• Submission steps

Manuscripts have to be submitted via http://hpn.shahed.ac.ir/contacts a web-based manuscript submission. This service provides fast and safe submission of manuscripts and quick assessment. Submission of manuscripts consists of the following steps:

• Preparation of the manuscript and illustrations in an admissible format: manuscripts are only accepted as MS Word^© file (*.doc, *.docx) Times New Roman font sized 12. PDF file format is not an acceptable. The manuscripts have to be typed in double space and all margins should be ≥ 2.5 cm.
• For the first submission, an author's account in the online system at the journal homepage,Register part  has to be created by clicking on the submission.

Notice:

* In order a paper enters the peer review, all the corresponding authors are required to enter their ORDID during submitting the manuscript. In order you obtain your ORCID, please register here.

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• Manuscript structure

The manuscript should be consisted of the following order;

1. Title page
2. Extended abstract; keywords;
3. Introduction,
4. Materials and Methods,
5. Results and Discussion;
6. Acknowledgments;
7. References;

 For Short Communications the same division of text applies with the no exception. For Review Articles, viewpoints the division of text is arbitrary

1-Title Page

Please use this template title page for providing the following information.

The title page should include:

• A concise and informative title
•  The name(s) of the author(s)
• The affiliation(s) of the author(s), i.e. university or institution, (department), city, country
• A clear indication and an active e-mail address of the corresponding author

2-Extended Abstract

Please provide a structured abstract of 250 to 350 words. The extended abstract is like a mini article which should be divided into the following sections:

1. Introduction (stating the main purposes and research question)
2. Methods
3. Results
4. Conclusion

• Keywords

Please provide 4 to 6 keywords which can be used for indexing purposes.

*For Review Articles,  viewpoints abstracts may vary, but should not exceed 350 words.

3-Introduction

The introduction should serve as the readers with the background information needed to understand your investigation, and the reasons why you conducted your experiments. The Introduction should answer the question: what question/problem was investigated?

4-Materials and Methods

This section explains to the reader with all the details of how you conducted your experiment. You should:

• Describe what you did in the past tense
• Describe new methods in enough detail that another researcher can reproduce your experiment
• Describe established methods briefly, and simply cite a reference (very important) where readers can find more detail.

 

5-Results and Discussion

 

1. Every figure must be referred to in the text. Figures will be printed in black and white unless special circumstances demand the use of color. Figures. Figures should be high quality (1200 dpi for line art, 600 dpi for grayscale and 300 dpi for color, at the correct size). Figures should be supplied in one of our preferred file formats: EPS, PDF, PS, JPEG, TIFF, or Microsoft Word (DOC or DOCX) files are acceptable for figures that have been drawn in Word. See the example as the below:  

• In the Results section, simply state what you found, but do not interpret the results or discuss their implications. Use the past tense to describe your results; however, refer to figures and tables in the present tense.

 

Figure 1. Effect of Fe concentration in the nutrient solution on chlorophyll

 

1. Every table must be referred to in the text. Tables are to be numbered with Arabic numerals in the sequence in which they occur. Tables. Tables should present new information rather than duplicating what is in the text. Readers should be able to interpret the table without reference to the text. Please supply editable files like this:

Table 1. Effect of different level of Fe on chlorophyll index, P and nitrate concentration in leaves

 

1. Equations. If you are submitting your manuscript as a Word document, please ensure that equations are editable. Units. Please use SI units (non-italicized).
   1. Conclusion

• In the discussion, the majority of the explanation should be focuses on the an interpretation of your results. Discuss what your results may mean for researchers in the same field as you, researchers in other fields, and the general public. Compare your results with those from other studies: Are they consistent? If not, discuss possible reasons for the difference.

Suggest the applicable finding of your experiment and how your findings could be applied.

6- Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments of financial support, advice, or other kinds of assistance (names in italics) should be made at the end of the paper.

7-References

• References in the text

Responsibility for the accuracy of references rests with the authors. References are to be limited in number to those absolutely necessary. In the main text, references are to be quoted as name and year of publication such as by Tabatabaei (1995), Bostani and Sharafi (2020), and Malakout et al. (2011).

• References in the list

References must be listed in alphabetical order at the end of the manuscript under the heading “References”. They should also be typed with double spacing and correspond in detail to the following examples:

-Journal:

Tian, G., and G. O. Kolawole. 2004. Comparison of various plant residues as phosphate rock amendment on Savanna soils of West Africa. Journal of Plant Nutrition. 27: 571-583.

-Book:

Bostani, E., and Hashemi, F., 2011. Knowledge of integrated pest management: A case study in the Zanjan province in Iran. Paper presented at the Innovation and Sustainable Development in Agriculture and Food (ISDA) June 6th, Montpellier, France.