Al-Kīmiyā

Call for Papers – Issue 29

The issue 29 of Al-Kīmiyā, the Journal of the Faculty of Languages and Translation of Saint Joseph University of Beirut will receive, under the sign of diversity, articles covering various fields of research in translation and in language. Proposals can deal with issues that currently concern research in translation studies and language sciences. The choice of themes is left to researchers who will thus reflect in their articles the diversity of approaches and perspectives paving the way to dismantle the barriers among the disciplines. For more details click here (https://calenda.org/1403976)

Call for Papers – Issue 28

The issue 28 of Al-Kīmiyā, the Journal of the Faculty of Languages and Translation of Saint Joseph University of Beirut will receive, under the sign of diversity, articles covering various fields of research in translation and in language. Proposals can deal with issues that currently concern research in translation studies and language sciences. The choice of themes is left to researchers who will thus reflect in their articles the diversity of approaches and perspectives paving the way to dismantle the barriers among the disciplines.

Researchers wishing to submit their contribution are requested to send it to the following address: alkimiya.fdlt@usj.edu.lb, before April 30, 2026.

Submission guidelines

The editors will take care of the formatting of the articles. However, authors are requested to follow the guidelines below:

– Font: Times New Roman,
Title: 14-point, bold, uppercase.
Author’s name: 10-point, followed by the academic title and affiliation.
Abstract: 10-point.
Main text: 12-point single-spaced.
Footnotes: 10-point.

– For texts in Arabic: Simplified Arabic font.
Title: 16-point, bold.
Author’s name: 1- point, followed by the academic title and affiliation.
Abstract: 12-point.
Main text: 14-point, single-spaced.
Notes: 10 points.

– Keywords (3 to 5), separated by dashes.

– Headings: Indicated in bold at the beginning of paragraphs.

– Citations: Short quotations (less than 3 lines) should appear in the body of the text within quotation marks, long citations should be indented (10-point font) without quotation marks.

– In-text references: Should follow the format: (Author, year, page)

– Footnotes: Numbered continuously, are reserved for substantive comments and additional information.

– References: Listed at the end of the article and formatted according to APA style, 7^th edition (https://apastyle.apa.org/).

- Arabic references: Must be romanized. The journal follows the ALA-LC (American Library Association- Library of Congress) rules: https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/roman.html