Climate Change and Climate Disaster

Author Guideline for Bi-Annual Journal of Climate Change and Natural Hazards

Formal Tips

Article Body

1. Abstract and keywords
2. Introduction
3. Data and methods (1-3: Study area-2-3: Data-3-3: Methods)
4. Findings and results
5. Conclusion
6. References (Farsi and English)
7. Extended Abstract(Farsi and English)

The abstract of the article, at least 150 words and at most 250 words together with keywords, should be prepared and sent in Farsi and English.

The length of the article should not be less than 6000 words and not more than 8500 words.

Fonts used in the article:

Main titles: BNazanin 13 Bold

Subtitles: BNazanin 12 Bold

Text of the article: BNazanin 12

English text inside the text of the article: Times New Roman 11

Farsi footnote: BNazanin 10

English footnote: Times New Roman 9

Titles of tables, figures, graphs, pictures: BNazanin 11 Bold

Text inside the tables: BNazanin 10

Farsi sources: BNazanin 11

English sources: Times New Roman 10

Article Sections:

This division must be numbered and please do not use titles such as speech, chapter, etc. Numbering should be applied up to three digits as follows, and not more than that:

1. Main title 1.2. Subtitle 1.1.2. further subtitles

If more categorization and numbering is needed, titles such as first), second), third) or a), b), c) should be used.

Tables, figures, and diagrams

In setting up tables, curves, shapes, and images, it is necessary to observe the following points:

1. Resources such as curves, charts, images, and maps in the article should all be numbered and titled uniformly at the bottom of the figure.
2. The number and title of the tables should be mentioned at the top of the table.
3. All numbers in the text of the article and tables should be written in Farsi, and avoid typing numbers in English.
4. Decimal numbers in Farsi must be written with decimals (2/3) and presenting decimal numbers with dots or commas (2.3 or 2.3) is not allowed.
5. Additional explanations of the title and text of the table should be presented as subtitles.
6. The figures must be prepared with appropriate and desirable quality, and also the photos must be clear and their contents legible and scaled.
7. It is mandatory to mention the source of photos or figures adapted from other sources.
8. Use the Equation tool in writing formulas. Relations and formulas should be numbered in order from 1.

Referencing by APA Style

• Article sources (both Farsi and English) should be presented in APA style.

As follows:

Sources in the text:

In parentheses, mention the author's last name, the year of publication, and the page used. Example (Alijani, 2021: 161).

Sources at the end of the article:

Book

Surname, name of the author or authors (year of publication). Book title (italics). Volume number, place of publication: name of the publisher.

Example: Masoudian, Seyyed Abolfazl (2011). Climate of Iran, Isfahan, Isfahan University, p. 288.

Article

Last name, name of the author or authors (year of publication). Title of the article, name of the publication (italics), period (number), page number of the beginning of the article - page number of the end of the article.

Thesis or dissertation

Last name, author's name (year). Title. Supervisor, University: Faculty.

Internet resource

Mention the internet source https://psl.noaa.gov/data/gridded/data.ncep.reanalysis.html along with the date of obtaining the information.

Note:

• If an author has published multiple books or articles in the same year, letters a, b, c should be used after the year of publication for differentiation.
• If the number of authors is more than two, the name of the first author is mentioned followed by the term "et al." In English sources.
• If referencing more than one source in the text, names and publication years are separated by semicolons.
• The English equivalents of names, specialized terms, and other necessary explanations are provided as numbered footnotes at the bottom of the same page.

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.

Download the specification form and letter of commitment

Download the conflict-of-interest form

Authors intending to submit an article extracted from a thesis must note that in the author information section and when uploading the file, mentioning the names of the supervisors and advisors is necessary. Without the coordination of these individuals, the article will not be submitted, and the author must be sure to have a supervisor. Additionally, if the article is based on a research project or has been written with the financial support of an institution, this information must be included in the author details.

Authors should pay attention to the following in submitting articles:

1. The title of the article should be simple, clear, concise, a maximum of ten words, and reflect the significance and innovation in the research topic.
2. The official language of the journal is Farsi, but abstracts of articles in English (brief and detailed) are also required.
3. The units used in the article should be in the metric system.
4. Translated articles will not be accepted.
5. Articles will be evaluated by faculty members and doctoral students. Articles co-authored by master's students and faculty members are also welcomed for review.
6. Considering the journal's plan for indexing in international databases, providing an ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) for all authors of the article is essential.