We sincerely appreciate the authors’ interest in choosing the Journal of Iranian Architecture and Urbanism (JIAU) for publishing their scientific papers. Please read the authors’ guide carefully to complete the judging and publication process.
1- The article must be derived from scientific research work and should not be previously published in any other journal or conference proceedings in the same or different languages. Authors are not allowed to submit their manuscripts simultaneously to more than one journal.
2- We only receive research papers in our journal. Review papers are only received from experienced authors and architecture and urbanism pioneers, whose reviews revolve around the theoretical subjects in line with journal aims and perspectives.
3- Submission to this journal occurs online at http://www.isau.ir. Manuscripts submitted via email or in print are not processed.
4- Authors are responsible for the legal and scientific accuracy of their manuscripts. The scientific semiannual of “Journal of Iranian Architecture and Urbanism (JIAU)” reserves the right to reject, accept or edit manuscripts.
5- Submitted manuscripts that fall outside the scope and aims of the journal will be excluded from the evaluation process without external review, in the opinion of the editor(s) or editor-in-chief.
6- The official language of the publication is Persian. The manuscripts should be concise and correct in terms of grammar and writing style. The manuscript should not exceed the number of 17 pages (excluding abstract and references).
7- At least one faculty member must collaborate in the group of authors.
8- The author(s)’ detail should only be included on a separate page entitled the author information page. The main body of the paper should not contain any identifying information, such as the authors’ names. Download Profile of authors here.
9- Only one manuscript from each author can be processed at a time, and the processing of the second article is only possible when the full review of the first article has been completed.
10- In case the manuscript is derived from a thesis or dissertations, it is necessary to mention the name of the supervisor, the field of study, and the affiliation. Manuscripts derived from student theses and dissertations will be published jointly with the name of the supervisor, advisors, and the students. The supervisor is designated as the corresponding author.
11- It is necessary to adjust your manuscript using the template provided here.
12- Citations in the text and the bibliography should follow the APA referencing style. Download APA style here.
13- The costs will be received from the authors in different stages.
14- After the final and scientific acceptance of the manuscript, an extended English abstract, a visual abstract, a translation of the references, and a translation of tables and figures will be received for publication.
If generative AI tools are used at any stage of manuscript preparation, including writing, language editing, summarization, translation, or text organization, authors must clearly disclose such use in the AI Use Statement or, if no such section exists, in the Acknowledgments section of the manuscript. The disclosure should specify the name of the AI tool, its version (if available), the purpose of its use, and the extent of its use.
The use of AI tools must not replace the authors' scientific responsibility for the study design, data collection, data analysis, interpretation of results, scientific writing, or the conclusions of the research. Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and final content of the manuscript.
AI tools cannot be listed as authors or co-authors of a manuscript, as they are not capable of assuming scientific, ethical, or legal responsibility for the research.
The journal reserves the right to request additional information or clarification regarding the nature and extent of AI use whenever deemed necessary.
Failure to disclose the use of AI tools, if identified during peer review, after acceptance, or following publication, may result in rejection of the manuscript, suspension or withdrawal of the publication process, requests for correction of the published article, or other appropriate actions in accordance with the journal's publication ethics policies.
List of documents required to submit an article
1- The original file of the article without the names of the authors, receiving the template file
2- Send the profile file of the authors, receiving the template file.
3- Completing and sending the letter of commitment form for authors, receiving the form
4- Completing and sending the conflict of interest form, receiving the form
5- Completing and sending the Declarations, receiving the form
