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Guide for Authors

Submission of Papers

Submission of a paper implies that it has not been published previously, that it is not underconsideration for publication elsewhere, and that if accepted it will not be publishedelsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written consentof the publisher.

Manuscript Preparation

General: Manuscripts must be typewritten, double-spaced with wide margins. All the authorsshould be identified including E-mail addresses and Fax numbers. Full postal addresses mustbe given for all co-authors. Authors are requested to supply the names and email addresses forthree experts in the subject of their manuscript to be considered by the Editors as potentialreferees. Authors should consult a recent issue of the journal for style if possible. The Editorsreserve the right to adjust style to certain standards of uniformity. Authors should retain acopy of their manuscript since we cannot accept responsibility for damage or loss of papers.Original manuscripts are discarded one month after publication.

Language and Style: Manuscripts should be written in English in a clear and concise mannerand follow the style of a current issue of Iranian Journal of Catalysis.

Manuscripts which are not written in fluent English will be rejected

Online Submission

Authors should submit their manuscripts online. Electronic submission substantially reducesthe editorial processing and reviewing times and shortens overall publication times. Pleasefollow the hyperlink “Submit online” on the right and upload all of your manuscript filesfollowing the instructions given on the screen.

Title page

The title page should include:

o The name(s) of the author(s)

o A concise and informative title

o The affiliation(s) and address(es) of the author(s)

o The e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers of the corresponding author(s)

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Abstracts

Please provide an abstract up to 150 words. The abstract should not contain any undefinedabbreviations or unspecified references.

Keywords

Please provide 4 to 6 keywords which can be used for indexing purposes.

Text

Follow this order when typing manuscripts: Title, Authors, Affiliations, Abstract, Keywords,Introduction, Results and Discussion (may be separate) Conclusion (optional), Experimental,Acknowledgements, References, Figure Captions and then Tables. Do not import the Figuresor Tables into your text. The corresponding author should be identified with an asterisk andfootnote. All other footnotes (except for table footnotes) should be identified with superscriptArabic numbers.

Text Formatting

Manuscripts should be submitted in Word.

o Use a normal, plain font (e.g., 10-point Times Roman) for text.

o Use italics for emphasis.

o Use the automatic page numbering function to number the pages.

o Do not use field functions.

o Use tab stops or other commands for indents, not the space bar.

o Use the table function, not spreadsheets, to make tables.

o Use the equation editor or Math Type for equations.

o Save your file in doc format. Do not submit docx files.

Manuscripts with mathematical content can also be submitted in LaTeX.

Headings

Please use the decimal system of headings with no more than three levels.

Abbreviations

Abbreviations should be defined at first mention and used consistently thereafter.

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Footnotes

Footnotes can be used to give additional information, which may include the citation of areference included in the reference list. They should not consist solely of a reference citation,and they should never include the bibliographic details of a reference. They should not alsocontain any figures or tables.

Footnotes to the text are numbered consecutively; those to tables should be indicated bysuperscript lower-case letters (or asterisks for significance values and other statistical data).Footnotes to the title or the authors of the article are not given reference symbols.

Always use footnotes instead of endnotes.

Units

SI units should be used whenever possible in all manuscripts, tables and illustrations.Manuscripts containing non-SI units may be returned to the author.

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments of people, grants, funds, etc. should be placed in a separate section beforethe reference list.

References

Citation

Reference citations in the text should be identified by numbers in square brackets, and the fullreference should be given in a numerical list at the end of the paper. Some examples:

1. Negotiation research spans many disciplines [3].

2. This result was later contradicted by Becker and Seligman [5].

3. This effect has been widely studied [1-3, 7].

References list

The list of references should only include works that are cited in the text and that have beenpublished or accepted for publication. Personal communications and unpublished worksshould only be mentioned in the text. Do not use footnotes or endnotes as a substitute for areference list.

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References should be given in the following form:

Reference to a journal publication:[1] J. van der Geer, J.A.J. Hanraads, R.A. Lupton, J. Sci. Commun. 163 (2000) 51–59.Reference to a book:[2] W. Strunk Jr., E.B. White, The Elements of Style, third ed., Macmillan, New York, 1979.Reference to a chapter in an edited book:[3] G.R. Mettam, L.B. Adams, in: B.S. Jones, R.Z. Smith (Eds.), Introduction to theElectronic Age, E-Publishing, Inc. New York, 1994, pp. 281–304.

Reference to a conference[4] Inui T, Yamase O, Fukuda K. In: Jansen J C ed. Proceedings of the 8th InternationalCongress on Catalysis, Vol III. Berlin: Berlag Chemie, 1984. 569.Always use the standard abbreviation of a journal’s name according to the ISSN List of TitleWord Abbreviations, see www.issn.org/2-22661-LTWA-online.php

Tables

o All tables are to be numbered using Arabic numerals.

o Tables should always be cited in text in consecutive numerical order.

o For each table, please supply a table caption (title) explaining the components of the table.

o Identify any previously published material by giving the original source in the form of areference at the end of the table caption.

o Footnotes to tables should be indicated by superscript lower-case letters (or asterisks forsignificance values and other statistical data) and included beneath the table body.

Artwork

For the best quality final product, it is highly recommended that you submit all of yourartwork – photographs, line drawings, etc. – in an electronic format. Your art will then beproduced to the highest standards with the greatest accuracy to detail. The published workwill directly reflect the quality of the artwork provided.

Color Art

o Color art is free of charge for online publication.o If black and white will be shown in the print version, make sure that the main informationwill still be visible. Many colors are not distinguishable from one another when converted toblack and white. A simple way to check this is to make a xerographic copy to see if thenecessary distinctions between the different colors are still apparent.

o If the figures arre printed in black and white, do not refer to color in the captions.

o Color illustrations should be submitted as RGB (8 bits per channel).

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Figure Lettering

o To add lettering, it is best to use Helvetica or Arial (sans serif fonts).

o Keep lettering consistently sized throughout your final-sized artwork, usually about 2–3 mm(8–12 pt).

o Variance of type size within an illustration should be minimal, e.g., do not use 8-pt type onan axis and 20-pt type for the axis label.

o Avoid effects such as shading, outline letters, etc.

o Do not include titles or captions within your illustrations.

Figure Numbering

o All figures are to be numbered using Arabic numerals.

o Figures should always be cited in text in consecutive numerical order.

o Figure parts should be denoted by lowercase letters (a, b, c, etc.).

o If an appendix appears in your article and it contains one or more figures, continue theconsecutive numbering of the main text. Do not number the appendix figures, "A1, A2, A3,etc." Figures in online appendices (Electronic Supplementary Material) should, however, benumbered separately.

Figure Captions

o Each figure should have a concise caption describing accurately what the figure depicts.Include the captions in the text file of the manuscript, not in the figure file.

o Figure captions begin with the term Fig. in bold type, followed by the figure number, alsoin bold type.

o No punctuation is to be included after the number, nor is any punctuation to be placed atthe end of the caption.

o Identify all elements found in the figure in the figure caption; and use boxes, circles, etc., ascoordinate points in graphs.

o Identify previously published material by giving the original source in the form of areference citation at the end of the figure caption.

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Figure Placement and Size

o When preparing your figures, size figures to fit in the column width.

o Most figures should be 39 mm, 84 mm, 129 mm, or 174 mm wide and not higher than 234mm.

o For vector graphics, the preferred format is EPS; for halftones, please use TIFF format. MSOffice files are also acceptable.

o Vector graphics containing fonts must have the fonts embedded in the files.

Graphical abstract

A Graphical abstract is mandatory for this journal. It should summarize the contents of thearticle in a concise, pictorial form designed to capture the attention of a wide readershiponline. Authors must provide images that clearly represent the work described in the article.Graphical abstracts should be submitted as a separate file.

Proofs

Proofs will be sent to the author (first named author if no corresponding author of multi-authored papers is identified) and should be returned within 48 hours of receipt. Please notethat authors are urged to check their proofs carefully before return, since the inclusion of latecorrections cannot be guaranteed.

CopyrightA copyright transfer form is sent to the corresponding author with the proof. It should becompleted and returned to the Editorial Office by fax or mail as soon as possible.

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