Respected authors are requested to read the information contained in this guide before uploading their articles and sign the publication agreement form so that their articles do not conflict with the terms and conditions of the publication in the initial evaluation.
Ethical principles of the publication
In the field of ethical principles of publishing articles, UST is focused on the rules of the International Committee on Publishing Ethics (COPE); For this reason, respected authors are requested to ensure compliance with the ethical principles of publishing scientific articles and sign the relevant commitment before submitting their articles.
https://ut.journals.ikiu.ac.ir/journal/process?ethics
Publication costs and payment process
Urban Strategic Thought journal will not charge any fees for reviewing, refereeing, publishing and printing articles.
Studying the process of accepting articles
The process of accepting articles in UST includes two stages, first, initial review is done by the editorial board of the magazine and then expert judging is done by scientific judges shortly after receiving the editorial approval. The refereeing of articles in the Journal is anonymous. For information on the details of the judging process, refer to the article acceptance process section in the journal's information menu.
https://ut.journals.ikiu.ac.ir/journal/process
Studying the principles related to the participation of authors
All authors must participate directly throughout the stages of conducting research and article writing stages and accept the responsibility of all the contents said in the article as well. The names of people and organizations that were not directly involved in the production of the article and were only influential in the process of doing it, should be mentioned in the acknowledgment section. (In articles that have more than one author) all authors must agree on the selection of the responsible author (for the follow-up and correspondence of the article from the registration stage to the subsequent notifications of the publication), and on the order of the authors' names. All the authors of the article must sign the author's consent form and the letter of originality of the article before submitting, the responsible author also must upload this form along with the article when uploading the article.
Undertaking form
Conflict of interest form
Preparation guide
In this section, there are explanations about the preparation of the article according to the instructions and rules of the publication. Respected authors are requested to read the contents of this section carefully and prepare their article exactly according to it. If the article is not adjusted according to the structural and writing issues, it will be removed from the review and judging stages.
Preparation guide link
Registration in the publication
Authors must register in the journal system after preparing the article and required files.
Registration guide form
Essay preparation guide
Notes that authors need to follow in preparing their articles:
UST Journal accepts only scientific articles, including research articles, reviews, and case studies. Only qualitative studies are evaluated that are not descriptive and are based on the author's analysis. Therefore, researches that test the testability of a pre-proven hypothesis - often by means of statistical measurement - rely solely on questionnaires, are technical or rely on formulas in surveys, merely compiled (collage-type) researches will not be accepted. The topic of the article should be in the field of scientific research. The subject must be original and raise the level of knowledge in the mentioned fields; At the same time, avoiding generalizations, staying away from bias towards the issue and being well-reasoned should also be considered.
In brief, the following factors cause the article not to be approved in the first stage:
The main parts of the article
- Title: maximum 20 words, eloquent, clear and be expressive of the topic of the research.
It should not be repetitive nor have rhetorical or poetic expression.
- Abstract: should include the statement of the problem, purpose, how to conduct the research, important findings and results. This section should only express all the sections of the article, especially the obtained results. The abstract should not contain abbreviations or undefined specialized terms. The abstract of the article should be within 330 to 350 words.
- Key words: the author must state the main words related to the subject of the article under the title of key words and be between 4 and 6 words in alphabetical order.
- Introduction and statement of the problem: The introduction of the writing presents the problem, purpose, necessity, importance, research questions and general introduction of the article. The introduction is the entry of the article and the words of the author.
- Research background: It includes the review of researches and studies done on the topic and problem of the research. In this section, in addition to mentioning previous studies, the innovations and advantages of the current research compared to other researches should be stated. It is preferable to use up-to-date sources related to the topic of the article.
- Theoretical foundations: scientific and theoretical view of the subject, research literature, variables, explanation of the concepts and definitions of the research subject are included in this section. The theoretical foundations of the research actually form the analytical support of the article and the hypothesis of the article relies on it. Theoretical foundations should not only include definitions and basic concepts that do not have much effect on the research method and its results.
- Research method: the type of research, statistical population, sample and size determination and its selection, the validity and reliability of data collection tools and tests used in quantitative methods and the detailed introduction of research and interview methods in qualitative methods are explained in this section. The research method should be specified precisely so that future researchers, if needed, can use the same method to conduct similar research or complete the current research.
- Introduction of the scope of the research: It includes the introduction of the scope of the research area in a detailed manner, its characteristics and why the aforementioned sample was selected.
- Research findings and discussion: All qualitative and quantitative results obtained should be presented in this section. If necessary, the subjects can be classified and a table, curve, graph or picture can be used, which includes data sources, how to calculate them (if necessary), necessary tests and their results, the results of model estimation or implementation. Also, the comparison of research results with other studies should be given in the discussion section.
- Conclusion: In this section, the results of the research findings should be presented analytically and interpretatively, and solutions and suggestions should also be presented.
- Acknowledgment: In this section, the centers that have supported the research in some way are introduced, and the institutions that have helped the authors to conduct the research are thanked and appreciated. Otherwise, it should be mentioned that the article had no financial or moral support.
- Contribution of the authors: In this section, the authors confirm that they all contributed to the article.
- Declaration of no conflict of interest: The authors declare that there was no conflict of interest for them in conducting this research.
- Footnotes: The article's footnotes include terms and equivalents of words, explanations of words and phrases used in the article, etc., which should be numbered in the text of the article in the order of superscripts and in this section (before the list of sources) under the title of footnotes. be included
- Footnotes: The article's footnotes include terms and equivalents of words, explanations of words, expressions, etc., used in the article which should be numbered within the text known as superscripts and included in this section under the title of footnotes.
- List of sources: the complete specifications of the sources used in writing the article should be mentioned at the end of the article. The sources used in the article should be as new and updated as possible, and related to the research topic; the minimum number in each article is 25 sources. The arrangement of bibliographic information elements about articles, books, reports is in APA style.
- Text attachments: If the body of the article includes attachments such as tables, graphs, images, and maps, please follow the instructions below to set these items:
* Table: All the numbers in the tables of the article should be written in Persian font, and to display decimal numbers, use the comma "/" instead of the dot "." or any other sign. The entries in the table should be arranged in the middle and each column of the table should have a specific title. The number and title of the tables should be placed above it. All tables should be numbered in the text of the article and have an explanation. If the table is adapted from another source, it is necessary to mention its source. If the information in the table has been obtained based on the findings of the current research, there is no need to mention the source (avoid using the words of authors' studies, research findings, etc.).
* Image: Images, pictures, etc. should be included in the article with appropriate quality and in JPEG format. Their quality should not be less than 300 dpi. If a form is adapted from other sources based on the research and studies of the author or authors, the relevant source should be mentioned and also mentioned in the list of sources. All pictures, maps, diagrams and charts should be presented under the title "Figure". The number and title of the figures should be placed at the bottom of the figure. All forms should be numbered and explained within the text of the article. If the figure is adapted from another source, it is necessary to mention its source. If the information in the table has been obtained based on the findings of the current research, there is no need to mention the source (avoid using the words of authors' studies, research findings, etc.). Next to the axes of the graphs, the unit or the corresponding explanation must be specified. Maps must have a scale.
Article Presentation
- Articles must be sent only through the site. Articles that are sent to the journal via e-mail or in printed form will not be reviewed.
- The article should be written with Word computer program for Persian version with BNazanin12 font and single line spacing. For the English version, the article should be written with Times New Roman 11 font, single line spacing and no typographical errors.
- The title of the article should be no more than 20 words, the Persian abstract should be between 330 and 350 words, the English abstract should be no more than 400 words, and keywords should be between 4 and 6 words. The article should be organized in a maximum of 14 pages and 8000 words (not including the English abstract).
- Images and graphs of the article should be uploaded as separate files with the corresponding number and in JPEG format with a minimum resolution of 300dpi. Tables should also be uploaded as Word files with the specified format.
In order to facilitate the work of researchers and authors, the guide file for the preparation of articles and referencing methods is provided below:
Guide file for article’s preparation
APA referencing style file