Guide for Authors

Contributors

We welcome original, unsolicited contributions from faculty members, researchers, students, and staff from Allameh Tabataba’i University (ATU) on topics concerning Iran.

All contributions should be sent to international@atu.ac.ir 

Length

Contributions are required to contain a total of 1000 to 2000 words.

Language

Currently, we only accept contributions in English.

How to Cite

The contributions should not contain footnotes. The references that are available on the internet should be hyperlinked and those unavailable should be put in parentheses. The headings and sub-headings should be put in bold and should be left unitalicized. Contributors should avoid longer quotes. Quotes should be put within double inverted commas. If quotes are more than 40 words, they should be put as a separate paragraph, and within a double inverted comma.

Font

Contributions must be submitted in MS word format (.doc and .docx) only.

Blog Photo

Contributions should include an image or photo that will serve as a banner to be placed on top of the blog. Please see previous blog posts for samples. The photo should be related to the general theme of the essay. The photo should be copyright-free and royalty-free. Equally importantly, the photo should be respectful of and sensitive to others’ political, cultural, and social beliefs. If contributors use an AI-generated image, the photo caption should indicate as such. Contributors must send the link (URL) as to where the image came from. Contributors may search and download royalty-free photos from any legitimate stock media websites, such as Freepik, Pixabay, and others. The submitted image should be horizontal and in a 1200*800 pixels dimention, with a DPI of 72 to 150.

Short Bio and Social Media Handles

Contributors are requested to send a short bio of not more than 100 words.

Review Process and Publication

All contributions are judged on their merit. All contributions are reviewed by the blog’s editorial team, and if accepted, may be published with editorial corrections or asked to revise it. We have a zero-tolerance policy toward plagiarism. Contributions must be submitted exclusively to ATU Insights. Published contributions may be reposted on other platforms only with the permission of the Editors.

Contributions submitted will be acknowledged. Editorial decision on contributions may take a week to ten days, depending on the number of contributions we receive. If accepted, publication may take up to two weeks. However, priority is given to the contributions that are of immediate relevance.