How to write references and sources
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Use the American Psychological Association (APA) citation method for citation. You can use WORD or EndNote software to increase productivity and convenience in this work.
In the list of English sources, all Persian references must be translated into English and in Times New Roman font. pt11 should be written and the title of the book and the name of the publication should be specified in italics.
Important points about the sources used:
The first point: in table 3 below, the method of sourcing books and articles is stated, in case of using other sources of information such as: thesis, research report, statistics of government organizations, unpublished pamphlets, website Internet files, audio and video files, etc., use the APA style sheet. All the things you can see in table 3 for example (publication number in parentheses, name of the publication or thesis and book title in italics, etc.) must be observed.
Note 2: References must be written in full (not abbreviated). In the case of publications, both in Farsi and English, in the order of the name of the publication (in italics), the period, (the number of the publication in parentheses): the last page of the article, the dash at the beginning of the article (see Table 3).
Note 3: The sources related to the book, both in Farsi and English, must be written in order of publication and place of publication (see Table 3).
Note 4: The sources that are related to the doctoral thesis or dissertation, both in Farsi and English, should be written with the university and city related to it. (See Table 3).
Note 5: Regarding the sources related to seminars, conferences, etc., it is mandatory to write the exact date and location of the conference.
Important points about the list of Persian sources:
1. Inside the text, all sources must be written in Persian (even English sources).
2. Do not use the word others and colleagues for sources inside the text and write all the names of authors and researchers unless there are more than 3 people.
3. Persian sources should be written in Persian language in this section as well:
(Last name of the first author, name of the same author., and family name of the second author, name of the same author. (Year of publication). Title of the article. Name of the publication, period (number), starting page of the article - ending page of the article.
4. Example:
Taqwa, Muhammad; Mansouri, Ali; Faizi, Karim and Akhgar, Spring (2015). Fraud detection in bank card transactions using parallel processing of anomalies in big data. Information Technology Management, 8(3), 477-498.
References
Important points about the list of English sources:
1. At the end of the text under the "References" section, in addition to English sources, Persian sources should also be given in English.
2. To translate Persian sources, please refer to the original source or get help from a translator, the Google translate program will not give you the right answer. Be sure to consult the English title page of the source/source used.
3. Be sure to add (in Persian) at the end of sources that are Persian and translated into English.
4. References should be arranged in English alphabetical order.
Table 3. Correct description of sourcing inside and at the end of the article
Source type within the text in the source list
Persian and English article (last name of the first author and last name of all authors up to three people, year) (last name of the first author, first name of the same author., and family name of the second author, first name of the same author. (year of publication). Title of the article. Name Journal, period (number), end page of the article - start page of the article.
Example of a Persian article (Taqwa, Mansouri and Faizi, 2015) Taqwa, Mohammad; Mansouri, Ali; Faizi, Karim and Akhgar, Spring (2015). Fraud detection in bank card transactions using parallel processing of anomalies in big data. Information Technology Management, 8(3), 477-498.
Sample English article (Cordella and Iannacci, 2010) Cordella, A. & Iannacci, F. (2010). Information systems in the public sector: The e-Government enactment framework. Journal of Strategic Information Systems, 19 (4), 52–66.
A sample of translated Persian article (Moghimi and Alaei Ardakani, 2010) Moghimi, M. & Alaei Ardakani, M. (2011). Measuring good governance factors and e-government role in enhancing it. Journal of Information Technology Management, 19 (4), 171–188. (in Persian)
Persian and English book (last name of the first author and last name of other authors, year, number of page or pages) last name of the first author, first name of the same author, and family name of the second author, the same author's name. (year of publication). The title of the book. City: Publisher.
An example of a Persian book (Seyed Javadein, 1383: 53-82) Seyed Javadein, S. R. (2004). Fundamentals of human resources management. Tehran, University of Tehran press (UTP). (in Persian)
English book example (Herman, 2010: 144) Diaz-Rico, L. T. (2008). A course for teaching English learners. Boston, MA: Pearson
Some important editorial points
1. Numbers and dots should be used for numbering; Like the numbering of this part.
2. There is no need for a space before a point, comma, semicolon, colon, question mark, exclamation mark, etc.; But there should be a space after these signs.
3. When using parentheses, use a space before opening the parenthesis and after closing the parenthesis, the word inside the parenthesis is attached to the parenthesis without a space.
4. To write compound words or some verbs and similar words, use a semicolon (for example, people, goes, decision, measurement, beneficiary, regional, the same, etc.). ..) [for example, I want (wrong) I want (true)] To create a semi-space in the WORD software, you must use (ctrl + shift + 2).
5. Instead of using the sign (%) in the text, use the word percentage. Like: 25