Language Policy
The main language of the journal is Persian. All manuscripts must be submitted with the main text written in fluent Persian. However, the following English-language elements are mandatory:
- Research and Review Articles: English title, English abstract, English keywords, and an Extended Abstract in English (1,000–1,500 words).
- Short Communications: English title, English abstract, and English keywords. An Extended Abstract is not required.
- Figures and Tables: Figure captions and table titles must be provided in both Persian and English. All text and content within figures and tables must be in English.
- References: Persian-language references must be followed by “(in Persian)”. DOI must be provided where available.
Manuscripts that do not comply with this language policy will not be processed.
Detailed requirements for each article type, including the required Persian and English sections, are provided in the following sections.
Types of Acceptable Articles
1. Research Articles
Research articles should include the following sections in order: Title, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgment, References, and an Extended Abstract in English.
The main text of a research article, including figures, tables, and references, should not exceed 15 pages.
2. Review Articles
A review article should include the following sections in order: Title, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Review Methodology, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgment, References, and an Extended Abstract in English.
Requirements for authors submitting review articles:
- a) The authors must have relevant expertise in the subject of the article.
- b) The authors must have at least five relevant published articles, with the authors' names appearing in the reference list. The submitting authors must be either the first author or the corresponding author of those articles.
The main text of a review article, including figures, tables, and references, should not exceed 20 pages.
3. Short Communication
A short communication should include the following sections in order: Title, Keywords, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion, Acknowledgment, References, English Title, English Abstract, and English Keywords.
The main text of a short communication, including figures, tables, and references, should not exceed 7 pages.
Manuscript Preparation Guidelines
- The Persian text of the manuscript should be prepared in Microsoft Word, using B Nazanin, 12 pt, and the Latin text should be written in Times New Roman, 11 pt. Line spacing should be 1.5.
- Abbreviations, original terms, and expressions for which a Persian equivalent is provided in the manuscript should be given in parentheses immediately after the corresponding Persian term. For scientific nomenclature, the first letter of the genus name should be capitalized and the first letter of the species name should be lowercase; the scientific name must be typed in italics.
- Figures and tables should have clear and informative titles that adequately describe their contents. Table titles should be placed above the tables, while figure captions should be placed below the figures, and both should be provided in Persian and English. All text and contents within tables and figures must be written in English.
Note: If a figure or table has been reproduced or adapted from one or more sources, the source must be cited. Failure to comply with this requirement shall be the legal responsibility of the author(s).
- The manuscript must be written in fluent and clear Persian.
- Throughout the manuscript, all units and symbols must be presented according to the SI (International System of Units).
- Throughout the manuscript, the p-value must be presented using a lowercase italic p (i.e., p).
Essential Sections of Each Article
Article Title
The title should be as concise as possible while clearly reflecting the content of the article.
Abstract
The abstract should provide a summary of the article, emphasizing the methodology, main findings, and conclusions, and should contain 200–300 words.
Keywords: Three to five (3–5) keywords should be provided immediately after the Persian abstract.
In the English abstract, the article title, authors' names, and their affiliations/addresses must also be translated.
As previously mentioned, research and review articles must include an Extended Abstract in English, which should follow the format below.
Extended Abstract
The Extended Abstract is essentially a condensed version of the entire article. Therefore, authors should devote a similar level of care and effort to preparing the Extended Abstract as they do to writing the full article. Consequently, the Extended Abstract is considered highly important.
The Extended Abstract must be written in English and contain 1,000–1,500 words. Extended Abstracts shorter than 1,000 words, longer than 1,500 words, or not following the journal's required format will not be accepted.
The Extended Abstract should contain the following sections:
Introduction
This section should include the research objective, a brief overview of the theoretical foundations and research background, as well as the main hypotheses and research questions.
References used in the main article should also be cited in the Extended Abstract. The length of this section should be 250–350 words.
Methodology
This section should provide a summary of the research design, population, sample, instruments, and research procedures.
It should be presented in one paragraph and contain 150–250 words.
Results
This section of the Extended Abstract should summarize the main results obtained from the research. The most important findings may be presented in the form of tables or figures.
The length of this section should be 400–600 words. Tables should be formatted according to APA style.
Discussion and Conclusion
This section should discuss the reasons underlying the main findings of the current study, briefly compare them with the findings of similar previous studies, and emphasize the principal results and their applications.
The main recommendations of the research should also be presented at the end of this section.
The length of this section should be 200–300 words.
Conflict of Interest
Any conflicts of interest related to the research or the manuscript must be clearly stated in this section.
Acknowledgment
This section should acknowledge all individuals who contributed to the study but are not listed as authors.
Keywords
The keywords provided in the Persian abstract should be translated into English.
Note: The different subsections of the Extended Abstract should cite the key relevant references used in the main article. Obviously, it is not necessary or practical to cite all references listed in the main manuscript.
Introduction
The Introduction should provide a brief description of the subject, its background, significance, and the objective of the research. The Introduction should not exceed 1,000 words.
Materials and Methods
This section should describe the materials and methods used, including sampling procedures, laboratory methods, and statistical methods. For established methods, it is sufficient to describe their basic principles and cite the relevant source.
Review Methodology
In review articles, this section replaces the Materials and Methods section and should describe the methods used for collecting relevant data and information and analyzing them, with appropriate references to the sources used.
Results
This section should present the information obtained during the research in a fully scientific manner using descriptions, tables, and figures.
It is recommended that figures and tables be submitted in separate files and numbered according to their order of appearance in the manuscript. The English equivalents of Persian text should also be included.
Figure captions and table titles should be provided at the end of the manuscript, numbered, and written in both Persian and English.
Graphs should have a white background, be numbered, include a scale where necessary, and have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi. They should be submitted as JPG files.
Photographs should also be arranged and submitted like graphs, including a scale where necessary, with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi and in JPG format. Photographs and drawings must be of appropriate quality and original.
Tables should have a white background and should use colors and patterns that remain distinguishable when printed in black and white.
Tables should only be used when the information obtained (results) cannot be readily presented in the text.
The title of each table or figure should be sufficiently informative so that the reader does not need to refer to the main text to understand its content.
Abbreviations and symbols used in tables should be explained in footnotes.
Only horizontal lines should be used in tables.
The intended position of each table or figure in the manuscript should be indicated at the appropriate location in the text.
Authors may use unnumbered subheadings in this section when necessary to distinguish between different sets of results.
Discussion
In this section, authors are expected to analytically interpret the findings of the present study, as reported in the Results section, while avoiding repetition of the data.
The authors should clearly provide direct answers to the research questions or hypotheses.
This section should include:
- A systematic comparison of the results with previous studies;
- A clear explanation of the study's limitations;
- A description of the theoretical or practical implications of the findings; and
- Specific recommendations for future research based on the remaining research gaps.
Authors may use unnumbered subheadings when necessary to distinguish different topics discussed in this section.
Note: While interpreting the findings, authors must ensure that there are explicit and documented references to all tables and figures presented in the Results section.
Acknowledgment
This section is intended to acknowledge and pay tribute to individuals who contributed in some way to conducting the research or study.
If the article has a financial sponsor, research funding provider, or is derived from a research project, the relevant information must be stated.
References
All references cited in the text must be listed alphabetically by authors' names in English, and the DOI of all references must be provided at the end.
For Persian-language references, “(in Persian)” must be included.
If a reference has different publication years, they should be arranged from the oldest to the most recent.
The journal uses the Harvard referencing style, as illustrated below:
1. Journal Articles
Slifka, M.K. and Whitton, J.L., 2000. Clinical implications of dysregulated cytokine production. Journal of Molecular Medicine 78:74–80. DOI: 10.1007/s001090000086.
2. Book
South, J. and Blass, B., 2001. The Future of Modern Genomics. Blackwell, London, UK. 350 P.
3. Chapter in a Book
Brown, B. and Aaron, M., 2001. The politics of nature. In: Smith, J. (ed.), The Rise of Modern Genomics, 3rd edn. Wiley, New York, USA. pp. 87–112.
4. Chapter in a Multi-Volume Book Without a Volume Title
Schmidt, H., 1989. Testing results. In: Hutzinger, O. (ed.), Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, Vol. 2E. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, USA. 111 P.
5. Chapter in a Multi-Volume Book With a Volume Title
Smith, S.E. 2000. Neuromuscular blocking drugs in man. In: Zaimis, E. (ed.), Neuromuscular Junction. Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, Vol. 42. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, USA. pp. 593–660.
6. Conference Proceedings Published as a Book
Zowghi, D., 1996. A framework for reasoning about requirements in evolution. In: Foo, N. and Goeble, R. (eds.), PRICAI 96: Topics in Artificial Intelligence. 4th Pacific Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Cairns, August 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence), Vol. 1114. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, USA. 157 P.
7. Proceedings With an Editor and No Publisher
Aaron, M., 1999. The future of genomics. In: Williams, H. (ed.), Proceedings of the Genomic Researchers, Boston, 1999.
8. Proceedings Without an Editor or Publisher
Chug, S. and Morris, R.L., 1978. Isolation and characterization of plasmid deoxyribonucleic acid from Streptomyces fradiae. In: Abstracts of the 3rd International Symposium on the Genetics of Industrial Microorganisms, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 4–9 June 1978.
9. Conference Paper
Chung, S. and Morris, R.L., 1978. Isolation and characterization of plasmid deoxyribonucleic acid from Streptomyces fradiae. Paper presented at the 3rd International Symposium on the Genetics of Industrial Microorganisms, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 4–9 June 1978.
10. Patent
Noman, L., 1998. Lightning rods. US Patent 4,379,752, 9 Sept 1998.
11. Dissertation/Thesis
Tent, J.W., 1975. Experimental acute renal failure. Dissertation, University of California.
12. Articles in Press
Wilson, M., 2006. References. In: Wilson, M. (ed.), Style Manual. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York (in press).
13. Internet Article / Online Document
Doe, J., 1999. Title of subordinate document. In: The Dictionary of Substances and Their Effects. Royal Society of Chemistry. Available via DIALOG. Cited 15 Jan 1999.
14. Online Database
Health Wise Knowledgebase, 1998. US Pharmacopeia. Rockville. Cited 21 Sept 1998.
15. Personal Website
Doe, J., 2000. Title of supplementary material. Cited 22 Feb 2000.
16. University Website
Doe, J., 1999. Title of preprint. Cited 25 Dec 1999.
17. Institutional Website
ISSN International Center, 1999. Global ISSN Database. Cited 20 Feb 2000.
Submission of a manuscript with more than one author implies that all authors have agreed to its submission and publication.
Articles that have been submitted to other journals or to national or international conferences, whether in abstract or full form, will not be accepted.
The Iranian Scientific Fisheries Journal reserves the right to accept or reject manuscripts and to edit submitted articles.
The scientific and ethical responsibility for all content of the manuscript rests with the author(s).
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