Author Guidelines
Dear Author,
Thank you for submitting your article to SPEKTRUM IRAN. Please note the following instructions when submitting your article. If any of the points are not followed, your article will not be accepted for review.
To submit an article to Spektrum Iran, all authors must first register on the journal’s website (https://spektrumiran.com) and create a username and password to set up a personal page. The submission process is carried out exclusively via the journal’s website and the author’s personal page.
Authors must submit two files:
This file must contain the title, names, and addresses of the authors. On the first page of the article, the authors’ names, academic titles, full address of the institution where the research was conducted, research ID (ORCID) and the link, as well as the authors’ email addresses and phone numbers must be provided.
You can obtain the research ID from the following link:
This file is the same as the main file but without the authors’ names and addresses and without the English abstract. Authors must remove their names, academic titles, emails, addresses, and phone numbers from this file during this phase.
Authors must strictly adhere to the following structure. Articles that do not follow this structure will either not be considered or will be returned for revision.
Contributions for Spektrum Iran must be submitted in Word format, and preferably also as a PDF. Formatting should be limited to the minimum necessary. Texts using non-Latin scripts or diacritical marks must comply with the Unicode standard. The length of the text, including bibliography and abstract, should not exceed 6000 words for scholarly articles, and 2000 words (including footnotes) for replies and reviews. Reviews should always address only one title or work.
Title:
The title of the article should be concise (ideally between 6 and 12 words), clear, and reflect the overall content of the article. The title should include the main concepts of the research.
Abstract:
The abstract must be written both in German and English and included on the first page of the article. The length of each abstract should be between 200 and 250 words. It should summarize the entire content of the research, including the introduction, methods, results, and conclusions.
Keywords:
5 to 7 keywords should be used that reflect the main themes of the research.
Introduction and Problem Statement:
The problem statement should address the research topic using relevant evidence and logical reasoning. The main aim of the research should be listed at the end of the problem statement.
Theoretical Framework (Conceptual):
In the theoretical framework, only theories used to analyze the research topic should be mentioned. There is no need to cite all related theories.
Empirical Research:
The empirical section should consider the most significant studies on the research topic and summarize and critique them.
Methodology:
The research method must align with the research questions and include information on the paradigm, method, field, participants, and data analysis procedures.
Results:
The results should be presented clearly, without blending them with the discussion and conclusion. The key results should be emphasized.
Discussion and Conclusion:
These sections should be based on the results and consider the theoretical framework as well as previous empirical research.
Acknowledgments:
This section is optional. Authors may thank individuals or organizations who supported the creation of the article.
Author Contributions:
If there are multiple authors, the specific contributions of each author to the article should be stated.
Conflict of Interest:
Authors must state that they have no commercial interests related to the publication of the article.
Research Ethics:
Authors must confirm that they have adhered to all ethical principles in their article, including avoiding plagiarism, misconduct, data falsification, and duplicate publication.
Authors must download, fill out, sign, and upload the declaration and conflict of interest forms from the journal's website as separate files.
