Paper Submission and Acceptance Criteria

The peer review is done in a Double Blind way.

• Papers are submitted anonymously and author information is sent in a separate file via the journal website.
• Initial review by expert.
• Submitted papers not meeting authorship requirements will be returned to the authors within a week.
• In the case that journal submission does not correspond with specified subject, the author will be contacted within a week.
• The Editor-in-Chief pre-screens submissions to check that they comply with journal scope and match with the article classifications used by the journal.
•  File archive created in system.
• Appointment of reviewer by Editorial Board.
• Paper is archived by name in appropriate file.
• Electronic review form is posted on website.
• Review form and anonymous article are electronically sent to reviewer through the website. In certain cases, hard copy is sent to reviewer.
• Review file created online.
• Weekly meetings to reject submissions that are out of the journal scope or of lower enough quality to not merit review to the Editor-in-Chief.
•  Recommendations made by reviewers to the Editor-in-Chief and Director in order to facilitate editorial process.
• Weekly reports to Editor-in-Chief for executive purposes.
• Reviewer comments are forwarded to the authors.

On Acceptance and Publication

• History and document article files created.
• Review record created.
• Certificate of approval to publish awarded to authors by Director.
• Certificate of judgment awarded to reviewers by Editor-in-Chief.
• Final review to make sure paper complies with instructions provided in the guide for authors.
• Paper sent back to authors to make appropriate changes before print.
• Receive revised paper.
• Sort paper.
• Initial page sorting.
• Technical editing.
• Type.
• Article layout.
• Copy and paste on Editor-in-Chief dashboard.
• Alphabetical categorization on dashboard.
• Managerial approval to submit to Editor-in-Chief.
• Review and reassessment by Editor-in-Chief.
• Suggestions and amendments by Editor-in-Chief.
• Paper re-sent to author to address shortcomings.
• Editorial dashboard reset with Farsi and English index.
• Translate abstract to English.
• Technical revisions.
• Pages re-checked.
• Layout and reset characters.
• Prepare final version in PDF format.
• Submit final version of paper to be reviewed by author via journal system.
• Receive final version through system.
• Review and edit PDF version of paper.
• Submit report to editor for preliminary proceedings.
• Permission granted by Editor-in-Chief and Director to publish article on website.
• Upload final version of file on journal website.
• Send electronic files to University Publication Department.
• Final print in series of 50.
• Prepare letters for the following local organizations and agencies:
  • Dean of Faculty.
  • Scientific Research Center.
  • Faculty Library.
  • Central Library.
  • Directorate of Education.
  • Directorate of Research.
  • Cultural Affairs Department.