"Article Writing Style"
Required Files
Letter of Commitment to Article Publication: Download the required letter, complete it, and have all authors sign it, then upload it to the website.
Conflict of Interest Form: Download the required form, after completing and signing, upload it to the website.
Main Article File with Author Information: The author(s) should edit their article based on the journal's template and upload it to the journal system.
Main Article File without Author Information
Extended Abstract File: The author(s) should edit the extended abstract of their article based on the journal's template and upload it to the journal system.
Dear Author,
In accordance with the Ministry of Science's directive and the emphasis on similarity checking, you are required to check your article for similarity using the Samimnoor website and its plagiarism-checking feature. Please submit the similarity report as an attachment with your article."
Article Preparation and Submission Guidelines
Submitted articles must not have been previously published in any domestic or international journal or conference proceedings. The editorial board expects authors not to submit their articles to other journals for publication or review until they receive an acceptance response from this journal.
The legal responsibility for the accuracy and correctness of the submitted article lies solely with the author(s). It does not necessarily reflect the opinion or view of the journal editors.
Submitted articles that meet the initial acceptance criteria of the esteemed editorial board will be sent to expert reviewers in the relevant field. In addition to providing a qualitative assessment of the articles, the reviewers will offer constructive suggestions. These suggestions will be forwarded to the author in full, but without revealing the identity of the reviewer.
If an author doesn't respond to requested revisions within two weeks (or an extended period if requested), their article or any rejected or withdrawn articles will be removed from the journal's records after two months. The journal shall not be held responsible in this regard.
The journal reserves the right to accept or reject articles, as well as to edit them. Articles based on students' theses or dissertations must be published jointly, under the names of the supervisor, advisors, and student, with the supervisor bearing the responsibility.
Authors must give credit to any institutions or organizations that provided funding or support for their research. Additionally, any financial or moral support should be acknowledged on the final page of the article.
Rejected or withdrawn articles will be removed from the journal's archive after two months. The journal will not be held responsible for these articles after this period.
Citation and Referencing Guide
Please note that to ensure consistency in citations within the text and at the end of the article, you must follow the format specified in the guidelines of the Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology's Publications Commission (uploaded in the Author Guidelines).
Please use the American Psychological Association (APA 7) citation style.
References and Sources
Citation Style
For a source with two authors: (Rondinelli & Johnson, 2023: 6).
For a source with more than two authors: (Richard et al, 2021: 754).
In the reference list at the end of the article:
Example for a book in English:
Woods, M. (2005). Rural Geography. Sage Publication, London.
Example for a journal article with one author:
Fukugawa, N. (2022). Effects of the quality of science on the initial public offering of university spinoffs: evidence from Japan. Scientometrics, 127(8), 4439-4455.
Example for a journal article with two authors:
Haunschild, R., & Bornmann, L. (2022). Relevance of document types in the scores’ calculation of a specific field-normalized indicator: Are the scores strongly dependent on or nearly independent of the document type handling?. Scientometrics, 127(8), 4419-4438.
Example for a journal article with three authors:
Vakkari, P., Chang, Y. W., & Järvelin, K. (2022). Largest contribution to LIS by external disciplines as measured by the characteristics of research articles. Scientometrics, 127(8), 4499-4522.
Example for a journal article with more than three authors:
Wheeler, J., Pham, N. M., Arlitsch, K., & Shanks, J. D. (2022). Impact factions: assessing the citation impact of different types of open access repositories. Scientometrics, 127(8), 4977-5003.