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General Conditions for the Manuscript

 

• The length of the article should be between 5,000 and 11,000 words.
  
  
  • The reference list at the end of the article does not count towards the overall word count.
    
    
• Strictly avoid mentioning the name and details of the authors in the article file.
  
  
• The article file will only be accepted in Word format with a [docx.] extension.   ⇒   Download sample template
  
  
• The citation style used in this journal is in-text citation based on the APA method. Esteemed authors are advised to consult «this page» for the rules of this style and arrange all references in the article, including in-text citations and the reference list, in accordance with this method.
  
  
• All additional explanations, notes, and English equivalents of names and terms must be included on the same page as footnotes.
  
  
  • Please use the "Insert Footnote" option in Word software for adding footnotes, and avoid inserting footnotes manually and non-automatically.

 

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Article Structure

 

• Page One: Title + Abstract + Keywords
  
  
• Subsequent Pages: Introduction + Body of the Article + Conclusion + References

 

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Article Title

 

• The title of the article should be precise, as concise as possible, clear, readable, and directly related to the research content, in a way that covers the main idea of the study and the entire subject matter of the article body.

 

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Abstract

 

• The abstract should be between 150 to 300 words.
  
  
• The abstract is a single text (preferably in one paragraph) and structured to briefly state the question and its significance, as well as summarize the findings and the unique conclusion of the article. The abstract serves as a miniature representation of the entire article.
  
  
• The correct writing style of an abstract is different from that of an introduction and the body of the article, and should be composed after the completion of the research and article drafting. Therefore, direct use of some sentences from the introduction, body, and conclusion in writing the abstract should be avoided.

 

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Keywords

 

• The keywords of an article are the main concepts used in the research, extracted from the text of the article.
  
  

• The number of keywords should be between 4 to 7 words.

 

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Introduction

 

• The content of the introduction includes preliminary explanations, statement of the problem and its justifying foundations, the main objective or objectives of the research, a general explanation of the structure of the article body, questions and/or hypotheses, research background, and finally, the research method. The introduction should be written in such a way that after completing this section, the reader will have an overall understanding of all the information used in this article.

 

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Body of the Article

 

• The body of the article, which is based on the article plan, should be logically divided and numbered. Main and subheadings are distinguished by numbers and aligned to the right, with a period placed between numbers, and finally, a period is placed at the end.
  
  

  • Headings and subheadings are ultimately distinguished from each other by three numbers. For further subdivision, use alphabetical letters and then First, Second, etc.
    
    

  • Example:

                                                      1.

                                                         1.1.

                                                         1.2.

                                                                1.2.1.

                                                                1.2.2.

                                                                            A.

                                                                                   First.

                                                                                   Second.

                                                                                   Third.

                                                                            B.

                                                         1.3.

                                                      2.

                                                         2.1.

                                                         2.2.

                                                         2.3.

                                                         2.4.

                                                      3.

                                                      4.

                                                         4.1.

                                                                4.1.1.

                                                                4.1.2.

                                                         4.2.

 

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Conclusion

 

• The content of the conclusion encompasses stating the problem, summarizing the text, logical results obtained in the research, highlighting the innovation of the article, and finally, relevant proposals emerging from the research results.
  
  

• In articles where the conclusion includes proposals (such as proposals for amending legal provisions and the like), authors may add a new section titled "Proposals" after the heading "Conclusion" and mention the proposals resulting from the discussion in this section.

 

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References

 

• In addition to mentioning in-text sources and references used in the article, a list of cited sources should be included at the end of the article in APA citation style. For guidelines on citation, refer to "this page."
  
  

• It should be noted that only the sources that authors have cited in the article should be listed in this section; researchers may have used additional sources during the research that have not been referenced in the article, and these sources should not be listed in the final list. In other words, this list is only a compilation of in-text citations with bibliographic information according to the APA style.
  
  

• Order of References:

  
  
  • The Holy Quran and other sacred texts | Alphabetical order
  • Laws, international documents, conventions | Alphabetical order
  • Persian, Arabic and Latin sources | Alphabetical order
  • Internet sources

 

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Font Adjustment

 

• Set the line spacing for the entire document to 0.9.
  
  
• Indent paragraphs (except for the first paragraph) by 0.5 using the "Indentation" option.
  
  
• Number the main and subheadings of the body of the article (from after the introduction to the beginning of the conclusion) with numerical numbering as mentioned above.
  
  

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