Author’s Guide
- The received articles are first reviewed by the editor-in-chief in terms of content and upon gaining initial approval, the article format is checked against the journal’s suggested standard format. In the next step, a commitment form is sent to the author(s) and the paper will be sent for the process of peer review.
- All correspondence is sent to the corresponding author, irrespective of their academic position or degree.
- All manuscripts submitted by students should be supported by a cover letter by their supervisor; otherwise, the reviewing process will stop.
Note: Once the commitment form is filled out, it is not possible to make any alteration to the author(s)’ names and affiliations.
Journal Forms
Commitment Form
Conflict of interests
Submission:
In order to submit your paper to the journal, please follow the following steps:
- Sign up at http://sjme.journals.sharif.edu/.
Please note that all information put in this stage is regarded as the personal information of the corresponding author.
- Once the registration process is completed, log in to the system using the specified username and password. Then, click on the submission button on the top of the page to submit your paper.
- Select your article type from the list and then go to the next page.
- Enter the title of your research paper in both Persian and English. Entering a short title is optional.
- Include the information of other authors, if any, who contributed to writing the paper. Additional information is provided in the related page.
- Select the subfields related to your work. In case the relative subfield is not given in the list, add it in the provided box below.
- If you Need to provide further explanations please use the Supplementary Explanation section.
Note: Fill in the form given in this section and upload them: the letter to the editor in chief and checklist.
It should be mentioned that in case all the required information is not provided properly, the journal can rightfully put an end to the reviewing process.
- All given information of the paper to be submitted appears in the article submission section. Recheck the content and if correct, click on the submission button. Make sure that you keep your paper code number.
Once all the above-mentioned instructions are followed, your article will be registered and sent to the editor-in-chief. You will be notified of the status of your article via email and your personal account in case your article is accepted or needs revision.
Manuscript preparation guidelines:
Manuscript:
- The content should be written in two columns with a line length of 8.5 cm and font of Nazanin Point 12 in Microsoft Office Word. Of note, the minimum and maximum number of pages should be 7 and 15, respectively, with proper line spacing and page numbering.
- The tile page includes the title, authors’ names and affiliation, corresponding author information, both Persian and English abstracts containing 130-150 and 300-350 words, respectively (written in Times font 12), and both Persian and English keywords (4 to 7 words).
- The rest of the paper components including the Introduction as well as main headings and subheadings should be numbered in sequence.
- All the formulae and equations should be written in the MathType. Keep in mind that all of the required words, phrases and numbers in the charts, figures, and tables should be written in Persian.
Figures and Tables:
- Given that the layout design of the pages demands columns of 8.5 cm, it is required that the original figures and charts be inserted in the manuscript in the width range of 8 to 16 cm on the scale of Pixels/Inch, frame (border) thickness of 8 px, and chart line of 6 px. Of note, all files should be prepared using Photoshop software with the resolution of 600 dpi in a white background in either JPG or Tiff format and then, be uploaded via complementary files. Multi-part figures should be sent together.
- Avoid using Latin words and phrases that have common Persian equivalents inside the figures, tables, and text. In case using a Latin word is inevitable, its English equivalent should also be included.The titles of the tables should be inserted above them while captions of figures and diagrams should be written below them.
- The references of the figures and tables included in the manuscript should be marked with a gray background.
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments of people, grants, funds, etc. should be placed in a separate section before the references list if applicable. The names of funding organizations should be written in full.
Conflict of Interest
All manuscripts that are submitted to this journal must be accompanied by a conflict of the interest disclosure statement or a declaration by the authors that they do not have any conflicts of interest to declare.
Sources:
- All the sources used in the text should be numbered consecutively from number one written in brackets []. Make sure that all sources used throughout the research process are written in English in the Reference section.
- The Persian references should also be translated into English and the word (in Persian) should be written in parentheses at the end of each reference. Of note, the year of publications should also be translated into the Gregorian calendar.
To simplify, some examples of sources in the form of articles, books, and article collections are given below:
Examples:
Journals
Karimian Aliabadi, S. and Rezaey, S., 2022. Modeling of a wind energy harvesting INVELOX system by combination of numerical results and semi-analytical framework. Sharif Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 38(2), pp.37-46. [In Persian]. https://doi.org/10.24200/j40.2022.59289.1626.
Books
Hindmarsh, J. "The electrical-circuit viewpoint'', In Electrical Machines and their Applications, P.Hammond, Ed., 4th Edn., pp. 57-130, Pergamon Press, Oxford, UK (1975).
Proceedings and reports
Walker, L.K. and Morgan, J.R. "Field performance of firm silty clay'', 9th Int. Conf. on Soil Mech. And Found. Engrg., 1, Tokyo, Japan, pp.341-346 (1977).
Barksdale, R.D. and Bachus, R.C. "Design and construction of stone columns'', Report SCEGIT 83-10, Georgia Inst. of Tech., Atlanta, GA, submitted to Fed. Highway Admin (1983).
Bhandari, R.K.M. "Behavior of tank founded on soil reinforced with stone columns'', VIII European Conf. on Soil Mech. and Found. Engrg., Helsinki (1983).
