Manuscripts must be original and not previously published or under consideration for publication elsewhere.
The corresponding author is responsible for the accuracy of the content and the order of authors’ names. All correspondence will be conducted through the corresponding author.
Academic degrees of authors should not be included; only the department and institution/university of affiliation should be stated.
Complete the registration form and log in to the journal’s website with a personal username.
Access your page on the journal website.
Fill in the manuscript submission form and upload the required files.
Review the submission in your personal page and attach all supplementary files and related information.
Note: Each submission must include separate files as follows:
Main manuscript containing all tables and figures without author names (submitted as both Word .doc or .docx and PDF files).
Title page including the article title and authors’ names and affiliations in both Persian and English.
Individual files for all figures and tables.
Confirm the final submission to initiate the review process.
For revised submissions after peer review, highlight all changes within the manuscript and provide a response to reviewers in both the named and anonymized versions.
All publication processes in this journal are free of charge.
Manuscripts should be prepared in single-column format with 2.5 cm margins on all sides.
Pages and lines should be numbered continuously on the right-hand side.
Line spacing: 1.5.
Persian text: B Lotus, font size 12.
English text: Times New Roman, font size 10.
Total length: minimum 12 and maximum 16 pages.
Title Page
Title (maximum 20 words)
Persian Abstract
Persian Keywords (maximum 6 words)
Introduction
Materials and Methods
Results (with tables and figures formatted as described below)
Discussion
General Conclusion
Acknowledgments (optional)
Conflict of Interest Statement
References (Vancouver style)
English Abstract and Keywords
Notes:
Main section titles should be in bold.
Subheadings may be used but should be limited in number.
A separate page containing the article title, authors’ full names, institutional affiliations, postal address, email, and phone number of the corresponding author.
Between 200–300 words, providing a concise summary of the entire paper.
Should include Introduction, Objective, Methods, Results, and Conclusion in a structured format.
Avoid unnecessary or repetitive statements.
Up to 6 words not appearing in the title, representing the main research topics.
Introduce the research topic, summarize relevant background studies, explain the rationale, and state the study objectives.
Provide detailed descriptions of materials, procedures, reference methods, suppliers, and equipment models.
Include experimental design and statistical analysis methods.
Present findings as text, tables, and figures without unnecessary repetition.
Figures:
Refer to all figures in the text (e.g., Figure 1).
Minimum resolution: 150 dpi; formats: TIFF or JPEG; without frames; preferably 2D and in black-and-white.
Provide descriptive captions below figures, including units in parentheses on each axis.
Tables:
Avoid unnecessary horizontal or vertical lines; only the top and bottom rows should have border lines.
Provide table captions above the tables; number tables in order of citation.
Units should be in parentheses; statistical symbols as superscripts with explanations in footnotes.
Interpret the results, explain relationships, and compare findings with relevant literature.
Provide a final summary of findings and possible applications.
Optional; up to 50 words recognizing contributors, institutions, or funding bodies.
Disclose any potential financial or non-financial conflicts of interest.
If none, state: “The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest regarding this research.”
Avoid footnotes; explanations should be in-text within parentheses.
Numbers 1–9 should be written in words; 10 and above in numerals.
SI units should appear on the right side of numbers in English abbreviation form (e.g., mg/mL).
Temperature in °C and percentages as %.
Mathematical symbols should be spaced from adjacent text or numbers.
Avoid unnecessary foreign words; provide the Persian term followed by the original term in parentheses.
The letter P should be uppercase in statistical notation.
Genus and species names should be italicized in Latin script.
Number references in the order they appear in the text, using the same number for repeated citations.
For consecutive citations, use a hyphen (e.g., 4-8); for non-consecutive, use commas (e.g., 4, 6, 8).
Follow Vancouver referencing style and include DOI when available.
Reference types include journal articles, books, book chapters, websites, and dissertations (examples provided in the guide).
A complete, fluent translation of the Persian abstract (200–300 words) in structured format: Introduction, Objectives, Methods, Results, Conclusion.
Keywords in English should be direct translations of the Persian keywords.
Original Research Articles
Short Communications – up to 2,500 words, including a 250-word abstract, introduction, methods, results/discussion, and up to 2 tables or figures.
Review Articles – written by experts with relevant research background, including a 200–300 word abstract, introduction, discussion, and references.
Case Reports – up to 2,000 words, covering rare or unusual clinical cases, including abstract, introduction, case description, laboratory confirmation, discussion, conclusion, and references.