) and Islamic culture and religion. But this focus
on the territorial state might be seen as an aberration from longer-term
patterns in the Maghreb. One might also argue that the Maghreb can
play a unique and dynamic role in a global age. Perhaps the remarkable
characteristic of the region is that, while it sustains intense local
traditions; it has long been a crossroads with links to sub-Saharan
Africa, the Middle East and Europe. Further, it is misleading to call
the states of the Maghreb national since they all share a common Berber,
Arab and Islamic heritage.
As we enter the twenty-first century, therefore,
we would like to encourage more attention to the Maghreb's crossroads
character - to its interaction through migration, trade, travel and
cultural-education links with other regions. We would also like to
promote theoretically informed comparison with neighbouring regions,
including sub-Saharan Africa, the Iberian peninsula, southern France,
Italy and the former Ottoman lands, the Middle East, and with more
distant areas that share related historical experience, such as Central
Asia, Southern Africa or South and Central America. The Maghreb Review
is politically unbiased.
- The journal invites original, well-authenticated articles on any
topic related to the areas described above from the earliest times
to the present day (history, ethnography, economics, politics, Islamic
culture, philosophy and science in the Islamic world, linguistics,
literature, agriculture, sociology, anthropology, ethnomusicology,
and relevant medical issues in our fields).
- Submitting a paper to The Maghreb Review will be held to imply that:
(a) it has not previously been published in full or in a shorter version,
either in print or on the internet;
(b) it is not under consideration for publication either in full or
in a shorter version in any other language elsewhere;
(c) if the paper is accepted, at least nine months will elapse between
publication in the Review and re-publication of the paper, or any
significant part thereof, in another work.
- Authors alone are responsible for the opinions expressed in their
papers.
- To reduce editorial processing time the following guidelines should
be adhered to:
Manuscripts should be submitted to the Editor,
The Maghreb Review, at the address below. They should be received 30 days
before going to press and are accepted on the assumption that they
are not being considered for publication elsewhere.
Manuscripts are
subjected to an an elaborate (and expensive) copyediting and to anonymous
peer-review procedure.
No major editing
is undertaken or published without the author's approval. The Editor
cannot promise to publish all material supplied. Manuscripts, in English
or in French, should not exceed 40 folios. The average is 25 folios.
- ARTICLES must be typed (two copies), double-spaced on one side only
of A4 paper with ample margins for editorial markings. Please retype
any page on which complicated corrections have been made. Contributions
should be carefully revised, as alterations in print cannot be accepted.
Manuscripts should be submitted on virus-free 3½” double
density diskettes (DOS format) or CD-ROM, in Word. You may also send
copy by email in Word, and a hard copy by post. Articles with Arabic
transliterations must have all accents in place.
- BOOK REVIEWS OR REPLIES to articles which The Maghreb Review has
published are welcome on the understanding that these have not been
submitted for publication elsewhere. The length should be between
4 and 15 folios.
- TITLES should clearly and succinctly reflect the contents of the
text to assist indexing and information retrieval services.
- AUTHOR'S NAME. Since manuscripts are sent out anonymously for evaluation,
the author's name and affiliation should appear only on a separate
covering sheet.
- ABSTRACTS. An abstract of not more than half a folio should be provided
for each article summarizing the essential points.
- ILLUSTRATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHS, MAPS, DIAGRAMS, AND TABLES. A limited
number of illustrations can be included. Normally
up to four black and white may be used in each article. Photographs
should have a glossy finish.
It would assist production of the journal
if photographs could be printed 84 mm wide (single-column width) or
178 mm wide (double-column width).
All illustrations, photographs, maps and diagrams
should be copied to a separate disk or CD-ROM in uncompressed, TIF or
JPG formats in individual files. These should be prepared in
black-and-white.
TABLES should be kept to a minimum and contain only
essential data. The figure number and the title of the article should
be written on the back of each illustration. The figure number should reflect the
order of citation in the text. Captions for all illustrations should
be listed on a separate page.
Authors should indicate in their manuscript
the approximate position of text figures.
Although every care is taken,
no responsibility is assumed by The Maghreb Review for any damage
to original works submitted for reproduction.
- REFERENCES AND FOOTNOTES
(a) Footnotes should be numbered consecutively and placed at the foot
of the page.
(b) References, which should include only the works cited in the text,
should be submitted in alphabetical order (with the date in brackets
after the name) and placed at the end of the article.
(c) INTERNET REFERENCES may be out of date by the time articles are
published. It can also be difficult, if not impossible, for some readers
to access the internet. Therefore such references should be kept to
a minimum. Whenever they are cited they should be accompanied by the
date of access by the author and the author is responsible for making
sure these references are correctly cited.
- PROOFS. The Editor corrects all printer’s proofs, therefore
no proofs are sent to authors. However, if the author wishes to correct
his/her proofs, please inform the Editor when submitting your contribution.
The author must return corrected proofs within 10 days of receipt.
- COPYRIGHT
(a) Authors submitting a manuscript do so on the understanding that
if it is accepted for publication, exclusive copyright in the paper
shall be assigned to The Maghreb Review. In return for this, four
copies of The Maghreb Review in which the paper has appeared will
be sent to the author. In case of joint authorship, The Maghreb Review
will send 3 copies to each contributor.
When a paper is received the copyright assignment form
will be sent to the author and must be filled in and returned to us on
receipt. Even if the copyright form is not returned, the full exclusive
copyright in the paper remains with The Maghreb Review.
(b) The Maghreb Review will not put any limitation on the personal
freedom of the author to re-publish (translated or not) the paper
in other works. However, the author should obtain the written consent
of the Editor, and any republished version, either in full or in a
shorter form, in any language should mention that the material was
originally published in The Maghreb Review, giving volume and page
references. This applies also to illustrations, photographs and maps.
(c) All requests we receive to reprint all or part of a contribution
in another publication will be subject to the author's approval. All
requests received will be sent to the last address of the contributor
we have in our file. The author must reply within 20 days of receipt
or approval will be assumed.
(d) The above copyright procedures are aimed only at protecting our
authors' rights and those of the journal.
- REMUNERATION
The Maghreb Review does not pay for articles and other contributions.
- The Maghreb Review receives no grant or other assistance from any
organization. Its survival depends entirely on its subscribers and
their recommendations.
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