How to accept the article:
- Research papers that are in line with the scope of the journal, and are products of research works and of scientific value, will be accepted for review.
- Only articles prepared according to the Journal guideline will be reviewed.
- Articles submitted should not be published in another journal or at the same time being reviewed by another journal.
- The responsibility of the materials mentioned in each article is on the author(s) of the article.
The Scope of Acceptance:
* Theoretical foundations of wisdom, philosophy and aesthetics of Islamic art
* Architectural arrays such as: Āina-kāri (mirroring), arabesque muqarnas, mural, calligraphy, Epigraphy (inscription)
* Research in the field of Architectural arrays such as: metalworking, toreutics, glassware, pottery, handmade carpets, mosaic, wood carving, art painting, miniature, publishing and writing, manuscript, illuminated manuscript, etc..
Organizing and submitting regulations:
The article should have the following sections in order:
- The first page: containing the full title of the article, the name of the author or authors, the academic rank of the author or authors, the department and the corresponding university, the e-mail address and the postal address (the name of the correspondence author must be specified).
The second page: The full title of the article in Farsi, abstract in Farsi (up to 500 words), which includes the statement of the problem, the purpose, the method of the research and the conclusion, and the key words in Persian up to 5 words.
- The third page: Full title of the article in English, abstract in English (up to 500 words) in accordance with Farsi abstract and maximum 5 keywords.
- The next pages contain the main body of the article with the following headings:
- Introduction and the statement of the problem, Theoretical framework and literature, Research Method, Discussion and Conclusion, and references
- The articles are based on the text approved by the Academy of Persian Language and Literature and should be typed by the Word Office. Submitted articles must have no typographical errors.
- The articles should be uploaded and sent only via the journal web address at http://niamag.birjand.ac.ir.
- In addition to the article, a separate file should be sent, in which the full title of the article, the name of the author, his position and scientific rank (in Persian and English), affiliation, the postal address, the e-mail and the inserted contact number (Specifications above should not be included in the article).
• The images of the article should be documented (with full references), non-decorative, and should be in the text of the article and referred to them in JPEG format and the resolution of dpi300, along with charts and tables to be sent separately.
• List of references should be in alphabetical order and in based on author's surname as follows.
Book: Surname, Name. (Year of publication). Title of the book (italic). Translator: First name and surname. Place of publication: Publisher's name.
Article: Surname, Name. (Year of publication). "Article Title", Journal Name (italic), Journal Number, Publisher Name, Place of publication, Number of pages of the article.
• in-text citation as (author's last name, year of issue: page number)
• The equivalent of Latin names, abbreviated symbols, words equivalent, and descriptions should be given as footnotes at the end of the article.
• If the in-text citation is merely a source of 2 authors, the las name of each of the two authors should be mentioned and if there are more than 2 authors, it should be cited as (last name of the first author and et al).
• For in-text citation of personal webpages, only (family, year) should be cited and specialized sites should be referred to as samples. (Statistics Center, year)
• Do not use the word “source or references” for images. Example: (authors, years)
• The word "Publishing" should not be mentioned at the end of the references and sources, unless the word is part of the publisher's name. Such as: (Nashr-e Nay ‘’Nay Publication”)