Authors are required to provide the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) for all references that have an assigned DOI. The DOI should be included at the end of each reference in the reference list.
Manuscripts are evaluated based on their scientific quality, originality, significance, and relevance to the aims and scope of the journal. Submitted manuscripts must not have been previously published or simultaneously submitted to another journal.
At the time of submission, authors must upload only the following two files:
The manuscript should not exceed 20 pages, including footnotes.
Only one manuscript per author may be under review by the journal at any given time.
Manuscripts must be written in Persian.
For consistency in spelling, the use of the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary is recommended.
The manuscript should be prepared according to the journal template.
Manuscripts should be organized in the following order:
The title page must include:
The article title should:
Each author's affiliation should include:
Academic titles such as Dr. or Engineer should not be included.
Each manuscript must include an abstract with a maximum length of 250 words.
The abstract should:
An Extended Abstract in English (1,500–1,700 words) must also be included according to the journal template.
Provide 3–5 keywords immediately after the abstract.
Authors are encouraged to use standardized terms from the UNESCO Thesaurus
The manuscript type should be clearly identified as one of the following:
The introduction should:
An extensive literature review should be avoided in this section.
This section should provide sufficient detail to allow replication of the study.
It should include:
Results should be presented objectively in the past tense.
Tables and figures should:
Avoid repeating numerical data already presented in tables.
The Discussion should:
The Conclusion should summarize the principal findings, indicate whether the research objectives were achieved, discuss practical implications, and suggest directions for future research.
Authors should avoid stating that hypotheses have been "proven"; instead, hypotheses should be described as supported or not supported by the findings.
The corresponding author must disclose any financial or non-financial conflicts of interest that could influence the interpretation of the research findings.
Authors may acknowledge individuals or organizations that made significant contributions to the study.
References must be prepared according to the APA Publication Manual (7th Edition).
Authors should ensure that:
Footnotes should appear at the bottom of each page.
Endnotes must be converted into footnotes before submission.
All symbols, abbreviations, and variables must be defined when they first appear in the manuscript.
Authors are required to provide a Data Availability Statement before the References section.
Where possible, research data should be deposited in a recognized public repository, and the corresponding access link should be provided.
If the data cannot be shared because of ethical, legal, or confidentiality restrictions, the reasons should be clearly stated.
All sources of financial support for the research must be disclosed.
Authors should provide the name of the funding organization and grant number, where applicable.
If the research received no external funding, authors should state:
"This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors."
The corresponding author is required to provide an ORCID iD. ORCID iDs for co-authors are strongly encouraged.
The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-assisted technologies in the preparation of manuscripts must be fully disclosed.
AI tools cannot be listed as authors.
Authors remain fully responsible for the originality, accuracy, integrity, and scientific validity of their manuscripts.
The use of AI must not result in plagiarism, fabricated data, falsified content, or any breach of publication ethics.
Copyright of accepted articles remains with the authors.
Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 International (CC-BY 4.0) license.
By submitting a manuscript, authors grant the journal the right to publish, archive, index, and distribute the work under the terms of this license.
Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyrighted materials.
The journal adheres to the principles and guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE ).
All submitted manuscripts are screened for originality prior to peer review.
Any form of research misconduct, including plagiarism, data fabrication or falsification, duplicate publication, inappropriate authorship, or citation manipulation, will be handled in accordance with the COPE Core Practices and COPE flowcharts.
Where misconduct is confirmed, the Editorial Board reserves the right to reject, suspend the review of, retract, or remove the manuscript from publication.