The journal expects all submitted works to be original and unpublished, and not under consideration for publication by any other journal simultaneously. Simultaneous submission of the same manuscript, or manuscripts with substantially similar content, to multiple journals is considered unethical and unacceptable. However, certain forms of prior public presentation are generally permitted and do not preclude acceptance, provided that the author maintains full transparency and discloses such prior instances at the time of submission.
Permitted Forms of Prior Publication
The following forms of prior publication are generally acceptable, provided that transparency and proper citation are maintained:
Preprints: Posting a manuscript on preprint servers before or concurrently with submission to the journal is permitted and does not constitute prior publication. Upon acceptance, the author must update the preprint record by linking to the final version, including the DOI and a citation to the journal.
University Theses and Dissertations: Works that were previously part of a thesis or dissertation are acceptable. If the thesis has been placed in a public online institutional repository, the author must declare this at the time of submission. The journal does not require that access to the thesis be embargoed until the publication of articles derived from it.
Conference Papers and Abstracts: Presenting an abstract or poster at a conference generally does not affect a manuscript's eligibility for publication. Similarly, the publication of a working paper or a conference paper is generally permitted, provided that the author has not transferred copyright or signed an exclusive publication license with the conference organizers. When submitting a conference paper, the author is expected to have substantially expanded the content prior to submission to the journal.
Transparency Requirements
Authors must disclose details of any related works they have previously published, or that are in press or under review, through clear citation and referencing at the time of submission. This disclosure ensures that the full history of the work is documented and prevents issues such as redundant publication (publishing the same research more than once) or self‑plagiarism (reusing one's own text without proper attribution), both of which are unethical.
The journal uses similarity detection tools, such as Samim Noor (https://www.samimnoor.ir) or the IranDoc similarity check system (https://tik.irandoc.ac.ir), to verify compliance with these policies and to ensure the originality of the work.
Sharing and Promotion Policies
Authors may share and promote their published works to increase visibility and impact within the scholarly community. Sharing policies vary depending on which version of the article is being distributed. As the journal uses the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en), authors have extensive rights to publicly share their content.
Preprint Version: Authors may share their preprint at anytime and anywhere. Sharing preprints on public servers, such as institutional repositories or preprint servers (e.g., arXiv), will not be considered prior publication. Upon final acceptance and publication in the journal, authors must link the preprint to the final published article using its DOI.
Accepted Manuscript (AAM): Given the journal's open access nature and the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en), authors are permitted to publicly share their accepted manuscript, provided that they link to the final published version via its DOI.
Published Journal Article (PJA): As the journal's publications are open access (freely available immediately upon publication), these articles can be publicly shared under the terms of the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en). The final published version is freely available on the journal's website, and authors may share it using the article's DOI link.
Sharing Research Data: Sharing the research data underlying an article (often via data repositories) is strongly recommended to enhance transparency and reproducibility.
