Guide for authors

The following rules must be respected in the biannual scientific- researching ontological researches:

1. Manuscripts must be researchable, documental and argumentative in Persian language and must not be more than 7000 words.(Note: manuscript more than 7000 words will not be investigated)
2. The manuscript must not be sent simultaneously to other journals and must not be published previously in another journal.  
3. Author(s)’s Name(s), affiliation addresses, phone number, academic degree and email address must be mentioned.
4. The manuscript should have: abstract, keywords, introduction, main body, conclusion and references.  
5. The manuscripts which have more than one author, it is necessary to be mentioned the corresponding author.
6. Author’s name should not be mentioned in manuscript, but it must be sent in a separate file with the application letter.
7. The journal has right to accept, reject or edit manuscripts
8. The author(s) will be responsible for the contents.

 

Instructions

All instructions should be respected by authors, otherwise will be rejected. The final acceptance needs to be admitted by editorial boards and referees.

Manuscripts should be written in Word 2007/2010 by BNazanin14 font. The book names must be in Italic font.

Authors should follow the latest edition of APA style in referencing. Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is according to: Author’s family name, publish date, volume number, and page number, such as: Tubbs, 2005,P 71), please note that all numbers in reference cited in text and references must be in English.

Repeated authors cited in the text should be indicated by Ibid

References should be without numbers, please use hyphens (-) for the same authors.

If an author has more than one book in same year, it should be separated by alphabet (a,b,c).

Specific names, terms and additional explanation should be mentioned in the index.

If there is something in the index which needs to be referenced, it should be like reference cited in text.

The index or subdivision should be mentioned after conclusion before references.  

In typing the words half distance should be respected (hold control and hyphen)  

The numbers should be in English

Structure and methodology of manuscript:

Title of paper should be concise and informative.         

1. Abstract, a factual and concise abstract is required (length of 150-200 words) including: explanation of problem, aim, research nature and conclusion.
2. Keywords, immediately after abstract please provide a maximum of 6 keywords
3. The problem representation should indicate to the researcher goal, previous research context and its relation to the manuscript.
4. Main body should be in many paragraphs which identify a particular subject.

A: direct quoted contents should be between guillemots (quotation marks).

B: reference cited in text should includes: Author’s family name, publish date, volume number, and page number

1. Conclusion should be around 150- 200 words embraces: achievements and most important issues in brief.
2. References:  it should be in the end of the manuscript arranged by alphabet letters in Persian and English.

A: Books: author’s family name, name, publish date, book title, translator, publish place, publisher

Such as: Sadr Al Din Shirazi, Mohammad Ibn Ibrahim,1354(s.c), Al Mabdae wa Al Maead, Tehran, institute of Iranian wisdom and philosophy( note: if the book has not publish date, please indicate by without date)

B: reference to a journal publication: author’s family name, name, publish date, paper title, translator’s name, journal name, journal number, embark and end page.

Krause, Peter, 1384(s.c), death and metaphysics, nonexistence and the meaning of existence in Heidegger’s philosophy, translated by Mohammad Saeid Hanaei Kashani, Arghanon, No: 26& 27, PP: 237-294

C: dissertations: family name, name, title, degree, field, faculty, university, defense date   

D: reference to the web source: Family name, name, title of paper, website, date

Please note that all references should be written in its original language but English version of references is required in a separate file.