Article Structure (Guide for Authors)

Authors should submit:

1.      Title Page

2.      Anonymized Main Manuscript

3.      Figures in appropriate high-resolution format

4.      Supplementary Material, when applicable

5.      Conflict of Interest Statement

6.      Author Contributions Statement

7.      Funding Statement

8.      Data Availability Statement

9.      Artificial Intelligence Disclosure

The manuscript should be submitted in an editable DOCX format using the journal’s current template.

 

1-Article format
1-1-Types of files
 The only accepted format for the text and tables of the article is Word, and the article is received in two columns.
2-1-Referencing style
MCEJ uses Vancouver reference style. Vancouver style instructions in the form of two pdf files is provided to the authors. Authors should make sure their article references match them.  

3-1-Preparation of the article

 To see the format file for writing articles in this publication (Click here).
1-3-1-Title, keywords and abstract
 The title, keywords and abstract help the reader to find your article more easily and make the text easier to read.
2-3-1-The contact details of the corresponding authors
All full contact details of the responsible author are required. For other authors, mention of academic affiliation is required. To facilitate anonymous peer review, this information should be provided separately from the article.
3-3-1-Instructions for sending pictures and other diagrams
1-3-3-1-Pictures
1. The images should come in the word text file.
2. The numbered images should come in the same order as they are mentioned in the text.
3. For images with multiple parts, each part should be marked with alphabet letters (A, B, P, ...).
4. The description of the pictures should be in English first. At the beginning of the explanation, Fig. 1. Come with two dashes, one before the number and one after it. 
4.The Persian description should come below with the word shape (in bold) and with the number of the image: Figure 1. A dot must come after the number. If the description is more than one line, the lines should be straight and regular.
5. To use images from other publications, permission must be obtained from them. Some publishers like Elsevier request a specific text.
6. Where a license is required, it should appear under the photo (Vancouver style) or under the author's name and date (Harvard style).
7. Photos and other scanned images must come with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi.
8. The only acceptable file format is Microsoft Office Word. If you plan to convert the Word file to other formats such as PDF, PowerPoint, Photoshop or T.I. F. F convert, match your final version exactly to the initial version.
9. The descriptions of the images come on a separate page after the sources. Images and descriptions should be understandable without reading the article.
2-3-3-1-Tables of contents
 If incomplete sentences are used, use bullet points to list the sentences. Start the list with quotation marks and end with a dot.
 Lists should be separated from the rest of the text by a comma.
All the numbers in the equations must come in parentheses and be aligned.
3-3-3-1-Tables
 1. The titles of the tables should be right-aligned in all cases (such as when they appear in two columns of the article).
2. Tables should be created with the "table" tool of Word software. Tables created with Excel or other software cannot be used.
 3. Number the tables in order and refer to them in the article as Table 1, Table 2...
4. The table word must be written in full.
5. Number the tables in the order they appear in the article.
6. Tables should have clear titles and explanatory footnotes (and be marked in alphabetical order.)
8. Do not repeat the details provided in the original text.
9. The dates in the tables should be numerically: 05/11/2015
10. The description of the table should be right above it.
11.Bilingual Titles for Figures and Tables: Inclusion of Persian and English titles for charts, tables, and figures within the PDF file.
 

Research Data and Data Availability

Original research articles should include a Data Availability statement.

Authors are encouraged to make data, analytical code, models, and other materials necessary to verify the published findings available in an appropriate repository whenever legally, ethically, and technically possible.

When data cannot be shared publicly, the reason and conditions for access should be stated.


2-After acceptance
1-2-The final version
The PDF file of the final version will be emailed to the responsible author.
2-2-Electronic version
The journals of Tarbiat Modares University are free and having access to the full text of their articles is free. Authors are not charged for refereeing and printing. Pdf files of articles will be available electronically after acceptance.

3-The main file of the article
The main file of the article should include the following parts:
1-3-The full title of the article
2-3-Names of authors, organizational affiliation of authors and email
3-3-Abstract
The first page of the article begins with the abstract. The abstract should be clear enough for the reader to fully understand the main content of the article. Avoid referencing and quoting.
4-3- Keywords
Provide up to 5 keywords. Keywords should describe the exact content of the article because they are used to write the index.
5-3-Introduction
The introduction of the research should be brief and not have subheadings. This section should provide the reader with the necessary information to understand the article.
6-3-Objectives
 Objectives should describe the main purpose of the research.
7-3-Materials and methods
This section contains essential research information and processes so that other researchers can replicate them. If several different methods are used, subheadings should be used.
8-3-Results
This section may include tables, lists, and images. Focus on the important points of the research results; But avoid repeating the information given in the pictures and tables. Up to 6 photos and tables can be used in this section.
9-3-Discussion
The information in this section is different from the information in the results section.
10-3-Conclusion
This section should briefly explain the final result of the study.
 
11-3-The following must be specified by the authors at the end of the article:
AI Statement: Explicit inclusion of a statement indicating whether generative artificial intelligence tools have been used or not
Acknowledgments: Inclusion of an acknowledgments section thanking colleagues or partner organizations.
Funding: Transparent disclosure of research funder(s) or credit provider(s).
Author Contributions: Accurate description of the role and contribution of each author (based on the CRediT standard).
Conflict of Interest: Inclusion of a Conflict of Interest statement (Click here).
 
12-3-References
All references must be verified by the author. Authors should make sure that the references mentioned in the text match the list of references at the end of the article. The referencing style is Vancouver. The references come right after the thanks for the help and before the signs and abbreviations.
 
13-3-Signs and abbreviations
Symbols and abbreviations come after references and on a separate page. This section should be understandable without reading the article.