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  • If the article has more than one author, all authors should agree on designating a corresponding author (for future follow-up and correspondence), and agree on the order of authorship. The corresponding author must upload the “authors’ agreement and commitment form”, signed by all authors of the article, at the same time with submitting the manuscript. With signing this form the authors confirm the research originality, authors’ contribution, the order of authors’ names, adherence to publication ethics and declarations of all interests to avoid any conflict of interests. (Authors’ agreement and commitment form)
  • Articles that are extracted from theses and research concepts, need to be mentioned to be as such, and must be submitted with the confirmation of the respective guiding professor or the research concept executive as the corresponding author. (Conflicts of Interest Statement)
  • The article should be in line with the preparation guidelines, so that the article would be error-free and not face a delay in and through the evaluation process. (Guide to Preparing Articles). You can use the template sample provided here, as an example to walk you through what we are looking for. (Article Template Sample)
  • Referencing style is based on the American Psychological Association (APA) guidelines. Please visit the (Citation and Referencing Guide).
  • To avoid plagiarism, the "Urban Sustainable Development" journal relies on Samim Noor Text Similarity Checker. The authors need to provide the Journal with an authenticity license (Samim Noor Text Similarity Checker) at samimnoor.ir with a maximum 20 percent similarity. Make sure to enter the article's title in the deed's title box.