"Al-Kīmiyā " Journal, Issue 29
Revue « Al-Kīmiyā », numéro 29
Published on Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Abstract
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.
Announcement
Journal Presentation
“Al-Kīmiyā” is a peer-reviewed Journal of the Faculty of Languages and Translation at the Saint Joseph University of Beirut.
Founded in 2001-2002 under this name from the annals of the “Institut de langues et de traduction” (ILT), Al-Kīmīya publishes mainly research papers in the fields of translation, interpretation and languages particularly, translation studies, terminology, history of translation, intercultural communication, translation teaching, language teaching and language sciences.
It is a biannual, multilingual journal receiving original articles in French, Arabic, English, Spanish, Italian and German. 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.
Each issue also includes a section of reviews of recent books published in the fields covered by the journal. Issues may occasionally focus on a specific topic in a thematic section.
Al-Kīmīya is a space for reflection giving the floor to researchers, instructors, PhD students and professionals in translation and language.
ISSN : 2410-3128
Editorial Policy
Calls for contributions are launched twice a year. Al-Kīmiyā only accepts original, unpublished articles written in French, Arabic, English, Spanish, Italian or German, that have not been submitted to another journal. Plagiarism results in an automatic rejection of the article.
All articles are subject to an evaluation process :
Authors must send their text via e-mail
The article is first reviewed by the Editor-in-Chief and then it undergoes double-blind peer-review by two experts from the Reading Committee.
The reviewers complete and sign a form indicating their opinions and recommendations.
Authors are informed of the review results and given 2 or 3 weeks to make the requested changes.
The revised manuscript is reviewed by the Editorial Committee and possibly by a third expert.
The final decision of the Editorial Committee is communicated to the author.
If the article is accepted, the author(s) must sign a declaration of originality prior to publication.
Submission Procedures
Researchers wishing to submit a contribution should send it to the following address : alkimiya.fdlt@usj.edu.lb before September 1, 2026.
Proposals for book reviews will also be received.
Contribution proposals must include :
- The title of the paper.
- The title translated into English.
- Two abstracts of the paper : one in the original language of the paper and one in English. Each abstract should be 600 to 800 characters long (with spaces).
- 3 to 5 keywords in both languages of the abstracts.
The full text :
-For the articles : 25000 to 35000 characters with spaces (excluding the list of references)
-For the book reviews : 7000 to 10000 characters (with spaces)
Bio-bibliographical note on the author (500 to 800 characters)
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, 7th 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
Scientific Committee
- Gina Abou Fadel Saad (FdLT- Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth, Liban)
- Christian Balliu (ISTI- Coormans - Université Libre de Bruxelles-Belgique)
- Bert Barry (Saint Louis University- États-Unis)
- Nicolas Frœliger (Université Paris Diderot-Paris7-France)
- May Hobeika Haddad (FdLT- Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth, Liban)
- Hannelore Lee-Jahnke (Ex directrice de l’ETI, FTI- Université de Genève-Suisse)
- Enrico Monti (Université de Haute Alsace- France)
- Julio Murillo (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona -Espagne)
- Nadine Riachi Haddad (FdLT- Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth, Liban)
- Stéphanie Schwerter (Université Polytechnique- Hauts-de-France- France)
- Jean Soubrier (Université Lumière Lyon 2- Professeur émérite-France)
- Editor-in-Chief May Hobeika Haddad- may.haddad@usj.edu.lb
Subjects
- Language (Main category)
- Mind and language > Language > Linguistics
- Mind and language > Education
Places
- Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth - rue de Damas
Beirut, Lebanon
Date(s)
- Tuesday, September 01, 2026
Keywords
- traductologie, traduction, langue, science du langage
Contact(s)
- May Haddad
courriel : may [dot] haddad [at] usj [dot] edu [dot] lb
Reference Urls
Information source
- May Haddad
courriel : may [dot] haddad [at] usj [dot] edu [dot] lb
License
This announcement is licensed under the terms of Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal.
To cite this announcement
« "Al-Kīmiyā " Journal, Issue 29 », Call for papers, Calenda, Published on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, https://doi.org/10.58079/16a80
