Article Writing Guide
The Journal of Plant Production Research accepts research and review articles in the field of crop and horticulture with a focus on plant production. An article will be accepted for publication whose full text has not been previously published in any journal or for publication in other journals. Submitted articles can be in Persian or English (with special conditions), but the abstract must be prepared in both languages. In articles that have several authors, the order of the authors' names and rights will be the responsibility of the sender of the article. Each article will be scientifically responsible for the author (s). The publication is free to reject or accept, engrave and modify articles.
A research article is an article that is the result of research and is based on the results of individual or collective research. A review article includes the evaluation and critique of writings that have been published in various scientific journals and books in the same field. In this type of article, the author examines the past research works to clarify the current state of the problem, and then expresses the existing connections, contradictions, and limitations, and finally presents his suggestions. Translated articles are accepted only if they contain a very important scientific method or issue. Each research article should have a title, Persian abstract, keywords in Persian, introduction, materials and methods, results and discussion, sources, English abstract and keywords in English and the following principles should be observed in it:
1) The title of the article should be short and clear and should not exceed 15 words.
2) Each article should have a file containing the details of the article, including the name and surname of the author (s), academic rank and address in both Persian and English, telephone and fax numbers and e-mail.
3) The Persian abstract should include in detail the background and purpose, materials and methods, findings and conclusions, and all of it should be on an A4 page (minimum 400 and maximum 600 words with a line spacing) (format below).
Abstract
Background and purpose :( B lotus, font size 11)
Materials and methods: (B lotus, font size 11)
Results: (B lotus, font size 11)
Conclusion: (B lotus, font size 11)
Keywords: (B lotus, font size 11)
The English abstract should be a complete translation of the Persian abstract and extended (extended abstract) and at the end of the article after the sources with a line spacing and include:
(Background and objectives; Materials and methods; Results; Conclusion) (Format below).
Title: Times New Romans Font 12 Bold (Center)
Abstract
Background and objectives: Times New Roman (font size: 11)
Materials and methods: Times New Roman (font size: 11)
Results: Times New Roman (font size: 11)
Conclusion: Times New Roman (font size: 11)
Keywords: Times New Roman (font size: 11)
4) Keywords should be given in 3 to 5 words immediately after Persian and English abstracts.
5) The introduction should include the problem, work history and justification of the importance of the research. The objectives of the study should be clearly stated at the end of the introduction.
6) Materials and methods, including tools, statistical design, data generation and research methods should be clearly stated.
7) Results and discussion will include research findings, reasoned discussion (with reference) and conclusion. The results and the discussion should be compiled together. Figures and tables in the results and discussion should not contain the same or duplicate information, the data in the table should not be duplicated in the form of curves or graphs (except maps).
8) Overall conclusion: The general conclusion of the most important research findings should be given in one paragraph.
9) If necessary, thank and appreciate the institutions and individuals under the heading "Thanksgiving" before the sources.
10) All sources are in English and in alphabetical order are the surnames of the authors and the names of the organizations. Refrain from referring to sources as "anonymous".
11) The source used may be a book, article or publication. In the case of a book, the name of the author (s), year of publication, title of the book, publisher and place of publication, and the total number of pages must be provided.
A) Books written in Iran:
1. Parsapajouh, D. 1994. Wood technology. TehranUniv. Press, 404p. (In Persian)
B) Book in Latin (refer to the whole page)
1. Holik, H. 2006. Handbook of paper and board. WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, Germany, 506p.
C) Book in Latin (pages used)
1. Nyland, R.D. 1996. Silviculture, Concepts and applications. Mc Graw-Hill international edition, New York, Pp: 501-553.
12) For articles that are separate chapters from a book with the author (s) (such as conference article), these include the author (s) name, year of publication, article title, page number, author (s) name (editors) of the book , Is the name of the book, publisher and place of publication.
1. Yang, C. and Tao, V. 2005. Distributed geospatial information service. P 113-130, In: S. Rana and J. Sharma (eds), Frontiers of geographic information technology, Springer, London.
13) How to write Persian sources for an article in English should include the name of the author (s), year of publication, title of the article, name of the journal in brief, volume (number) of the journal and Sham