Writers Guide
Dear authors, to avoid delay in reviewing submitted articles, please consider the following points carefully:
Maximum number of article pages
The maximum number of pages of the article (including all parts of the article, including the English and Farsi abstract and sources, etc.) prepared in accordance with this editing guide, should be between 15 and 20 pages.
Title
Title of the article in Persian font (B Titr), title 12 bold, one space (BZar 12), name and surname of the first author*, second author** (the email of the responsible author should be inserted in the subtitle. The responsible author is responsible Correspondence), third author ***, two lines (BZar 12).
In the footnote
* Scientific rank, field or study group, faculty and university, city, country. Avoid using items such as faculty members.
** Scientific rank, field or study group, faculty and university, city, country, email and phone number of the responsible author.
*** Scientific rank, field or study group, faculty and university, city, country.
Order of article titles
The order of the article titles should include the following:
Persian abstract: a brief Persian abstract (up to 250 words), fluent and expressive and including the purpose, method (type of research, population and sample, sampling method, tools, validity and reliability report, data analysis method, used software) Findings (documented with statistics and figures) and conclusions. The abstract should be only in one paragraph without any citations and references to references and footnotes.
English abstract: The English abstract of the article must be exactly the same as the translation of the Persian abstract (following all the instructions of the Persian abstract writing in this section is also required) and should be written from the left side of the paper, with lined edges (Justify Low). . The number of abstract words should not be less than 150 words and not more than 250 words.
Keywords: correct and comprehensive selection of keywords (minimum four and maximum seven items based on alphabets separated by a dot (;)) in order and number should be the same as the English translation of Persian keywords.
Introduction and statement of the problem:
Theoretical Foundations:
Explanation of variables and dimensions and components: including history, definitions, factors affecting the topic and main content.
Maximum four pages
Research background:
Relevant background: report in the form of a table and according to samples from internal and external sources and according to the logical connection between the background and the presented literature, a summary of the gaps and gaps in the research should be presented.
Conceptual model of research: If the research is quantitative, it is necessary to present a conceptual model.
Up-to-date: studies reviewed in the last 5 years should be considered.
The background of the research should be a maximum of three pages.
Research methodology
The research methodology should be presented according to Saunders research onion and its layers, report and concepts, variables, data collection method, data analysis method, community and sample, validity and reliability of information collection tool and implementation steps.
Research philosophy: The first layer of the research onion is to determine the research philosophy or paradigm that shows the researcher's worldview and outlook.
Research approach: Based on the researcher's philosophical worldview, the research approach is determined as Deductive Approach or Inductive Approach.
Research strategy: Research strategy means the research method, and in behavioral sciences, they are usually divided according to the two criteria of purpose and nature.
Research selection: Research selection refers to the type of research data, which in this sense is placed in three categories: quantitative research, qualitative research, and mixed research.
Time frame of the research: the time frame of the research shows that the study of the desired phenomenon was carried out in a specific time period or in a longer period of time (several time periods).
Data collection method: According to the approach, strategy, and method used, different methods are used to collect and analyze research data. Interview, observation, questionnaire, etc. are among the methods that may be used to collect data.
Research findings
Findings should be arranged in order of answers to questions or results of hypotheses.
Conclusions and suggestions
Discussion: Comparing the research findings or the results of previous studies and stating the reasons for similarities and differences
Conclusion: Presenting a specific, concise and usable conclusion and reporting the logical connection between the findings and research objectives
Suggestions: Presenting suggestions based on findings, in line with theoretical and practical development, practicality of suggestions
References
How to refer and prepare a list of sources
References in the text:
References within the text of the article: (author's name, year: page) such as (Robbins, 2007: 148). It must be Persian.
Reference in the text with the name of the organization: (if there is no author's name (Climatology Center, 1388: 154).
Reference in the text with the name of the journal: (if the author's name is not available) title of the journal (highlighted), journal number, page number.
Sources at the end of the article:
Book:
Publications and magazines:
Journal article: surname and name of the author, (year of publication), title of the article, name and surname of the translator (if the article is translated), name of the magazine or publication (in large font), number of the magazine or publication, period or year, page or Cited pages.
Conference paper: last name and author's name, (date of day/month/year), title of the paper, title of the conference (in large font).
Newspaper article: last name and author's name, (date of publication day/month/year), article title, newspaper title (in large font).
Theses and dissertations:
Surname and name of the student, (year of publication), thesis title (in large font), with guidance: supervisor's name and surname, name of the university or scientific center, degree and field of study.
website:
The title of the person, organization or site, (date of publication day/month/year), title of the article (in large font), accessibility in the Internet address: site address.
Writing tips
Foreign and specialized words in Persian text
The Latin equivalent of the names of foreign authors and specialized words should be written in the form of subtitles at the bottom of the same page only in the first reference and immediately after the expression of such words.
Note: Numbers less than 10 in the text must be written in letters
Subtitles
If you need to insert subtitles, all Persian items should be written in right alignment and Latin subtitles in left alignment. In the footnote after the number, type a period, then a space and then the Farsi or English equivalent.
Charts
Each graph must have a number and a title, which is typed in the center below it and numbered in order from 1. Diagrams should be inserted in the text and where they are referred to, and diagrams should be placed in the middle position of the two sides of the paper. It is mandatory to express the unit of quantities in the diagrams. All diagrams must be referenced in the text of the article. Place each diagram with a blank line between the text before and after it.
Tables
Each table must have a number and title, which are typed in the middle of the table and numbered sequentially from 1. The tables should be inserted inside the text and after the place where they are mentioned, in the middle position compared to the two sides of the paper. The titles of the columns of the tables should be typed in center line and all texts inside the table should be typed in right line or center line depending on the amount of text in the table, if they are in Persian, and in left line if they are Latin. All numbers in the tables must be typed in Persian and Chinese. It is mandatory to state the unit of quantities in the table. Each table should be placed with an empty line between the text before and after it. Table 1 is prepared according to the above guide. In this table, the font type and size required for writing Persian articles are summarized.