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Islamic Republic of Iran

Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture

Agriculture Research, Education, and Extension Organization

Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands

Iranian Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research

Preparation of manuscripts:

Manuscripts must be original research papers (original articles) and contain high-quality, novel results in the field of medicinal and aromatic plants. They are normally based on analytical results and experiments. 

To expedite the process of submitting, receiving, reviewing, and publishing articles, the electronic system of the Iranian Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research has been launched at the following address:

http://ijmapr.areeo.ac.ir

Manuscripts should be presented in the following order: Persian title page; abstract and keywords; introduction; results; discussion; acknowledgments (optional); references in English; English title, abstract, and keywords.

The title page (in a separate file) should include the name(s) of the author(s); academic rank (assistant professor, associate professor, professor, etc.); the affiliation (s) and address (es) of the author(s) and the E-mail address, telephone and fax numbers of the corresponding author. All data on the title page should be presented in both Persian and English.

This guideline must be followed for article preparation, and manuscripts that do not follow it will be returned.

The journal can accept, reject, and edit the articles, and the corresponding author must cooperate to improve the article until publication.

Original article file

Text Formatting: Manuscripts should be submitted in Word software with a margin of 2 cm from the top and bottom and 2 cm from the left and right.

The main headings, including abstract, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, and acknowledgment, should be typed in B Nazanin 14. Subtitles should be typed in B Badr 13 Bold.

- Type and size of Persian font: The text of the article: B Badr 13 and English font: Times New Roman 11.

The details of the different sections of the article are as follows:

- Article Title (Center, B Zar 13 bold (Persian) and Times New Roman 11 bold (English)). The title of the article should be concise, clear, and expressive of the content. The maximum number of words in the title is 12 words.

- Abstract (B Badr 11 (Persian) and Times New Roman 9 (English)

- A concise extended abstract (at least 500 and at most 700 words) of the article, including a description of the problem, the procedure, and the results obtained, should be written. Avoid using summary letters and presenting the source, table, and figure in the abstract. In well-known cases, the abbreviation can be used in the rest of the abstract after giving the full name and abbreviation in parentheses. The left and right margins of the abstract should have an indentation of one centimeter.

Important note: According to the journal policy for international indexing and the decision of the editorial board, from July 2023, every "article that is submitted to the journal" and "every article that is published after summer 2023" must have an extended abstract in Persian and English (at least 500 to 700 words). The extended abstract should be arranged as follows.

Extended Abstract  (500-700 words)  
English Title …………………………
Background and objectives (50-120 words): ………………………
Methodology (200-240 words): …………………………………..
Results (200-240 words):………………………………………...
Conclusion (50-100 words): …………………………………...
Keywords: …………………………………….

- Keywords (B Badr 11 (Persian) and Times New Roman 9 (English))

- Type with a space line from the abstract and observe the same indentations. The number of keywords should be between 4 to 7 words, and the words of the article title should not be used as much as possible.

Introduction: It consists of a description of the subject matter, including its importance, hypothesis, adequate background, use of new references, purpose, and background of the research.

Material and methods: These include the characteristics of the study area, research method, and data analysis method. Provide sufficient detail to allow the work to be reproduced.

Results: This section presents all quantitative and qualitative findings, including tables and figures. Strictly avoid discussing and comparing with the findings of other research in this section.

Discussion: It includes analysis and interpretation of findings and comparison with other research results. If necessary, reviews and suggestions can be provided without mentioning the subtitle in this section

Acknowledgments: Regarding politeness and respect, thank all the people and organizations supporting the research. This section is optional.

Conflicts of Interest: By completing the conflict of interest form, the authors declare that they have avoided plagiarism, misconduct, falsification of data, or double submission and publication, and there is no commercial interest. The authors have not received any money for publishing their article. Furthermore, the publisher owns all rights to the content, tables, images, etc.

Tables

- There should be a blank line before and after the tables.

- Drawing a table should be done only through the Table menu.

- The table should have a clear title, and its information should not be repeated otherwise in the article.

- Type the title of the table at the top (B Badr 12 Bold (Persian) and Times New Roman 10 Bold (English)).

- The numbers in the table should be in English.

The type and size: The numbers and words in the table should be Times New Roman 9. The font size can be selected smaller in large tables.

- Tables that are wide should be presented as Landscape.

- The font type and size of the table's subtitles should be Times New Roman 7.

- To draw a table in any size and definite, do the following: Size: 100% Alignment: Center Text wrapping: None

- It is necessary to mention the unit and scale for the table.

- Mentioning the reference is necessary for tables independent of the text of the article.

- Do not mention the word "number" in the table title. Example: Table 1 is correct and Table number 1 is incorrect

When setting the table, the inner lines must be hidden, and only the overhead lines and the end line separating the last line should be visible.

- The table should be placed in the appropriate place inside the text (after providing its description) and it should not be sent as an image

An Example:

جدول 1- آماره‌های توصیفی صفات مورد مطالعه در اکوتیپ‌های آویشن دنایی در شرایط عدم تنش و تنش شوری

Table 3. Descriptive statistics of studied traits in Half-sib families of Thymus daenensis under normal and salinity conditions

**: Significant change in trait at 1% probability level

Figures

- All images, diagrams, and graphs should be named as figures.

- The front and back of the shapes should be blank lines.

- All diagrams' horizontal and vertical axis numbers should be typed in English with Times New Roman 10.

- The figures should have a clear title, and their information should not be repeated otherwise in the article.

- Type the title of the figure at the bottom with the type and size of the Persian font (B Badr 12 bold) and the English font (Times New Roman 10 bold).

- The multi-part figures and the symbols contained in them should be prepared in a continuous group so that they do not separate in changing the margins and specifications of the file.

- The caption of the figure should not be in the Text box.

- Avoid placing the figures inside the table.

- In line with text format, it should be placed in its place, and do not use Enter to open the desired space.

- It is necessary to mention the unit and scale for the figure.

- Mentioning the reference is necessary for forms independent of the article text.

- Do not mention the word "number" in the title of the figure.

- The figure should be placed in the appropriate place inside the text (after providing its description).

An Example:

شکل 1- میزان مهار رادیکال آزاد DPPH در واکنش با عصاره‌های گیاه Chenopodium botrys در مقایسه با گلوتاتیون

Figure 1. DPPH free radical scavenging in reaction with Chenopodium botrys extracts compared to glutathione

References:

All main text and list references should be presented in English. The list of references should only include works cited in the text that have been published or accepted for publication. Personal communications and unpublished works should only be mentioned in the text. The last names of the first author of each work should be alphabetized in the reference list entries.

In the text:

Cite references with at least an English abstract. In other words, avoid non-scientific and research sources such as job reports, interviews, etc.

- Try to cite the references at the end of the sentence.

- Write the references in parentheses and in the text only by mentioning the author's last name and the year of publication of the reference and only in English and using the Gregorian year.

- In references with more than two authors, the first author's name should be mentioned, and the phrase "and colleagues" or the abbreviated word "et al." should be written in parentheses and italics.

Example:

At the end of the sentence:

- One author (Lowman, 2008)

- Two authors (Waring & Running, 2020)

- More than two authors (Nielsen et al., 2019)

At the beginning or middle of the sentence:

- One author: Lowman (2008)

- Two authors: Waring and Running (2020)

- More than two authors: Nielsen et al. (2019)

References list

- In writing different references in the References section, do the following:

1- Article:

Surname of the first author, first letter of the first name of the first author., Surname of the second author, first letter of the second author's first name., ...., year of publication. Title. Full name of the magazine, cover number (serial number): number of the first and last pages.

Example:

- Ghani, A., Azizi, M. and Tehranifar, A., 2009. Response of Achillea species to drought stress induced by polyethylene glycol in germination stage. Iranian Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, 25(2): 271-281.

2 -Book:

First name of the first author, first letter of the first name of the first author, last name of the second author, first letter of the first name of the second author., ...., year of publication. Full title of the book (the first letter of each word in the title should be typed in capital letters). Publisher, place of publication, full number of pages

Example:

- Hari, P. and Kulmala, L., 2008. Boreal Forest and Climate Change. Springer, Netherlands, 582p.

- In cases where the reference used is a translated book, it is necessary to mention the word (translation) after the book's title.

Example:

-Mesdaghi, M., 2001. Characterization and Description of Vegetation Cover (translation). Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, 287p (In Persian).

3- A book or collection of articles in which one or more authors have written each chapter or article: Provide the name of the author (s) of the chapter or article by paragraph 2 (book), year (Chapter or article title, first and last pages). In (In): surname, the first letter of the name of the book's original author (Eds. or Ed.). Book title (the first letter of each word in this title should be typed in capital letters). Publisher, place of publication, full number of pages.

Example:

- Bradshaw, R.H.W., 2005. What is a natural forest: 15-30. In: Stanturf, J.A. and Madsen, P., (Eds.). Restoration of Boreal and Temperate Forests. CRC Press, London, 569p.

4-Article presented to the seminar and conference: First name of the first author, first letter of the first name of the first author, last name of the second author, first letter of the first name of the second author., ...., year of publication (Article title, title of collection or abstract of articles, place, date, and number of pages).

Example:

- Ichihara, Y., Masuya, H. and Kubono, T., 2008. Pathogenicity of two fungi isolated from the decayed seeds of Fagus crenata in Japan. Abstracts of the 8^th IUFRO International Beech Symposium. Japan, 8-13 September: 165-168.

5-Student thesis or dissertation: Although student dissertations are not considered reliable sources of information and it is not recommended to refer to them, but if it is necessary and key to such a type of resources, they can be referred to as follows: Surname, the first letter of the student's name, title, degree and field of study, name of the faculty or department, name of the university, city of the university, number of pages.

Example:

- Sardabi, H., 1997. An investigation of the relationship between penetration resistance, soil physical properties and the growth of selected tree species. Ph.D. thesis, Department of Forestry, The Australian National University, Canberra.