Authors' Guidelines for Manuscript Preparation

Authors should submit their contributions electronically through the Journal website submission system to the Editorial Office:

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SUBMISSION OF PAPER

Requirements for new submission

Authors may submit the manuscript as a single-word file to be used in the refereeing process.

Contact details for submission

If authors submit a manuscript for publication in a special issue, please contact the Editor-in-Chief or Guest Editor for submission instructions. Please do not submit it through the online IMJPL unless the authors are specifically instructed to do so. 

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Ethics in Publishing

The ethical policy of IMJPL is based on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines and complies with the International Committee of IMJPL Editorial Board codes of conduct. Readers, authors, reviewers, and editors should follow these ethical policies once working with IMJPL. The ethical policy of IMJPL is liable to determine which of the typical research papers or articles submitted to the journal should be published in the concerned issue. The publishing decision is based on the suggestion of the journal's reviewers and editorial board members. The ethical policy insisted the Editor-in-Chief, may confer with other editors or reviewers in making the decision. The reviewers are necessary to evaluate the research papers based on the submitted content in a confidential manner. The reviewers also suggest the authors improve the quality of the research paper by their reviewing comments.  Authors should ensure that their submitted research work is original and has not been published elsewhere in any language. Applicable copyright laws and conventions should be followed by the authors.  Any kind of plagiarism constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable. For information on this matter in publishing and ethical guidelines please visit http://publicationethics.org. 

Peer-Review Process

To sustain the peer review system, authors must participate in a peer review process to evaluate manuscripts from others.  When appropriate, authors are obliged to provide retractions and/or corrections of errors to the editors and the Publisher.  All papers submitted to the IMJPL journal will be peer-reviewed for at least one round. IMJPL journal adopts a double-review policy: authors are blind to reviewers, and reviewers are also blind to authors. The peer review process is conducted in the online manuscript submission and peer-review system. After a manuscript is submitted to the online system, the system immediately notifies the editorial office. After passing an initial quality check by the editorial office, the manuscript will be assigned to two or more reviewers.  After receiving the reviewers’ comments, the editorial team member makes a decision.

The decision after each round of peer review may be one of the following:

1. Accept without any further changes.
2. Accept with minor revision. The revised manuscript may or may not be sent to the reviewers for another round of comments.
3. Accept with major revision. Major changes are necessary for resubmission. The revised manuscript will be peer-reviewed for another round. Typically, it will be sent to the original reviewers.
4. Decline without encouraging resubmission. The manuscript is rejected for publication by IMJPL. 

Double-Blind Peer Review Guidelines

International Multidisciplinary Journal of Pure Life (IMJPL) uses double-blind review, which means that both the reviewer and author identities are concealed from the reviewers, and vice versa, throughout the review process. To facilitate this, authors need to ensure that their manuscripts are prepared in a way that does not give away their identity. 

Information to help prepare the Title Page

This should include the title, authors' names and affiliations, and a complete address for the corresponding author including telephone and e-mail address.

Information to help prepare the Blinded Manuscript

Besides the obvious need to remove names and affiliations under the title within the manuscript, other steps need to be taken to ensure the manuscript is correctly prepared for double-blind peer review. To assist with this process the key items that need to be observed are as follows:

• Use the third person to refer to work the authors have previously undertaken, e.g. replace any phrases like “as we have shown before” with “… has been shown before [Anonymous, 2016]”.
• Make sure figures do not contain any affiliation-related identifier
• Do not eliminate essential self-references or other references but limit self-references only to papers that are relevant for those reviewing the submitted paper.
• Cite papers published by the Author in the text as follows: ‘[Anonymous, 2016]’.
• For blinding in the reference list: ‘[Anonymous 2016] Details omitted for, blind reviewing.’
• Remove references to funding sources
• Do not include acknowledgments
• Remove any identifying information, including author names, from file names and ensure document properties are also anonymized.

Preparation of Manuscripts

Manuscripts must be submitted only in English and should be written according to sound grammar and proper terminology. Manuscripts should be typed in Times New Roman of 13 pt. font and in MS Word format in one column with 3 cm margin at each side. Manuscript submission must be applied once to obtain only one submission ID number. More than one submission for a single manuscript can lose the chance of manuscript consideration. The manuscript must be accompanied by a cover letter including the title and author(s) name.

English Language Writing

All publications in the IMJPL are in English language. Authors whose first language is not English should make sure their manuscript is written in idiomatic English before submission. Please write your text in good English (American or British usage is accepted, but not a mixture of these). No language and copy-editing services are provided by the IMJPL; hence, authors who feel their manuscript may require editing to eliminate possible grammatical or spelling errors are encouraged to obtain such services prior to submission.

New Submissions

Submission to IMJPL journal proceeds totally online and authors will be guided stepwise through the creation and uploading of the manuscript files. As part of the manuscript, authors may choose to submit the manuscript as a single file to be used in the refereeing process. This can be a Word document (*.doc or *.docx), that can be used by referees to evaluate the manuscript. All figures, tables, and supplementary data should be embedded and included in the main manuscript file. The number of pages must be 10 pages at least and 25 pages at most. (Minimum 3000 Words and Maximum 7500 Words). Authors are advised to adhere to high standards when submitting their manuscripts to the International Multidisciplinary Journal of Pure Life (IMJPL). 

References

References list must be provided according to the IMJPL references format in a consistent style. Where applicable, author(s) name(s), year of publication, journal title/ book title, chapter title/article title, volume and issue numbers/ book chapter, and the pagination must be present. Provide hyperlinks under each reference in the references list. No DOIs are admitted instead. Citations must be highlighted in blue throughout the manuscript content and written in static text with no holding tracks.

Formatting requirements

All manuscripts must contain the essential elements needed to convey your manuscript, for example, Abstract (in Three Parts: SUBJECT & OBJECTIVES, METHOD & FINDING, CONCLUSION), Keywords (Between 5-7 Words), Introduction, Theoretical Foundations, Literature Review, Research Method, Paper Content, Conclusion, Acknowledgement, Funding, Author Contributions, Conflict of Interest and References. Please ensure all figures, tables, and supplementary data should be embedded and included in the main manuscript file.

Manuscript Submission and Declaration

While submitting a manuscript to IMJPL, all contributing author(s) must verify that the manuscript represents authentic and valid work and that neither this manuscript nor one with significantly similar content under their authorship has been published or is being considered for publication elsewhere including electronically in the same form, in English or other languages, without the written consent the copyright holder. All authors have agreed to allow the corresponding author to serve as the primary correspondent with the editorial office, to review the edited manuscript and proof. All contributing authors must complete and submit an Authorship Statement Form once submitting a manuscript to the IMJPL. In addition, the corresponding author is required to identify all authors’ contributions to the work described in the manuscript. All persons who have made substantial contributions to the work reported in the manuscript (e.g., data collection, analysis, writing, or editing assistance) but who do not fulfill the authorship criteria should be mentioned along with their specific contributions in the Acknowledgments Section of the manuscript. It will help determine the nature of the reported work. The contributing author(s) ensures that the presented data should be represented accurately in the manuscript and the manuscript should contain sufficient references to reproduce the concept or work by others. The publisher will not be held legally responsible should there be any compensation claims.

Manuscript Submission and Verification

Manuscripts are assumed not to be published previously in print or electronic versions and are not under consideration by another publication. Copies of related or possibly duplicated materials (including those containing significantly similar content or using the same data) that have been published previously or are under consideration for another publication must be provided at the time of online submission.

Manuscript Structure

Manuscript literature and tenses must be structured as:

• Title
• Abstract (in Three Parts: SUBJECT & OBJECTIVES, METHOD & FINDING, CONCLUSION)
• Keywords (Between 5-7 Words)
• Introduction
• Theoretical Foundations
• Literature Review
• Research Method
• Paper Content
• Conclusion
• Acknowledgement
• Funding
• Author Contributions
• Conflict of Interest
• Open Access Statement
• References.

Required files to be uploaded

Six essential files must be submitted through the manuscript submission system:

• The main file of the manuscript (without the names of the authors)
• Title page in the mentioned format
• Authorship form (must include the title of the article and the name and surname of all authors and be signed by all authors)
• Conflicts of Interest form (must be signed by the Corresponding Author and uploaded with the article file)
• Covering letter.
• Copyright Agreement Form
• To access the paper template, please visit https://p-l.journals.miu.ac.ir/page_180.html.
• To access the forms, please visithttps://p-l.journals.miu.ac.ir/page_184.html.

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Title Page

The title page should include:

• The name(s) of the author(s)
• A concise and informative title
• The affiliation(s) and address(es) of the author(s)
• The e-mail address, telephone, and fax numbers of the corresponding author.

Manuscript Title

The title should not contain the name of locations, countries, or cities of the research as well as abbreviations. Avoid complicated and technical expressions and do not use vague expressions. The title should be oriented to Interdisciplinary Studies in Religion and Life, Lifestyles, The Meaning of Life and Pure Life in the Modern Age, Interreligious Dialogues, and Propagation (Tabligh) in Cyberspace issues while not being obscure or meaningless.

Abstract

An abstract of 200 to 300 words that sketches the purpose of the study; basic procedures; main findings its novelty; discussions and the principal conclusions, should not contain any undefined abbreviations or references and also no abbreviation. ABSTRACT content structures MUST be structured according to:  SUBJECT & OBJECTIVES, METHOD & FINDING, CONCLUSION except research and case study manuscripts.

Keywords

Provide 5 to 7 keywords which can be used for indexing purposes. Keywords should not repeat the words of the manuscript title or contain abbreviations and shall be written in alphabetical order as separated by semicolons. Abbreviations should be defined at first mention and used consistently thereafter throughout the text.

Introduction

The Introduction, the beginning of the paper, provides a context or sufficient background information for the study (i.e., the significance and nature of the problem) and previous experimental results to enable a reader who is not an expert in the topic to understand the question that is being addressed in the paper, and why it is significant. The Introduction should attract the reader to the rest of the paper. When presented properly, this section ensures that the reader will be able to understand the details of the experiment as well as its relevance to the scientific community. The Introduction should (a) present the nature and the scope of the problem investigated; (b) provide enough background to orient the reader and justify the study, reviewing the pertinent literature to the problem; (c) state the reason for the study, and how it differs or is related to previous studies; and (d) state the goal/objectives and method of the investigation.

The Introduction should put forth the related background to the study, explain why the study was done, and specify the hypotheses to be tested. An extensive discussion of relevant literature should be included in the discussion of results, not in the Introduction.

Theoretical Foundations

In the theoretical foundations section, in order to clarify theoretical concepts and the identity of the concept, you should present this section by enumerating its features and dimensions, providing definitions, and outlining the history of the research topic. This is done by identifying the main and fundamental concepts related to your research and, by utilizing the works and writings of various thinkers and authors always with proper citation and in a logical manner describing and explaining these concepts within a scientific framework.

The author of the paper must be well-versed in the research literature and should concisely yet effectively present the theoretical foundations of the research topic. The theoretical foundations of the research must be presented with scientific references and citations.

Literature Review

In the Literature Review section, the research studies and scientific works related to the subject of the research are presented. The purpose of reviewing the conducted studies is to explore various information sources to gain a comprehensive understanding of the different dimensions of the research topic. By reviewing the sources, it becomes clear what work has already been done in the field of research and what the practical application of the current research is.

Paper Content

This section is the main body of the paper, where the research questions are answered in detail. Defining internal headings within the content of the article strengthens the logical connection and coherence between its various parts. In determining the internal headings of the article, sub-questions can be utilized, and each internal heading can serve as an answer to a sub-question. If necessary, internal headings can be broken down into simpler, more specific subtopics, addressing finer questions that require only a few paragraphs to answer.

Conclusion

The introduction to the work, followed by a concise description of the results found, and the discussion’s points are the most crucial elements of the conclusion chapter.  The conclusion chapter further includes the research's uniqueness, limitations, and recommendations for future research. Finally, the authors should convey the highlight in its entirety, with no references to literature.  The concluding chapter should be at least half a page long, both scientifically and in terms of content.

Acknowledgments

The acknowledgments should be as brief as possible. Acknowledgments of people, grants, funds with official numbers, etc. should be placed as a compulsory section. 

Author contributions

All authors must accept public responsibility for the substance of the material submitted for publication, according to the IMJPL. Use the following phrase for single authors: The study conceptualization and design, data collection, analysis and interpretation of results, and manuscript writing are all solely the responsibility of the author. Use the following phrase if there are many authors: The authors confirm the study conception and design: X. Author, Y. Author; data collection: Y. Author; analysis and interpretation of results: X. Author, Y. Author. Z. Author; draft manuscript preparation: Y. Author. Z. Author. The results were evaluated by all authors, and the final version of the manuscript was approved.  The contribution of the author(s) to the research effort must adhere to the authorship standards outlined in the IMJPL Authorship Guidelines and as advised by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). All contributors who do not match the authorship requirements should be listed in an 'Acknowledgements' section instead.

Funding

In this section, the author(s) are required to disclose any financial compensation received for the article, specifying the source. The names of financing organizations should be written in full, and the statement should follow the funding institution's criteria.  Financial support affiliation of the study, if exists, must be mentioned in this section. Thereby, the grant number of financial support must be included

Conflict of Interest

Conflict of Interest is defined as a set of conditions in which professional judgment concerning a primary interest, such as the validity of research, may be influenced by a secondary interest, such as financial gain. A Conflict of Interest Disclosure is an agreement or notification from the authors that they have not been paid for the work, or if they have, stating the source of their payment. The author(s) should submit a Conflict of Interest disclosure form and is responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the submitted manuscript. Conflict of Interest Disclosure form can be signed by all authors and stating that the submitted manuscript is the authors’ original work, has not received prior publication and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, permission has been received to use any material in the manuscript much as tables, figures, etc. or no permissions have necessary to publish the authors’ work.

A Conflict of Interest statement must be placed in the manuscript as below:

"The authors declare no potential conflict of interest regarding the publication of this work. In addition, the ethical issues including plagiarism, informed consent, misconduct, data fabrication and, or falsification, double publication and, or submission, and redundancy have been completely witnessed by the authors”.

References

All sources, including in-text citations and the reference list, must follow the APA referencing standard. The reference list should first be organized alphabetically and then chronologically, and it must be written in English. Additionally, authors are advised to refer to sources from the last ten years rather than older ones. Ensure that all sources cited in the text are also included in the reference list. Authors are strongly encouraged to use reference management tools such as Endnote for citation and compiling the reference list.

When referring to your own work within the manuscript, consider the likelihood of someone being able to identify you from the citation. Reduce that possibility by:

1. a) Avoiding the first-person in association with any citation (e.g., replace “As we have shown (Miller, 2020) …” with “As Miller (2020) has shown…”).
2. b) Remove references to your own unpublished / in-press work except where essential; where such work is cited, delete the author’s name (i.e., cite as “Author, in press”) and remove from the reference list.
3. c) Avoid references that by implication identify the author (e.g., delete “This work is part of a larger grant project (Miller, 2018, 2019)”).
4. d) Avoid excessive self-citation—typically, articles citing “Miller (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) …” are by Miller!

Authorship

All contributing authors should qualify for authorship. The order of authorship should be a joint decision of the co-authors. Authorship credit should be based on substantial contribution to conception and design, execution, or analysis and interpretation of data. All authors should be involved in drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content, must have read and approved the final version of the manuscript, and approve of its submission to this journal. The authorship details are referred to: https://p-l.journals.miu.ac.ir/page_185.html

Copyright

The IMJPL is made available to the public under the open access policy. The accepted submissions are free to read, reuse, download, copy, distribute, and share as long as the author(s) of the manuscript are credited.  IMJPL will ask all authors of the article to sign a Copyright Agreement Form. The accepted manuscript is moved into production after the copyright transfer form from the relevant author of the manuscript is received. Because the author(s) publish their manuscript as open access, the author(s) retain(s) certain rights such as patents, trademarks, and designs. The conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License are incorporated into the author(s) contract, dictating what others can do with the author(s) manuscript after it is published. Furthermore, after being properly attributed, the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License allows for unrestricted use, distribution, modification, and reproduction in any medium.

Plagiarism

Close adaptation of the thoughts and expressions of other authors, copying in the expression of ideas, structural similarities in the text or attributing the ideas and results of others without proper reference, or introducing it as genuine scientific research, is considered Plagiarism. IMJPL examines Plagiarism and considers it mandatory in the research process. For this purpose, the similarity finder software for reviewing articles is iThenticate.