Format Guide

Guide for Authors

Corresponding author is supposed to be a faculty member or employee of other institutions.

  • Articles should be typed in single column on A4 paper with word software. For the Persian section of the articles, use B Nazanin font size 14 and for the Latin text use Times New Roman font size 12 . Tables, charts and figures should be in the text and their information should be in English and their descriptions should be both in Persian and English. If using the software, its reference must be specified. The article should have a minimum of 10 pages and a maximum of 15 pages.
  • For the articles prepared with process simulator software; If the software is MATLAB or similar software, there is no problem, but if it is process software such as Hysys, Aspen, etc. it needs to provide a license for unlocked software by the software organizer. There is no problem in simulation software with CFD as long as the name of the software is not mentioned.
  • commitment form (Note: Click on the phrase " commitment fomr" to receive the form) should be completed, signed and uploaded as a PDF file in the system by the corresponding author. The article code is completed by the secretariat. Save the file name as the commitment form and upload it.
  • Conflict of interest form (Note: Click on the phrase " Conflict of interest form " to receive the form) should be completed, signed and uploaded as a PDF file in the system by the corresponding author. The article code is completed by the secretariat. Save the file name as the conflict of interest and upload it.
  • It is recommended to use the papers of this journal as references in your manuscripts.
  • Layout: The top margin of the first page is 5 cm and on other pages is 2.5 cm. Adjust line spacing as single and text from right and left justify.
  • The sections of each article, font types & size  are as follows:

1. Article title:  should be short and introducing the content of the article and should not exceed 15 words (18 Bzar font).

2. The name or names and scientific titles of the authors of the article: (size 12 Bold B Nazanin font), The corresponding author should be specified with the * sign. 

3. Addresses of the authors: size 11 Bi Nazanin font and below that the e-mail address of corresponding author.

4. Order of writing of Persian and English addresses, respectively: academic rank and field of study for the faculty members, degree along with the field of graduation or studying for students and the name of the place of employment or studying for industry workers. The following addresses are listed for further guidance:

دانشجوی کارشناسی ارشد مهندسی شیمی، دانشگاه شهید مدنی آذربایجان 

استادیار مهندسی شیمی، دانشگاه شهید مدنی آذربایجان

In Latin abstract equals to:

M. Sc. Student of Chemical Engineering, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University

Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University

Note: The full address of the corresponding author in the footnote of the first page and in order of, the name of the city, the name of the place of employment, the name of the faculty or specialized department, the name of the group or laboratory

4. Abstract: The abstract should be in a maximum of 150 words, in a single column and containing the main points and results of the article. (B Nazanin 12 Bold).

5. Keywords: Maximum 10 words (B Nazanin 14 Bold)

Note: Parts 1 to 5 in English must be given at the beginning of the article before the Persian abstract.

6. Body text: begins with an introduction and ends with a conclusion. Depending on the type of the article, it has theoretical sections, device description, test method, solution method, or calculation, and the results are written in a single column with size 14 B Nazanin and size 12 Times New Roman fonts and the spaces between the lines are single. The titles of the text of the article are zise18 Bold B Nazanin font. Tables and figures should be numbered and table titles should be given at the top of each table and figure titles below each figure, respectively. Tables and figures should preferably be presented in color. English words in the text, including material names, names of scientists, etc., except for English abbreviations and units, should be replaced with Persian equivalents and, if necessary, should be mentioned in a footnote in English equivalents.

7. Tables, figures, diagrams and photos:

  • Shapes, charts, images, maps and photos should be named only with the title of the figure.
  • All tables and figures are numbered and their explanations are presented in both Persian and English.
  • The information of shapes and tables (including axis names, numbers, guides, shape names) should be inserted in English.
  • Write the title of the table above it and the title of the figure below it.
  • Font used to define axes: Times New Roman 10 Bold
  • Font used in the guide: Times New Roman 9
  • Font used for numbers on axes: Times New Roman 9 Bold

How to set the information of the figures and table is as follows:

In order to see the pictures acurately , please click on the figures or table.

8. Equations:

Equations should be legibly inserted with appropriate letters and symbols and should be numbered in order.

Note: All titles, from introduction to thanks and appreciation, should be numbered.

9. Overall conclusion

10. Thanks and appreciation: In case of sponsering for preparing the manuscript, you are supposed to insert this part before refrences.

11. References:

The sources used in the text should be specified in order of the number in brackets [ ] and their list should be in accordance with the number specified in the text.  The references sections should be in order of the author or authors, the name of the work (inside the quotation mark ""), the name of the journal or book title, the number of the journal or the time of publication, the number of pages and the date of publication in the references section and in accordance with the common standards. 

Only the references mentioned in the text of the article should be mentioned in the references section.

 It is emphasized that in the reference list section, the names of all journals, publications, institutes, conferences, etc. should be included in full and their abbreviation (Abbreviation) should be avoided.

You are supposed to manage the refrences according to the APA format which is easily managed by EndNote or Mendely softwares.

Authors should use the following styles to format their references:

  • Journal Articles: 

[1]   Mustafa, M. F., Liu, Y., Duan, Z., Guo, H., Xu, S., Wang, H.,& Lu, W. (2017).Volatile compounds emission and health risk assessment duringcomposting of organic fraction of municipal solid waste. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 327: 35-43.

  • Books:

[2]    Sloan, E. D., Koh, C. A., Koh, C. , (2007). "Clathrate hydrates of natural gases", Third edition, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, London,752..

  • Websites: 

[3] https://www.sacome.com/en/tema-type-heat-exchangers, available in 13 February (2005).

  • Theses: 

[4] Doddapaneni V. (2017). The Polymer-Based Nanocomposites for Electrical Switching Applications, PhD Thesis, School of Engineering Sciences, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden,

  • Proceedings: 

[5] Tuzunoglu, E. and Bagci, S. (1998). “Immiscible CO2 flooding through horizontal wells for oil recovery,” proceedings of the 2nd Int. Cong. on Non-Renewable Energy Sources, Tehran, Iran, 1, 152-161.

  • Patents:

[6] Miller, B. O. (1952). US Pat. 2542356, Dow Chemical Co.

  • All Persian references should be translated and presented in English which the year is enterd AD. Besides, at the end of the reference before the announcement of the year, the phrase In Persian should be mentioned. (According Sample7)

[7]    Mohammad Shahi, N., Soleimani Nazar, A., Ahmadi Golestan, M. (2012). "Experimental study of vegetable oil performance on the control of asphaltene sedimentation of two samples of Iranian crude oil”, Iranian Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 11 - No. 61, pp.13-21, In Persian.

Note: For accepted papers, an email will be sent to the author to pay the literary editing fee to the account of the Iranian Chemical Engineering Association and sending the receipt through the journal website. Prepare the article. The fee paid for editing articles is 5,000,000 Rials. Account information is available in emails and FAQs.

 

Regards

Journal of Iranian Chemical Engineering