1. SUBMISSION:

Articles should not be sent to Persian/English journal or another language at home and/or abroad simultaneously. If the format and structure of submitted articles are not same as what mentioned in this guide, it won’t be accepted. Journal can edit and delete some sections, without any change in its content and received journals will not bring. Authors are required to use the following format and send their papers in two separate files:

1. A cover page
2. Paper without the name(s) of author(s) and any information.

2. SECTIONING AND STRUCTURE:
   • A cover page should include the following items:
     • Title: Title should be concise and informative.
     • Author name(s) and their affiliations. Author(s) affiliation(s) should be presented below the name(s): Department, University, City, Country. Provide the full postal address of each affiliation(s).
     • Email of corresponding author.

• The paper without the name(s) of author(s) and any information should include the following items:
  • Title: Titles should be concise and informative.
  • Abstract: It should not exceed 200 words. The abstract should state briefly the Subject and purpose of the paper, methodology, the principal results, major conclusions, and contribution.
  • Keywords: Provide a maximum of 5 keywords.
  • JEL Classification Codes: Please provide up to 3 JEL codes. The codes may be accessed at: aeaweb.org/journal/elclasjn.html
  • Introduction: Including explaining the problem, literature review, object (purpose), importance and necessity of it.
  • Theoretical background (Hypothesis development)
  • method: Including Methods, data collection tools, population, sample size and sampling methods, analysis and model testing hypothesis, definition of study variables and operational definition of them can be in presented the same section that model testing is represented and there is no need to repeat. This section should be sufficiently clear and include a detailed procedure of how the experiment was performed, both methodologically and statistically, in such a way that another competent researcher can follow and duplicate the experiment. A clear description or original reference is required for all biological, analytical, and statistical procedures used in the study. All modifications of procedures must be explained. Treatments and measurements should be described clearly. Statistical models and methods to analyze should be described clearly and fully.
  • Results: Including the findings compare it with the findings of previous and interpretation of compliance or inconsistency of findings with research findings and theories.
  • Discussion and Conclusion: Includes a summary of the problem, provide a summary of the results and overall conclusion and recommendations based on the results. Policy recommendations is necessary only in applied research and, if necessary, recommendations for future research accordant with the research limitations or how development of current research
  • Conflict of interest: The corresponding author must inform the editor of any potential conflicts of interest that could influence the authors interpretation of the data.
  • Acknowledgements (optional): The acknowledgments should be as brief as possible. The Acknowledgements section should be a few sentences at the end, but it is important to recognize those people (organizations and individuals) who made a considerable impact on the research, provided significant help to the author to formulate and complete the experiment, and improved the research at any stage (from providing access to equipment or field sites to editing the manuscript). However, this is an optional section.
  • References: The Journal uses the style of the APA to conform to international styles. The references section should be located following acknowledgements at the end of the text. Complete information should be given for each reference. The accuracy and completeness of the references is the responsibility of the author(s).

3. FONT AND STYLE OF MANUSCRIPT:

The article should be typed in Word software (office), A4 sized page and utmost in 7500 words (including references), and numbered pages while page margins are as follows: margin from the above 2.11 cm, from the below 2.11 cm, from the left 1.77 and from the right 1.77 cm. The line spacing should be set at 1 cm and the beginning of each paragraph indented about 0.3 cm, the entire text should be Justified.

• Font:
  • Title: The title of the manuscript should be typed in 16-point Times New Roman, Bold-face, heading 1, centered.
  • Author Name: Author names should be typed in 12-point Times New Roman.
  • Corresponding author: It should be typed in 12-point Times New Roman..
  • Abstract: Times New Roman is the "default" font. The abstract should be justified. The font is Times New Roman 12. The indention of BEFORE TEXT and AFTER TEXT are 0. The special indention should be in NONE. The spacing of BEFORE paragraph is 0 and the space AFTER a paragraph is 10 pt. LINE spacing is multiple 1.2.
  • In text: The entire manuscript should be typed in 12-point Times New Roman and single-spaced. The paragraph should be justified. The indention of BEFORE TEXT and AFTER TEXT are 0. The special indention should be in NONE. The spacing of BEFORE paragraph is 0 and the space AFTER a paragraph is 10 pt. LINE spacing is multiple 1.2. The body of the paper should be written in a single-column format.
  • Level I headings: bold font, Times New Roman 12
  • Level II headings: bold and Italic font, Times New Roman 12
  • Level III headings: Italic font, Times New Roman 12
  • Table: Times New Roman 10 is the default font of tables, numbered from 1.

4. REFERENCES INSIDE THE TEXT:

In order to reference within the text (APA) method should be used; so the author's last name with the year of publication it is presented in the text respectively. If there are two authors, last names’ will be separated by "and" and if more than three people, "et al." will be used. After the last name of the first author. If the number of resources is more than one, a semicolon (;) will be used to separate them. Any reference which is mentioned in the article, must be included in references part. If it is required to explain more about terms or words within the text, endnote can be used.

5. FIGURES, TABLES AND FORMULAS:

Figures’ title should be writhen below and tables’ title on the top centered in Times New Roman 11 and Bold. Figures and tables render within the text and immediately place after the explaining paragraph. The content of charts and tables in Times New Roman 10.

Create tables using the table editor in Microsoft Word or Excel. Do not format tables using keyboard spaces, tabs, and hard returns or by revising page layout using the “Columns” or “Section Break” features in Word. Do not insert images as tables. Tables and images number from No. (1) To refer to the content of the images and diagrams in the text, use the number and appropriate referral.

Inserting decimal numbers, instead of using slash (/), and show negative numbers by using the minus sign.

Tables include variables, should contain a column for the symbols used for variables.

Formulas represent centered in Times New Roman11and render in a two-column table with no border and number with figure in parentheses.

6. FOOTNOTES:

Footnotes can be used and are usually listed at the bottom of each page in your manuscript. Times New Roman 9 is the default font for the footnotes. Textual footnotes should be used only for extensions and useful excursions of information that, if included in the body of the text, might disrupt its continuity. Footnotes must be inserted using the “Footnote” feature in Microsoft Word, which will automatically number the footnotes.