FAQ

1. How do I submit my article?

You can submit your article online via the journal's webpage (ijcm.du.ac.ir) under the "Guide for Authors" section. By entering the Journal webpage, first click on the Login section and "Register" on the journal homepage, and then follow the instructions.

2. Is it necessary for all the authors to be members of the "Iranian Society of Crystallography and Mineralogy" as a precondition for submission of a paper?

For accompany the Iranain Society of Crystallography and Mineralogy to continue its activities and benefiting its membership, it is recommended to authors to become a member of the Society.

3. How much does it cost to publish in the IJCM?

The journal does not charge for submission and reviewing of the manuscripts. However, once an article is accepted, the authors are required to pay 30% of the cost of printing (800 000 Rials per page).

4. How is the evaluation process of a paper?

The review process of papers is broadly described, both by a step-by-step guide and via a flowchart, in the "Peer Review Process" on the journal's website.

5. Is it possible to make changes in authorship?

Before acceptance of the paper, authorship changes, including addition, deletion, or rearrangement of author names are possible through a request letter signed by all authors.

6. How to recover or reset a forgotten password?

From the login section, click on the "Forgot password!"

7. When the acceptance letter is issued?

Once the paper is accepted by the editorial board and you make the payment needed as the article processing fee, the acceptance letter is issued.

8. Is it possible for the corresponding author to make changes in a copyedited paper?

Some minor changes to the extent of the copyeditor suggested wording ones are possible, so that the paper typography is not disturbed.