Format your manuscript to the Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Applied Sciences requirements — abstract, references, and required declarations — and submit without a formatting rejection.
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Nuha Al-Harbi
Ines El Mannoubi
Shahab Khan
Anam Saleem
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 26 August, 2026
Submitting to Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Applied Sciences goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Applied Sciences guide for authors before peer review, so formatting, structure, and required statements should be right on the first draft rather than repaired during upload. This template sets that structure up for you.
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Applied Sciences. It covers front matter, the abstract the journal expects, a body organized to the journal's article types, and a reference list in the journal's required style. Confirm current scope and article types on the Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Applied Sciences journal page before you draft.
Prepare the title, authors, affiliations, and ORCID iDs. Write the abstract to the journal's rule and word limit, organize the body to the article type, and apply the required reference style from the first citation. Complete every declaration (ethics, competing interests, funding, data availability) the Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Applied Sciences guide for authors lists, and cite figures and tables in order.
The common failure modes are formatting or reference style that does not match the guide for authors, missing required statements, and an incomplete portal checklist. Clear all three against the Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Applied Sciences guide for authors before you submit.
The shell mirrors what editorial staff check first: article-type fit, the abstract rules, required declarations, and the journal's reference style. For more detail see the author resources. When your draft is ready, upload it through the journal's submission system.
| Element | Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for… requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Please provide an abstract of 150 to 250 words. The guide does not specify structured versus unstructured format or article-type headings. The abstract should not contain any undefined abbreviations or unspecified references |
| Main text | No overall main-text word or page limit, and no article-type section order, is stated. The guide requires the decimal system of headings with no more than three levels; it also states that 'Statements and Declarations' should be placed after the References section |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Please provide 4 to 6 keywords for indexing purposes. No MeSH requirement or optionality is stated |
| References | Numbered citation style: in-text references are identified by numbers in square brackets (for example, [3] and [1-3, 7]); the reference list entries are numbered consecutively. DOIs should be included as full DOI links when available |
| Peer review | Double-blind peer review: authors remain anonymous to reviewers, and reviewers and Associate Editors remain anonymous. The journal usually uses two referees together with one Associate Editor; only the Editors-in-Chief make the final accept/reject decision |
| Submission | submission.springernature.com/new-submission/43994/3 |
Read the Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Applied Sciences guide for authors once before drafting and once before upload. Draft the abstract after results are stable. Set the reference style before adding citations. Keep a cover letter that states your contribution and fit to Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Applied Sciences in under a page.
Skim two or three recent Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for… papers to calibrate depth and figure style. Make the novelty clear in the first two pages. Deposit data and code when the policy on the Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Applied Sciences journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Applied Sciences guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal's submission system.