Manuscript Submission

 

Manuscripts are considered for publication with the understanding that no part of the work presented has been published previously and that it is not under consideration elsewhere for publication. Authors are requested to submit their original manuscripts through the IJAT website http://ijat.ut.ac.ir. Acceptance of publication is subject to the manuscript being a significant contribution relating to the aims and scope of the Journal. All submissions are initially evaluated by the Editor-in-Chief and those that are found to conform to the aims and standards of the Journal will be sent for consideration and comments to reviewers. Every effort will be made to expedite the review process and if revisions are a condition for publication, authors are encouraged to submit the revised versions as soon as possible. Submission of a manuscript implies that the author(s) agree to transfer of copyright to the IJAT when the contribution is accepted for publication.

 

Language

 

The manuscript is expected to be written in correct and easily readable English. Both British and American spellings are acceptable, but each paper is expected to follow one style consistently. Authors who are not proficient in English are encouraged to consult a suitably qualified person for editing the manuscript before submission.

 

Manuscript Format

 

Manuscripts should be typewritten in Microsoft Word in A4 size with 12 pt Times New Roman font in double-spaced single column. Page margins of the manuscripts should be 2 cm on the top, bottom, left and right. The manuscript should not, normally, exceed 6000 words. The title should be concise and informative and should be followed by the name(s), affiliation(s) and email(s) of the author(s).

 

The main body of the manuscript should be preceded by an abstract of no longer than 250 words followed by up to 10 keywords descriptive of the contents of the manuscript. The abstract should be a brief description of aims, procedures and conclusions of the work. It should be understandable to non-specialists as well as specialists in the field, and hence, should avoid specialised terms and abbreviations.

 

The main body of the manuscript should present a well structured presentation of the subject-matter and be suitably subdivided into sections. In particular, there should be an introductory section describing the background to the work and a concluding section summing up the main points of the work. Authors should ensure that diagrams, sketches, photographs and tables used in the text are of a quality suitable for publication. The metric system is to be used throughout and if it is necessary to quote other units then they should be added in parentheses. Footnotes are to be avoided as far as possible.

 

References

 

References to published work cited in the text should appear as follows:

• Single Author: The author’s surname followed by the year of publication, for example, Escrig, 2011,
• Two Authors: Both authors’ surnames followed by the year of publication, for example, Gheorghiu and Dragomir, 1978,
• Three or more Authors: First author’s surname followed by ‘et al’ followed by the year of publication, for example, Morgan et al, 2012,
• In cases where the list of authors referred to in the paper involves more than one author with the same surname, to avoid ambiguity, the initial(s) should be included, for example, P. Smith and Allen, 2001,
• In cases where there are more than one publication by an author in the same year, letters a, b, c, … should be placed after the year of publication, for example, Simons, 1978c,
• Citations to groups of publications should be listed first alphabetically and then chronologically, for example, Gibson, 1988, 1995b, 1995c, Michell, 1992b and Straten, 2001, 2003a,
• Citations can be made either directly or parenthetically, for example, …as shown by Michell, 1992b, the formula is correct … or …it can be proved that the formula is correct (Michell, 1992b).

 

List of references to published work should be given alphabetically (and then chronologically) at the end of the manuscript in the manner explained below:

• For an article in a journal, the following information should be provided: Name(s) and initial(s) of the author(s), year of publication in parentheses, title of the article, title of the journal, volume number (followed by the issue number in parentheses), initial and final page numbers of the article. For example:

 

Escrig, F. (2011) ‘Geometry and Structures: Historical Impressions about Architecture’,

Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures, 52(1), pp. 25-38.

 

• For a book, the following information should be provided: Name(s) and initial(s) of the author(s), year of publication in parentheses, title of the book, name of publisher, place of publication. For example:

 

Eekhout, M. (1989), Architecture in Space Structures, Uitgeverij 010 Publishers, Rotterdam.

 

and

 

Gheorghiu, A. and Dragomir, V. (1978), Geometry of Structural Forms, Applied Science

Publishers, London.

 

• For a chapter in an edited book, the following information should be provided: Name(s) and initial(s) of the author(s) of the chapter, year of publication in parentheses, title and number of the chapter, name(s) of the editor(s) of the book, title of the book, edition and/or volume number, name of the publisher, place of publication, page numbers. For example:

 

Motro, R. (1997), ‘Proportion and Symbolism in Polyhedra’, chapter 10 in: Gabriel, J. F. (ed.),

Beyond the Cube: the Architecture of Space Frames and Polyhedra, John Wiley & Sons,

New York, pp. 281-299.

 

• For an article in an E-journal, the following information should be provided: Name(s) and initial(s) of the author(s), year of publication in parentheses, title of article, title of the journal, volume number (followed by the issue number in parentheses), initial and final page numbers of the article, name of collection, URL of web page, access date. For example:

 

Ashkan, M. and Ahmad, Y. (2012), ‘Significance of Conical and Polyhedral Domes in Persia and

Surrounding Area: Morphology, Typologies and Geometric Characteristics’, Nexus Network

Journal, 14(2), pp. 275-290, Architecture and Mathematics [on line] Available at

http://www.springerlink.com/content/kw5893317m120034/fulltext.pdf (Accessed: 17 September

2012).

 

• For an (unpublished) thesis, the following information should be provided: Name and initial(s) of the author, year of submission in parentheses, title of the thesis, type of thesis (PhD, MSc, …), place where the work was done. For example:

 

Sanchez-Alvarez, J. S. (1980), Formex Formulation of Structural Configurations, PhD Thesis,

University of Surrey, UK.