Author guide

1. The whole article should be in one file and contain the title, authors’ name, Persian abstract, English abstract (matching to the content of the Persian abstract) , keywords (maximum 10 words) , introduction, literature review, methods, findings, discussion and conclusion, and the references in Word (in total 6,000 words.) The Persian and English abstract should be included at the beginning of the article. An extended abstract should be submitted after the final acceptance of the article (word limits: 800 to 1000 words);

• If you receive a financial sponsor for the research and preparing of the article, be sure to announce its name in the article;

2. During the submission of the article, please enter the article information accurately and correctly on the journal website (authors' information in Persian and English, abstracts, keywords, references);
3. To insert the references, utilize the Endnote and set them based on the APA style.
4. The article should be composed according to The Academy of Persian Language and Literature writing rules and orthography, and the page layout should be prepared according to the journal guideline.
5. The whole article should be typed in one file, Microsoft office Word 2013 and the later versions. The mentioned file should be set out as follows:

• Margins: top = 4, bottom = 6.7, left = 4, right = 4 cm;
• For Persian language, use BNazanin12 font and for English language, Times New Roman10 and line spacing 1;
• Insert the Persian footnote with BNazanin10 font and English footnote with Time New Roman8 font.

6. Tables and graphs, diagrams, charts must contain a caption.

• The caption of the table at the top of it with BNazanin11 font;
• The caption of graphs, diagrams, charts, and figures should be placed below of them with BNazanin11;
• The contents of the table should be BNazanin11 or, if needed, smaller.
• The width of the table, graph, chart or figure should not be more than the width of the page and text;

7. To submit an article, you must first register on the journal's website (Enter the required information carefully according to its guide.), then you can submit your article from the New Article Submit Tab. Submit the article exactly as requested by the journal’s guideline, otherwise the article will be returned to the author(s) to redraft.
8. Receive a sample article file with the desired format of the journal from the link below and adjust the format of your article exactly and completely according to it.

• Example of the main article file
• Commitment letter
• Conflict of interest form

Review process

The received articles are first reviewed by the editorial board. If they satisfy the criteria of the journal, they will be sent to two or three expert referees for anonymous reviewing.

• The opinions contained in the articles do not reflect the journal opinions;
• The order of the articles in an issue does not relate to the scientific value or the personality of the authors;
• The authors are responsible for their articles' content;
• The journal is allowed to edit, summarize and organize the contents;
• Articles inconsistent to the journal’s format will be returned to the author. If they are not resubmitted, they will be retracted from the review process after one month;
• Using the contents of the journal is allowed by citing the references.