INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS
Guide for Authors
We are grateful that you have chosen this journal to publish your scientific research. The editorial board will choose the best and most effective research according to the journal's mission and mission to develop new scientific ideas.
The journal believes that all research done by dear researchers is valuable and useful, however, the mission of the journal and the regulations of the Ministry of Science define the framework and standards that must be followed when publishing articles. Thus, we need your assistance, dear colleague, to help us fulfill our mission and play a significant role in developing urban planning knowledge in our country.
Please read the authors' guide carefully and upload your article after following the guidelines. Your article will be carefully reviewed by the chief editor as a first step and a decision regarding the arbitration or its return will be made according to the consensus of the respected editorial board. This journal's refereeing manifesto focuses on three important principles to respect the rights of authors:
To ensure author rights are protected, journal judges have been informed. As the three sides of the knowledge production triangle, authors, reviewers, and journal managers all share a common goal, namely the development of urban planning knowledge. To achieve this common goal, we have developed the following standards.
About the article:
The Persian article structure:
English extended abstract setting format:
English extended abstracts consist of three pages of full text and important tables, maps, and diagrams. The English references to the main article are added to it. Once the references have been added, the English abstract may consist of five pages in total. This does not pose any problems. Be sure to include (in Persian) in parentheses at the end of Persian references converted into English. References should also be prepared and submitted in APA format.
English extended abstract structure:
References setting format:
Books and reports:
In the text: last name of the author(s), year of publication, number of page(s).
Example: (Ahmadi, 2013, 25)
In the list of references: surname and name of the author(s), (year of publication), full title of the book (edition?), name of the translator(s), place of publication: name of the publisher.
Example: Ahmadi, Hassan. (2012). Basics of behavioral sciences research. Tehran: Sociologists.
Articles:
In the text: last name of the author(s), year of publication, number of page(s).
Example: (Zali, 1389: 22)
In the list of references: surname and name of the author(s) of the article, (year of publication), full title of the article, name of the publication, period, number, page number of the article in the relevant publication.
Example: Jafari, Ali (1389). Peter Bourdieu's thoughts. Sociological Studies, 17(7), 25-48.
Web sites:
In the text: last name of the author(s), first name of author(s), year of publication, month (if mentioned)
Example: (Website of Allameh Tabatabai University, December 25, 1392) or (Qasimi, November 13, 1392)
In the list of references: last name of the author(s), first name of the author(s). (year of publication). The title of the article or internet article [type of article] retrieved on the date (day, month, year), from the Internet address...
Example: The website of Allameh Tabatabai University. (1392). Faculty members' registration for the thought banquet [news]. Retrieved December 25, 2012, from http://atu.ac.ir/fa/news/1/bodyView/837.
The Urban Planning Knowledge journal will receive 4 million Rials for the processing of articles following Clause A of Article 3 of the Promulgated Regulations dated 02/01/1400 No. 16042. This fee covers the costs of reviewing, preparing, and publishing each article from the spring issue of 1400. The authors may pay the above amount through the following link (the electronic payment system of Guilan University).
Select the payment item for the Urban Planning Knowledge journal and pay the publication fee after entering the above address in the conferences and publications section