Iranian Journal of Seed Research

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Conflict of Interest Statement Form

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Copyrights

1. The author(s) warrants that the article (including the illustrations) is an original work, not published, or not submitted or submitted elsewhere in whole or in part. Also, the results should be not presented at the meeting.
2. The responsibility of the article goes to the corresponding author.
3. The number and names of the authors of the paper are done by agreement between them and the corresponding author.
4. Non-compliance with article writing or style of the journal will cause the reject or delay in the acceptation of the article.
5. Journal for accepting, rejecting or amending article will act based on laws passed by the journal.
6. Articles received by editors and reviewers of scientific experts are checked, and after acceptance by the editorial board in compliance with the time to be published.

Authors Guide and Manuscript Structure

Manuscripts must be written by MS Word software. A4 paper size and double-spaced format must be used in the main text. All pages and lines should be numbered continuously. Times New Roman font type and 14 and 12 font sizes must be selected for the title (in Bold) and the main text, respectively. The following list should be considered by authors.

• Title page
• Abstract
• Keywords
• Introduction 
• Materials and Methods
• Results and Discussion
• Conclusion
• Acknowledgment 
• References

Title page: The title must be written in both Persian and English languages as a center alignment.It should be informative and not more than 15 words.

Authors' name and affiliations must be presented below the title. The affiliation includes full postal and email address and should be referred to authors by superscript number after author's name. The corresponding author should be introduced as a person who not only take the responsibility of the paper, but also handle correspondence at all different stages of reviewing and publication.

• Abstract: provide an abstract of no more than 350-450words. This will consist of four sections, background, methods, results, conclusions, which should concisely describe, respectively, the problem being addressed in the paper, how the study was performed, the salient results and what the authors conclude from the results.

Keywords: following the abstract, a maximum of 5 keywords must be added in alphabetical order.

Introduction
The body of an article always opens with an introduction. The introduction contains a succinct description of the issues being reported, their historical antecedents, and the study objectives. The introduction of an article frames the issues being studied. Consider the various concerns on which your issue touches and its effects on other outcomes (e.g., the effects of shared storybook reading on word learning in children). This framing may be in terms of fundamental psychological theory, potential application including therapeutic uses, input for public policy, and so forth. Proper framing helps set readers’ expectations for what the report will and will not include. State the importance of the research problem or question, including theoretical or practical implications.

• Frame the problem or question and its context.
• State the purpose(s)/goal(s)/aim(s) of the study.
• Review the background literature, and explicitly state the hypotheses being explored.
• Review, critique, and synthesize the applicable literature to identify key issues/debates/theoretical frameworks in the relevant literature to clarify barriers, knowledge gaps, or practical needs.
• State the target audience, if specific.
• Provide the rationale for fit of design used to investigate this purpose/goal (e.g., theory building, explanatory, developing understanding, social action, description, highlighting social practices).
• Describe the approach to inquiry, if it illuminates the objectives and research rationale (e.g., descriptive, interpretive, feminist, psychoanalytic, postpositivist, critical, postmodern, constructivist, or pragmatic approaches).

• research design (e.g., experiment, observational study)
• sample size
• materials used (e.g., instruments, apparatus)
• outcome measures
• data-gathering procedures, including a brief description of the source of any secondary data. If the
• study is a secondary data analysis, so indicate.
• a full description of each step of the investigation, including details about the materials used and the procedures followed (which should be sufficient to enable replication);
• a full statement of the research design, statements on the protection of human participants or nonhuman animal subjects and informed consent, and a description (in words and/or a figure) of the flow of participants through the study.

• sampling method if a systematic sampling plan was implemented
• percentage of the sample approached that actually participated
• whether self-selection into the study occurred (either by individuals or by units, such as schools or clinics)

• intended sample size
• achieved sample size, if different from the intended sample size
• determination of sample size, including
• power analysis, or methods used to determine precision of parameter estimates
• explanation of any interim analyses and stopping rules employed

• Explain why mixed methods research is appropriate as a methodology given the paper’s goals.
• Identify the type of mixed methods design used and define it.
• Indicate the qualitative approach to inquiry and the quantitative design used within the mixed methods design type (e.g., ethnography, randomized experiment).
• If multiple approaches to inquiry were combined, describe how this was done and provide a rationale (e.g., descriptive, interpretive, feminist, psychoanalytic, postpositivist, critical, postmodern, constructivist, or pragmatic approaches), as it illuminates the mixed method in use.
• Provide a rationale or justification for the need to collect both qualitative and quantitative data and the added value of integrating the results (findings) from the two data sets.

• describing the philosophical assumptions or theoretical models used to inform the study design;
• describing the distinct methodologies, research designs, and procedures in relation to the study goals;
• collecting and analyzing both qualitative and quantitative data in response to research aims, questions, or hypotheses; and
• integrating the findings from the two methodologies intentionally to generate new insights.

The basic assumption of a mixed methods approach is that the combined qualitative findings and quantitative results lead to additional insights not gleaned from the qualitative or quantitative findings alone. Because there are many ways to design a mixed methods study, the structure of mixed methods articles varies depending on the specific nature of the study and the balance between the two methodologies. Researchers who used a mixed methods approach should follow the mixed methods journal article reporting standards to report their findings.
Results
In the Results section of a quantitative paper, summarize the collected data and the results of any analyses performed on those data relevant to the discourse that is to follow. Report the data in sufficient detail to justify your conclusions. Mention all relevant results, regardless of whether your hypotheses were supported, including results that run counter to expectation; include small effect sizes (or statistically nonsignificant findings) when theory predicts large (or statistically significant) ones. Do not hide uncomfortable results by omission. In the spirit of data sharing, raw data, including study characteristics and individual effect sizes used in a meta-analysis, can be made available as supplemental materials or archived online. However, raw data (and individual scores) generally are not presented in the body of the article because of length considerations. Analyze data and report findings, including effect sizes and confidence intervals or statistical significance levels.

 

Figures: avoid unnecessary 3D figures.


Fig. 2. Interactions between salinity and putrescine on mean of length man stomatal length on abaxial side of leaf of pot marigold

Fig. 3. Effect of natural saline water and natural saline water + boron on canola seed germination

Photographs: dimensions should be appropriate for reduction, as described in figures.

Tables: Tables should be self-contained and complement, but not duplicate, information contained in the text. Tables should be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals.

Units: authors are required to use the International System of Units (SI).

Scientific Names: common names of organisms should always be accompanied, when first cited, by their complete scientific name in italics (genus, species, attribution and, if appropriate, cultivar).

Formulae: mathematical formulae must be carefully typed, possibly using the equation editor. When a paper contains several equations they should be identified with a number in parentheses (e.g. Eq. 1).

Conclusions
State conclusions, beyond just results, and report the implications or applications. In the conclusion, consider returning to a discussion of why the problem is important (as stated in the introduction); what larger issues, meaning those that transcend the particulars of the subfield, might hinge on the findings; and what propositions are confirmed or disconfirmed by the extrapolation of these findings to such overarching issues. Also consider the following issues:

• What is the theoretical, clinical, or practical significance of the outcomes, and what is the basis for these interpretations?
• If the findings are valid and replicable, what real-life psychological phenomena might be explained or modeled by the results?
• Are applications warranted on the basis of this research?
• What problems remain unresolved or arise anew because of these findings?

The responses to these questions are the core of the contribution of your study and justify why readers both inside and outside your specialty should attend to the findings. Readers should receive clear, unambiguous, and direct answers.

Author Contributions

Data Availability Statement

Acknowledgements

Ethical Considerations

Funding

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Declare conflicts of interest or state “The authors declare no conflict of interest.” Authors must identify and declare any personal circumstances or interest that may be perceived as inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of reported research results. Any role of the funders in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results must be declared in this section. If there is no role, please state “The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results”.

References
Use the American Psychological Association (APA) citation style for your sources. You can use WORD or EndNote software to increase your productivity and convenience.

‎ Journal article
Alebrahim, M.T., Janmohammadi, M., Sharifzade, F. & Tokasi, S. (2008). Evaluation of salinity and drought stress effects on germination and early growth of maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines (short technical report). Electronic Journal of Crop Production, 1(2), 43-64. [In Persian].
Hamsd, I. (1994). A practical model and met population dynamics. Journal of Animal Ecology, 63, 151- 162.
Molan, P.C., Smith, I.M. & Reid, G.M. (1988). A comparison of the antibacterial activity of some New Zealand honeys. Journal of Apicultural Research, 27(4), 252-256.

Books
Ashraf, M. & Harris, P.J.C. (2005). Abiotic Stresses: Plant Resistance through Breeding and Molecular Approaches. Haworth Press Inc., New York.
Nassiri Mahallati, M., Koocheki, A., Rezvani Moghaddam, P. & Beheshti, A. (2001). Agroecology. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Publication. 360p. [In Persian].

Reference to a chapter in a book
Nooden, L.D. (1988). The phenomena of senescence and aging. In: Nooden, L.D., Leopald, A.C. (eds.), Senescence and Aging in Plants. Academic Press, San Diego, CA, USA, pp. 1–50.

Web references
Food and Drug Administration 2001. Revised Preventive Measures for blood products. Available in: http://www.Fda.gov/ohrms/dokets/ac/01/briefing/3817b1.html. (Accessed may 2007).

Reference to Thesis/Dissertation
Laleh, S. (2009). Effect of gamma ray on growth parameters of some safflower (Carthamous tinctorius L.) cultivars under saline and arid conditions. M.Sc. dissertation, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Birjand, Iran. [In Persian].

Conference proceeding
Berrada, B. (2004). Options for water management during drought. p. 29-37. In: E.D. Martin (ed.), Proceedings of the 4th Annual Four Corners Irrigation Workshop, 8-10 Jul. 2004. Soil and Water Conservation Society, New Mexico, USA.

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Proofs: one set of proofs will be sent to the corresponding author. Only typing errors may be corrected: no changes or additions to the accepted manuscript will be allowed.

Page charge: IJSR does not have page charges.

1. Title: (Times New Roman, 14 Bold)
2. Author(s): (Times New Roman, 11 Bold)
3. Affiliation: (Times New Roman, 10 Normal)
4. Introduction: (Times New Roman, 12Normal)
5. Materials and Methods: (Times New Roman, 12Normal)
6. Results and Discussion: (Times New Roman, 12Normal)
7. Conclusions: (Times New Roman, 12Normal)
8. Keywords: (Times New Roman, 10 Normal)
9. Highlights: (Times New Roman, 10 Normal, Bold/Italic)
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