Journal of Studies in Library and Information Science

It is necessary to send the conflict of interest and appreciation form separately or in the main file (Forms).

Manuscript Submission and Verification

Manuscripts are assumed not to be published previously in print or electronic version and are not under consideration by another publication. Copies of related or possibly duplicated materials (including those containing significantly similar content or using same data) that have been published previously or are under consideration for another publication must be provided at the time of online submission.

Manuscript Structure

Manuscript literature and tenses must be structured as:

• Title;
• Abstract;
• Keywords;
• Introduction;
• Methodology;
• Results;
• Conclusion;
• Acknowledgements;
• Conflict of Interest and References. 

Title

The title of the article should be concise and appropriate to the content of the article.

Names of authors

Do not include the names or any information (such as e-mail) of the authors in the main file of the article.

Please send the name, full affiliation and email of all authors in Title Page, when submitting the article.

The names of the authors should be included without using the rank or academic degree of the persons.

The order of the authors in the author profile file and the system should be the same.

In the final version, which will be sent to the system after acceptance and review, write the full names and details of the authors in Persian and English based on the journal template.

Abstract

A Persian structured abstract of 220 to 250 words that sketches the purpose of the study; basic procedures; main findings its novelty; discussions and the principal conclusions. ABSTRACT content structures MUST be structured according to:  BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES; METHODOLOGY; FINDINGs and CONCLUSION.

An English structured abstract of 220 to 250 words.

An English extended structured abstract of 700 to 750 words.

Keywords

Provide 5 to 7 keywords which can be used for indexing purposes. Keywords should not repeat the words of the manuscript title or contain abbreviations and shall be written in alphabetical order as separated by semicolon.

General Considerations

• Read the Journal’s Guide for Authors and make sure that the manuscript (text, tables, figures, and photographs) meets Journal requirements.
• The manuscript contains the main sections outlined in Journal’s Guide for Authors, e.g., Title, Abstract, Introduction, Methodology, Results and Conclusion, Acknowledgments, Conflict of interest and References.
• Spell-check the manuscript.
• All authors must read the Ethics in publishing, Plagiarism prevention, Violation of publication ethics and Handling cases of misconduct before being submitted to the journal.
• The Manuscript has been read and approved by all listed authors.
• The article should be based on the research results of the author or authors.
• The article has not been submitted for publication before or simultaneously (until the final opinion of this journal is announced). The publication of abstracts of papers presented at congresses, symposia, domestic and foreign seminars does not have this restriction.
• The article should be uploaded and sent through the journal website.
• The authors are responsible for the accuracy of the content presented in the articles.
• The editorial board has the right to accept, reject or edit articles.