The Urban Sustainable Development journal only accepts scientific articles which include research, review, case study and conceptual articles. In addition to this, it is worth mentioning that only quantity-quality researches that are not descriptive and are based on the author's analysis, are evaluated. The subject of the articles should revolve around architecture and urban construction. The subject must be new and must help others increase their knowledge in the fields mentioned above. In addition to the foregoing, avoid stereotypes, prejudice and bias for the subject of the article.

Generally speaking, these factors may cause an article to be rejected in the first stage (editorial board):

• The article's subject is not relevant to the journal (Fields of architecture (Landscape Architecture, Reconstruction, Technology and Energy), Urban development (Urban design and planning) and issues concerning urban sustainable development)
• The article lacks a scientific structure (No questions, theory) and too much reliance on the collection or essay and report methods throughout the content of the article.
• The research method and/or the article's subject lies outside the reviewers to decide on.
• Repeated article content (A huge chunk of the article and or the article theory has already been covered in another article)
• The article does not comply with the terms laid out in the "Guideline for the Authors"

We ask dear authors to avoid submitting incomplete or irrelevant articles to avoid any wasting of money and time and reduce the turnaround time for the evaluation and acceptance of the articles.

The Structure and the Main Parts of the Article

1. Title: The title has to be less than 15 words, it should be clear in reflecting the main theme and subject of the article. It should not be previously used and so avoid repeated titles. The title should not be pointing at a particular person or group and it should not be poetic.
2. Abstract: The articles need to include an abstract in Persian and English. This section of the article should solely be able to reflect the whole article especially the results found. The abstract has to have a clear structure and should state the issue, question or research theory, goal, research method and conclusion. There should not be found any abbreviation or any special, undefined terms. The abstract should be a maximum of 300 words.
3. Keywords: The author needs to state the keywords relevant to the content of the article at the end of the abstract. The number of the keywords should be between 3 to 5 words and should be separated by a comma.

Article Presentation

1. The First page:

The first page should include the following:

• Title
• Author's full name (We ask authors to have an Orchid ID and submit the ID with their personal information)
• Information concerning any organizational association, scientific ranking, side and author's contact information
• Co-responding author's postal code, email, phone number and other contact information
• Note 1: Attach another file that does not include the name and other personal information of the author/s and only includes the title of the article, Persian abstract of the article and the keywords.
• Note 2: In the main text, the space between each line should be 1 cm, margin from the top: 3 cm, from the bottom: 2 cm and from each side: 2.5 cm

Text

• The article needs to be in Persian and the Persian grammar and rules (according to the Academy of Persian Language and Literature) need to be properly applied.
• The article including all the shapes, tables, charts, graphs and maps need to be less than 20 A4 pages and have to be submitted in PDF and Word format.
• The Word file:
  • The Persian version: (Font: BZar12, Line spacing: single, the text has to be well arranged and without any typo, the article should be in two vertical columns.

Shapes, Graphs and Maps

• Shapes, graphs and maps all should be titled "Shape" and after redirection, should be put in their proper place.
• Shapes (including graphs) should be named with their respective numbers, in JPEG format, with a minimum resolution of 300dpi and in separate files. The textual section can have a lower resolution to reduce the size, but only make sure that the text remains readable.
• The attributes of the shapes need to be stated in a section under them.
• The article's respective shapes should be well documented, not decorative and they must be of one essence with the article.
• All the shapes have to be referenced and linked in the article by their respective number.
• The graphs should include a description and respective units beside their axes.
• Beside the maps, an "Scale" must be stated
• The total number of the shapes and tables and charts should not be more than 10.
• The shapes should not come from not-credited sources like non-scientific blogs and websites
• The text part of the shapes should be in the format described in the "Article's text properties" section.

Tables

• Each table must include rows and columns, and each column should have its own title; the rows and columns should be related to each other, so as to provide a logical conclusion.
• The authors should use tables only when it helps the understandability and a better presentation by summarizing the information, so avoid using a table template for long texts and shapes as much as possible.
• No table should take up more than a page. If a table takes up more than a page, then its information should be presented in text rather than a table.
• The tables must have a number associated with them, a description and the source of the table, and after being referenced they should be arranged into their proper place in the article.
• The authors must reference the tables by number in the text.
• The table's properties and its source/s must be stated above the table.
• The tables must be submitted in Word format and its information should be arranged and formatted according to the "Article's text properties".