Guide for Authors

The submitted papers can be in complete, short and annotated scientific research paper.

Review papers whose at least five sources are dedicated to the published researches of the author or authors are also reviewed for inclusion in the journal.  

All sections of the paper with a line spacing of 1 cm and a margin of 1 inch (2.45 cm) on each side of the paper, Times New Roman font and size 12 in Write A4 paper.

Each scientific-research paper should have the following sections: Paper title, details of the author or authors and exact address, Persian abstract, 3 to 8 keywords, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, thanks, list of sources, title English, details of the author or authors, exact address, 3 to 8 keywords in English.

The title of the paper should clearly and concisely state the main purpose of the research and the results clearly and concisely.

Abbreviated title of the paper, which should not be more than 50 letters, for use in the header Paper abstract should not be less than 150 and not more than 250 words (in Persian and English).

The submitted images of the papers should be original and if there are tables and diagrams in the text and in the appropriate place.

Resources

They should be written in the style of the American Psychological Association (APA)

The list of sources should be in alphabetical order. Any source in the list of sources must be mentioned in the text, and any source in the text must also be reported in the list of sources.

Dear author, please send the original text of the paper and tables and pictures in pdf format and WORD file version 2003 or 2007 along with the line numbers. Also, the filename of the paper is English.

Submit paper

Researchers can submit their papers through the journal web “www.jbat.razi.ac.ir”. Papers submitted to the Journal of Biodiversity and Animal Taxonomy must be prepared in accordance with the above procedure, otherwise the paper will not be in the judging process.

Dear author, if your paper needs a general revision according to the opinions of the judges, please highlight the places that you have corrected in the revised paper so that the comparative judge can make the final judgment more quickly.