Guide for Authors

Guide for Authors

Author Guidelines

Authors must submit their manuscript online after preparing according to this guideline.

The following points are reminded for further attention of the authors:

- Responsibility for the content of the manuscript lies with the author or authors of the article, especially the corresponding author.

Note: If the article is submitted by a student, the approval of the relevant professor (by signing the letter of request for publication) must be sent to the publication office.

- The manuscript submitted to this journal must not have been previously published in another journal, whether national or international (except in abstract form at seminars or conferences). In addition, during the period of review of the manuscript, it should not be submitted to another journal for review and publication.

- It is not permitted to delete, add, or change the order of authors, or to change the corresponding author after the review process.

- The author(s) undertake that the part of the article that is not referenced to a source is not taken from another article, and that author(s) will be responsible for any claims that are made.

- Polymerization is free to accept, reject, publish, and revise the articles.

 

Manuscript Preparation

- In the first stage, the submitted manuscript must include text, tables, images, and figures, in a PDF file. Figures and tables should be embedded in their proper locations within the text.

- After final acceptance, editable Microsoft Word document and images and figures in tiff or jpeg format will be received from the author. The text of the article without images and tables should not exceed 15 pages.

- The number of tables and images (parts of an image are considered a separate image) should not exceed 15.

- The maximum number of references can be 30.

- It is also necessary to send a cover letter requesting the publication of the article in Polymerization journal, emphasizing that the article should not be submitted or published in other journals. (Click to see the proposed text of the letter)

  

Manuscript Pattern and Structure

  1. The document must be prepared in MS Word using B Lotus 13 pt. font for Persian text and Times New Roman 11 pt. font for English text.
  2. The margins should be 2.5 cm on each side with 1.5 line spacing.
  3. Persian (B Lotus pt. 16 font) and English (Times New Roman 15 pt. font) short and descriptive title in maximum 12 words.
  4. The authors' names, surnames, and addresses should be written in both Persian (B Lotus 13 pt. font) and English (Times New Roman pt. 12 font). An asterisk should be used to indicate the corresponding author.
  5. Corresponding author email address.
  6. Persian (B Lotus 12 pt. font) and English (Times New Roman pt. 12 font) abstracts of 200-250 words.
  7. Five keywords in both Persian and English with same font of abstract.
  8. Scanned author photos of the 4 cm×3 cm with a resolution of 300 dpi, in jpeg format.
  9. The manuscript should include introduction, discussion, conclusion, and references (B Lotus pt. 13 font for Persian text and Times New Roman pt. 11 font for English text).

Note: Use appropriate Persian equivalents for English words throughout the text (Polymer Dictionary).

  1. The reference numbers used should be included in brackets next to the relevant text.
  2. Use International System of Units (SI) throughout the article.
  3. All symbols and abbreviations used to represent variables, constants, values, materials, and properties must be explained in the first instance of use.

 

Tables, Figures and Schemes

  1. All figures and schemes must have captions and all tables must have titles. They must be numbered and listed in the text. All values must have units. Items that require explanation should be marked and included in the footnotes.
  2. It is necessary to include a reference at the end of the title of the table or caption of the figure if it is not the author's own work.
  3. Figures must be submitted in black and white, 8.5 or 18 cm wide, 300 dpi resolution, in tiff or jpeg format. For images (like SEM) the magnification must be stated.

 

Equations and Chemical Reactions

  1. Mathematical equations must be typed in MS Word 2003 or MathType and numbered sequentially in the text. Equation numbers in the text should be placed in parentheses
  2. Chemical reactions should be drawn with ChemOffice program and numbered sequentially in the text.
  3. Mechanisms involving multiple chemical reactions should be listed as "scheme" and numbered.

References

  1. References to articles are typed in square brackets (Times New Romans pt. 12 font) in the text and numbered consecutively. All references are listed at the end of the main text. For references with more than seven authors, please list three, followed by "et al."
  2. The first letter of the title should be capitalized.
  3. Persian references should be translated into English.

The following examples show citation formats for different types of references:

 

Books

 - Author's last name and first name, book title, editor(s), publisher, place of publication, edition, page number, and year of publication.

Examples:

English

- Pu H., Polybenzimidazole-Based Materials: From Synthesis to Application, Elsevier, USA, 1st ed., 200-230, 2025.

- The Research Development on Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Guo J., Chen G., Li J., and Peng H. (Eds.), Springer Nature, Singapore, 1st ed., 150-175, 2025.

-  Zupančič O., Fraga R.M., Paudel A., Role of Polymers in Tableting, In Polymers for Oral Drug Delivery Technologies, Parambath A. (Ed.), Woodhead, UK, 335-388, 2024.

Persian

- Mehdipour-Ataei S., Polyketones, Iran Polymer Science and Technology Society, Tehran, 52-75, 2024.

 

Article

- Author's last name and first name, article title, journal abbreviation, volume number, first and last pages of the article, and year of publication.

Note: For abbreviations of the journal title see the link below:

https://images.webofknowledge.com/images/help/WOS/A_abrvjt.html

Examples:

English Journal

- Xiao T., Tan C., Histand G., and Lin D., Imidazolium Phosphinate Ionic Liquids as Latent Curing Agents for Epoxy Resins, Indust. Eng. Chem. Res., 64, 7973-7984, 2025. doi: 10.1021/acs.iecr.5c00093

 

Online Article Not Yet Published

- Sun R., Mi R., Luo W., and Hu W., Polymer Stress Relaxation in Biaxially Stretching-Induced Crystallization, Polymer, 2025. doi: 10.1016/j.polymer.2025.128446

 

 Persian Journal

- Mohamadpour A., Shiari S., and Moazezi M., Hybrid Biodegradable Scaffolds in Tissue Engineering and Wound Dressings: A Review, Polymerization (Persian), 14, 29-39, 2025. doi: 10.22063/basparesh.2024.3653.1700

 

Conference

- Masoudi A., Pourjafar M., and Sadeghy K., Dynamic of Gas Bubbles Surrounded by Thixo-Elastic Fluids Obeying DSM Rheological Model, Proc. ICOR 2023, Tehran, 76-78, 2023.

 

Thesis

- Silvianti F., Enzymatic Synthesis of Furan-Based Polymers: The Role of Greener Alternative Solvents and Isomerism, PhD Thesis, University of Groningen, May 2024.  

 

Patent

- Kim K.C., Lee J.S., Park D.C., Yun T.K., and Jin Hong, Method of Generating Virtual Tire Slip Sound in Vehicle, US Pat. 12,051,290, 2024.

 

Webpage

- Mauritz K., Sol-gel Chemistry, http://www.psrc.usm.edu/mauritz/solgel.htm, available in 13 February 2005.

 

Standards

- Fibre-Reinforced Plastics —Determination of the Plain-Pin Bearing Strength, ISO 12815, 2025.

 

Aknowledgments

Acknowledgements usually follow the conclusion. The purpose is to thank people who have contributed in some way but are not considered as authors, such as those who have provided intellectual assistance and technical assistance (including writing and editing).

 

Conflict of Interest

Authors must disclose any conflicts of interest that may have influenced the results or interpretation of the findings and indicate the sources of funding for their research. Authors must complete a Conflict of Interest form and submit it with the article.