Iranian Journal of Psycho-educational Assessment

Iranian Journal of Psycho-educational Assessment

Guide for Authors

For Authors

Essential notes

  1. The abstract of the article, at least 150 words and at most 250 words along with keywords, should be prepared and sent in Persian and English.
  2. The length of the article should not be less than 6000 words and not more than 8500 words.
  3. BZAR article font type should be applied with font size 13 for main text and 12 for quotes.
  4. Direct quotations should be double-sided 1.5 cm.
  5. Maps, figures, diagrams, and tables should be drawn on separate pages and numbered in order.
  6. How to write an extended abstract will be sent to the author when the final file is submitted.

Referencing by APA Method

  1. All references in the text of the article must be made in this way: (author's last name, source Journal year: page number), for example: (Ahmadi, 2015: 137). If an author has several books or articles in a year, after mentioning the year of Journal, the letters a, b, c should be used for distinction.
  2. If the number of authors is more than two, the name of the author is given first and then the words of others. In English sources, the word et-al should be used, for example (Mohammadi and others, 2015: 60) and (Wright et-al., 1998: 34).
  3. If more than one source is referred to in the text, the names and the year of Journal are separated by semicolons, such as: (Karami, 2015: 80; Asadi et al., 2015: 55).
  4. If a source is cited several times, it is necessary to mention the name of the author and the year of Journal each time, and not to use the term "same".
  5. In referring to internet sources, if the name of the author of the article is known, it is done in this way: (Asadi, 2015). There is no need to mention the page number as well as the day and month of Journal, although it should be mentioned in the reference list. If the referenced article is from an internet source, nameless and untitled, the name of the site is mentioned instead of the author's name, such as: (Ministry of Islamic Culture and Guidance, 2015).
  6. The English equivalent of names and specialized terms and other necessary explanations are given in the form of numbered footnotes below the article on the same page.
  7. In research articles, secondary sources and the word "quoted from" are not used, but, if necessary, it should be done in the following way: (Mohammadbeigi, 2015: 44, quoted by Chomsky, 1997: 12).

Writing a Bibliography

The bibliography at the end of the article should be written as follows:

  • The book

Surname, name. (year of Journal) Book title (in italics). Place of Journal: Publisher, print time.

Note: Commas, periods, parentheses and colons must be inserted exactly as above.

Example: Karimi, Yosouf. (2011). Personality Psychology. Tehran: Payam-e-Noor University, first edition.

  • The article

Surname, name. (Date of Release). Title. Name of the Journal (in italics). Journal period (issue number): number of pages from the beginning to the end of the article.

Example: Azarbaijani, Masoud. (2018). A Philosophical View on the Research Method in Psychology. Humanities Methodology, 25(98): 105-137.

Article with two authors:

Horri, Abbas, and Shahbadaghi, Azam. (2012). Citation in scientific works: pitfalls and challenges. Journal of Psychology and Educational Sciences, 5(12): 56-63.

- Internet Resource

 Surname, name. (year of Journal if available). The title of the article. Site title if any. Retrieved on today's date, from: full site address.

Persian Example: Vosoughi, Panthea (15 December 2018). Why are young brains especially vulnerable to social media? Iranian Psychological Association website.

English Example: Gardner, Davis. (1999). Plagiarism and how to avoid it. Available at: http://www4.caes.hku.hk/plagiarism/image/all_in_one.pdf. (Accessed on: 5 Sep 2015).

In referring to internet sources, sites and blogs, it is not necessary to mention the page number.

Specification Form, Letter of Commitment and Conflict of Interest

Dear authors, when submitting an article, download the specification form, letter of commitment and conflict of interest and send it along with the article after completion.

Authors who intend to submit an article extracted from a thesis/dissertation should note that in the section of the author profile form and submission of the profile file, it is necessary to mention the names of supervisors and advisors, and the article should not be submitted without the coordination of the professors, and the responsible author must be the supervisor. Also, if the article is the result of a research project or is written with the financial support of an institution, it must be mentioned in the authors' profile.