Author Registration and Submission Guidelines
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The target audience of this journal includes postgraduate students, doctoral candidates, professors, and faculty members. A publication fee is required from the author(s) upon acceptance of the manuscript. Publication charges are required from the author(s). Authors must pay a fee of 2,000,000 Iranian Rials for the review process, and an additional 7,000,000 Rials upon acceptance for publication. There is no charge if an article is rejected before the peer review process, and there are no submission fees. Processing and publication charges will be waived for international authors.
Submission Requirements
1. Eligibility and Supervision
Manuscripts submitted by bachelor's (BA), master's (MA), and doctoral (PhD) students must be endorsed by their academic supervisor or a recognized academic member.
2. Originality and Novelty
Submissions must present original scientific research that contains innovative content. Manuscripts must not have been previously published, submitted to another journal, or plagiarized from online sources.
3. Length of Manuscript
Articles must be between 6,000 and 9,000 words in length.
4. Abstract and Keywords
The abstract must provide an objective and concise summary of the article, not exceeding 200 words, and should be presented as a single paragraph. Immediately following the abstract, authors must include 3 to 7 relevant keywords.
5. Structure and Formatting
- Main sections should be numbered consecutively (1, 2, 3, ...).
- Subsections should be labeled using decimal notation (e.g., 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, etc.).
- The abstract must serve as a comprehensive and succinct reflection of the article’s content and should not exceed ten lines.
6. In-Text Citations
- Citations within the text must be enclosed in parentheses and include the author’s last name, year of publication, and page number(s) as applicable: (Author, 2020: 45).
- For consecutive citations from the same source, use: (Ibid.: 47).
- For another work by the same author in the same year: (Author, 2020: 62).
- For different works by the same author in different years: (Author, 2018) and (Author, 2020).
7. Latin Sources and Foreign Terms
- References to Latin sources should be cited in parentheses in the following order (from left to right): page/cover number, year, surname (e.g., 45/7: 2020, Smith).
- For immediate repetition of the same source, use: (Ibid.).
- Foreign proper nouns, technical terms, and compound expressions in Latin script must be included in footnotes.
8. Quotations and Footnotes
- Direct quotations exceeding two lines must be set apart from the main text with a 1.5 cm indentation from the right margin.
- Explanatory notes deemed necessary by the author should be included as footnotes.
- All references in footnotes must correspond to those cited in the main text and must provide full bibliographic details, consistent with the reference list.
9. Reference List
All sources cited in the text must be listed at the end of the article in alphabetical order by the author’s surname. The format for each type of source is as follows:
- Book:
Surname, First Name (Author(s)), Title of the Book, Translator/Editor/Proofreader (if applicable), Edition (if not the first), Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Specify calendar type: ق. (Solar Hijri), م. (Lunar Hijri), or Gregorian.
- Journal Article:
Surname, First Name (Author(s)), "Title of the Article," Name of the Journal, Volume/Year, Issue Number, Date of Publication.
- Website:
Surname, First Name, "Title of the Web Page," Name of the Website, URL (accessed: date).
10. Author Information
The following information must be provided in both Persian and English:
- Full name
- Academic degree or title
- Affiliated institution
- Postal address
- Telephone number
- Email address
11. Editorial Policy
The journal reserves the right to edit submitted manuscripts for clarity, style, and formatting. All submissions must adhere to the standard Persian calligraphy and orthography as approved by the Academy of Persian Language and Literature. Submitted manuscripts will not be returned under any circumstances.
12. Submission and Communication
- All manuscripts must be submitted exclusively through the Journal Management System at:
[Razavi University of Islamic Sciences – Research Publications System](http://journals.razavi.ac.ir/)
- Correspondence with the editorial office may be directed to:
Journal Office, P.O. Box 461-91735, Holy Mashhad, Iran
Email: razaviunmag@gmail.com