Authors Guide and Manuscript Structure
All manuscripts should be submitted electronically. Manuscripts must be written by MS Word software. A4 paper size and double-spaced format must be used for the main text. Times New Roman font type and 14 and 12 font sizes must be selected for the title (in Bold) and the main text, respectively. In order to facilitate the processing of submissions, please make sure that the following list should be considered by authors.
Author’s names and affiliations
Please indicate the given name and family name clearly. Present the authors' affiliation addresses. Provide the full postal address of each affiliation, including the country name, and, if available, the e-mail address, and telephone number of each author.
Corresponding author
Clearly indicate who is willing to handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing, publication and also post-publication. Ensure that telephone numbers or Emails are provided in addition to the e-mail address and the complete postal address.
Title
Abstract
Keywords
Introduction
Materials and Methods
Results and Discussion
Conclusion
Acknowledgment
References
Title page: in the identification page, the title of the article, must be written in both Persian and English languages as a center alignment. It should be informative and not more than 15 words. The affiliation includes the name and surname of the author(s), scientific rank, full address (postal code, telephone, fax numbers, and email address), location of the research, and person in charge of the article should be mentioned. The corresponding author should be introduced as a person who not only takes responsibility for the paper but also handles correspondence at all different stages of reviewing and publication. The corresponding author’s name should be specified with a star mark.
Abstract: includes both Persian and English abstracts of the article and keywords (3 to 6 words). The importance of the abstract is clear as it is the section that the reader gets a general view of at first. The abstract should describe 1. Aim and introduction of the study, 2. Methodology, 3. Findings, and 4. Discussion and Conclusion should precede the main text. The extended abstract should provide the reader with an overall image of the article in almost 750 to 1000 words.
Keywords: following the abstract, a maximum of 3-6 keywords or phrases should be provided in alphabetical order.
Introduction: It is essential to present adequate background of the field of research. Includes background information, the necessity of doing the research, unanswered questions about topics of the manuscript and purpose of the research, and the method of the manuscript for answering them, the main reasons and objectives of the research paper must be explained in this section.
Materials and Methods: An overview of the research design should be clearly reported. Includes designing the research, time and place of running the research, the study samples, sampling method, and process of gathering data, measurement tools, and methods of quantity and quality analysis
Results and discussion: presenting precise results of important findings according to scientific principles and using the required tables and charts. Authors have to avoid use and describing the same data in different forms repeatedly. In the discussion part, includes the effects and the importance of the research findings and their relations with similar research emphasizing the differences, explaining the manuscript’s potential to be universal and the scientific usage of the findings, and presenting necessary guidelines for continuing relative research, conclusion, possible suggestions, and recommendations. The results would be considered in relation to the hypotheses mentioned in the introduction section. There is no problem to combine results and discussion by authors.
Conclusion: All concluding remarks and important findings should be integrated in the conclusion section.
Acknowledgment: Information related to a research grant, the assistance of colleagues, and notes of appreciation should be written in acknowledgment section.
Tables and Figures samples: All figures and tables must be captioned to describe of each illustration. Figure legends should be concise and clear and should not duplicate the body of the text. Each illustration must have a title and an explanatory legend. The title should be part of the legend and not be reproduced on the figure itself. All symbols and abbreviations used in the figure must be explained. Also, please indicate their appropriate locations in the manuscript.
Tables should be so constructed that they, together with their captions and legends, will be intelligible with minimal reference to the text.. The title of the table should appear above it. A detailed description of its contents and footnotes should be given below the body of the table. Also, please indicate their appropriate locations in the manuscript.
References: The references relied on should be mentioned both in the text and in the end of the manuscript. Each reference must be cited in the article body and presented in the reference list in APA style. The authors are responsible for the accuracy of bibliographic information. Citations in the text should conform to the referencing style used by the last version of the American Psychological Association (APA) style. Of course, it is necessary to write their DOI for sources. Authors should follow the below citation and reference list styles.
Single author: (Author, 2004)
Two authors: (Author 1 and Author2, 2017)
Three authors and more: (Author et al., 2017)
Multiple citations: (Author, 2004; Author et al., 2015; Author, 2015)
Journal article
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author. C. C. (2013). Title of article.Title of Journal, Volume, No, page numbers.
Book
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (2013).Title of book. Location: Publisher.
Reference to Thesis/Dissertation
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author. C. C. (2013). The dynamic behavior of particulate biomaterials using the discrete element method (DEM). Ph.D. thesis of Faculty of Agriculture. Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne.
Conference proceeding
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author. C. C. (2013). On-the-go soil strength sensing using an instrumented disc colter. International Agricultural Engineering Conference (IAEC).Asian Association for Agricultural Engineering, Bangkok, Thailand.
Web references
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author. C. C. (2013).Relationships between Radars at SAR data and surface moisture in the soil. International Journal of Remote Sensing 24(2):65–81.Available at http://www.informaworld.com/contentUa/V.24-2-2004/article9.htm (visited 5 September 2010).
Proofs: Authors will receive proofs by Site. Only printer errors may be corrected; no change in, or additions to, the edited manuscript will be allowed at this stage. The corrected proofs must be returned within 48 hours after receipt by the site. If the Publisher receives no reply, the assumption will be made that there are no errors to correct and the article will be published.
Reminder: In setting up the sources, the title of the books should be in italics, and in the paper, the name of the journal should be written in italics. In addition, be careful to write in this style, the volume, number, and page number of the paper, i.e. 17(3): 25-32.
The article must be obtained out of the author’s (or authors’) research and should not be published in any other journals, and as long as the process of judgment in this magazine has not ended, it should not be submitted to others.
The article size, including all its components, must not be more than 20 pages. Publication of articles in this Journal is free.