Guide for Authors

The Journal of Space Science, Technology and Applications accepts original scientific research articles and peer-reviewed articles in the field of space industry and its applications. Dear professors, researchers and experts who want to submit their articles to this journal, it is necessary to pay attention to the following:

Commitment form

Form of conflict of interest

Article editing format

 

Submission

Register in the journal system at journal.isrc.ac.ir and send your article in the specified format. It should be noted that the submitted articles will be returned if they contradict the terms and conditions of the publication as well as the format of the articles.

 

Copyright

The full responsibility for the published materials and resources will be borne by the author and the final version of the article will be approved by the responsible author before publication. The author or authors undertake that the article submitted has not been published in another journal. The commitment form and conflict of interest form must be signed and submitted by the authors.

 

Format and Style

General

In order to unify the articles of the journal, it is necessary that all articles be prepared and typed with the same and coordinated design and based on the format of the journal article.

 

Article section

Each article should include the following sections:

-Title: should be as short and clear as possible the subject of the article.

- Name and surname of the author (s): After the title of the article, the names of the authors of the article should be written. When writing the names of the authors, do not mention titles such as professor, doctor, engineer, etc. The place of work of the author or authors and the e-mail of the author of the correspondence side should be specified according to the format mentioned in the form.

- Abstract: The abstract in a paragraph and a maximum of 200 words explicitly states the subject and results of the research. No details, tables, figures or formulas should be included in the abstract. Avoid referring to references in the abstract.

- Keywords: A maximum of seven words should be selected as keywords. These words should indicate the main and secondary topics of the article.

-Introduction: Introduction is the first part of the main text of the article and its purpose is to introduce the work. The introduction usually consists of the following sections: Clear and accurate explanation of the research topic - Description of the importance and necessity of the research topic - Review related research - Clear expression of research goals and scope

-Methods: In this section, it is necessary to fully introduce the laboratory methods and consumables and equipment used. Also, the method of sampling should be carefully stated and the statistical tests used and the steps of statistical inference should be well described.

-Results and discussion: Presenting results and discussing it is the heart of a scientific article. The first goal of this section is to properly organize the results and present them objectively. In this section, the obtained results should be carefully and deeply analyzed and an attempt should be made to extract and explain the research findings. It is necessary to compare the results and findings of the research with the results and findings of other researches and to clearly identify the new findings, whether they are innovative or have contributed to the increase of existing knowledge.

-Conclusion: In this section, the findings of the research are presented in a concise and clear manner.

-Conflict of interest: Authors should clearly state any potential conflicts of interest, such as receiving money for research work, or gaining inventory or a stake in an organization that may be gained or lost through the publication of an article. Clearly stating the conflict of interest does not lead to the rejection of the article and we would like to be aware of it. If there is a conflict of interest should be explained and if there is no conflict of interest, the following sentence should be added to the end of the article, before appreciation and thanks. "No conflict of interest has been expressed by the authors."

- Acknowledgments: All those who have contributed to the study but do not meet the criteria for writing an article can be thanked in this section. These people include those who have helped technically and in writing. It is also necessary to appreciate the organization that sponsored the research. If the article is the result of a research project or dissertation, please mention the code of the project or dissertation, field and degree in this section.

- References: references should be related to the last three years. Make sure that all references in the text are mentioned. The source number is enclosed in parentheses []. For example:

journal articles

  1. A. Hawley, “How launching Hubble space telescope influenced space Shuttle mission operations,” Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 385-396, 2014.

book

  1. Hens, Biophysical applications of satellite remote sensing, 2nd ed., New York: Wiley, 2013, pp. 25-35.

academic dissertations

  1. Kawasaki, “Parametric study of thermal and chemical nonequilibrium nozzle flow,” M.S. thesis, Dept. Electron. Eng., Osaka Univ., Osaka, Japan, 1993.

project reports

  1. E. Elliott and C. M. Greene, “A local adaptive protocol,” Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, Tech. Rep. 916-1010-BB, 1997.

patent

  1. P. Wilkinson, “Nonlinear resonant circuit devices,” U.S. Pat. Patent 3 624 125, July 16, 1990.

standard

Space project management, ECSS-M-ST-10C, 2009.

electronic sources

When referring to electronic resources, two important points should be considered: 1- It is necessary to bring the internet address of articles, books, research reports, etc. in internet citations. 2- The date of access (or viewing) of the article, book, research report, etc. on the Internet should be mentioned when quoting Internet resources.