Dear Authors,
Greetings,
Please consider the following points for submitting your manuscript:
To submit your manuscript, you need to register on the journal's website and submit your manuscript after receiving the password via email.
Each author’s details should be entered in the author table on the website in the given order.
The ORCID ID of all authors must be provided. Please ensure that the authors' details are accurate and up to date. Only the names entered in the system will be recognized as authors of the manuscript. Adding author names after submission and acceptance, either in the system or in the author details file, will not be possible.
Before the review result is confirmed and with the approval of all authors, names of authors can be removed if necessary.
The institutional affiliation of the authors should be specified in the following format:
Once the manuscript is submitted, only the corresponding author will have access to the website information and further correspondence.
A manuscript will only be considered submitted once the confirmation message "submission completed" is received.
If the manuscript is funded by a specific institution or sponsor, the acknowledgment and thanks for the sponsor must be included as a footnote on the first page. Otherwise, the responsibility for not including this information lies with the corresponding author.
Before submitting, please ensure your manuscript is formatted according to the journal’s guidelines. If not, the manuscript will be returned.
The manuscript must not have been published elsewhere or be simultaneously under consideration by other journals. Otherwise, the journal reserves the right to withdraw the manuscript, even after acceptance or publication.
If the author has a manuscript under review with the journal, they cannot submit a new manuscript. If multiple manuscripts are submitted for review at the same time, the journal reserves the right not to send any for review.
At least one of the authors must be a faculty member or have a doctoral degree.
If the manuscript is derived from a thesis or dissertation, the author must provide detailed information as follows:
The journal publishes three issues per year in Persian (summer, autumn, and winter) and one issue in English (spring).
The journal has full discretion in accepting, rejecting, or editing the scientific and literary content of the articles.
The manuscript must be based on research in the fields of biochemistry, biodiversity, evolution, bioinformatics, botany, cellular biology, developmental biology, education in biology, entomology, developmental biology, genetics, marine biology, mathematical biology, medicine, microbiology, molecular biology, neuroscience, paleontology, pharmacology, physiology, plant biology, radiobiology, reproductive biology, structural biology, systems biology, zoology, and biotechnology.
Please include the author's name, surname, academic degree, scientific rank, occupation, and phone number.
The final manuscript must be uploaded to the journal's submission system.
Each manuscript should not exceed 25 pages of typeset text, with 300 words per page.
The abstract should be a maximum of 250 words and should succinctly summarize the problem, research objective, methods, and key findings.
Keywords should be between 5 and 7 words in Persian, and for English keywords, they must be selected from the following link:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh
The English translation of the abstract and keywords must also be submitted.
The introduction should include the definition of the problem, a brief review of previous research, the necessity and importance of the study, the innovative aspects, and the main and secondary research questions.
The body of the article should meet one of the following criteria:
The conclusion should concisely present the main findings of the study.
The manuscript should be submitted in both Persian and English, with corresponding keywords in both languages.
The manuscript must not have been previously published or submitted to other journals simultaneously.
The Latin equivalents of unfamiliar terms should be included in parentheses next to the terms.
References should be cited numerically in the text, and the reference list at the end of the manuscript should be formatted as follows:
The article must be edited according to the latest version of the Persian language orthography approved by the Academy of Persian Language and Literature (available on the Academy’s website).
English terms should be included within the text.
Footnotes should be placed at the bottom of the pages.
English articles should not be translations of previously published articles or parts of articles in Persian or other languages.
English manuscripts and extensive English abstracts should be edited by a native English speaker with expertise in biological sciences.
The journal reserves the right to reject manuscripts that cite outdated or unreliable sources, or that rely heavily on older or second-hand references.
It is crucial to avoid citing translated sources (from English to Persian) in English articles.
Direct and lengthy quotations should be avoided.
Direct quotations should be clearly marked with quotation marks (" ") for passages up to 40 words. Passages exceeding 40 words should be indented.
The journal will not accept articles that are merely chapters of previously published books or dissertations by the author.
The citation style used by this journal is APA and follows the example below:
(Author, year of publication, p...) (Tabatabai, 1981, Vol. 2, p. 147)
In consecutive citations of one or more authors, instead of using “ibid” or “same,” provide the full name(s) of the author(s).
References should be formatted as follows:
It is mandatory to include the DOI for articles that have one.
In citations and references, avoid abbreviating the authors' names. Instead, list all authors.
If multiple works by the same author are cited, include the full name of the author for each reference.
The following four files must be submitted through the submission system:
After the manuscript is reviewed and accepted, the Persian and English abstracts must be completed according to the provided template.
ََThe does not charge any fees for article submission, peer review, or publication. All processes related to the evaluation and publication of articles in this journal are completely free of charge
After the manuscript is approved by the reviewers, the Persian manuscript must be checked using SamimNoor and the English manuscript through iThenticate for plagiarism. :You can direct your questions to the journal's expert via email : awsejournal@aletaha.ac.ir