The instructions below are specifically directed at authors who wish to submit a manuscript to GIAN "Dryland Ecology" Conference.
All abstracts and full papers should be submitted electronically through our website which can be accessed at http://gian2011.ut.ac.ir/
Submission of a paper implies that it has not been published previously, that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, and that if accepted it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written consent of the publisher.
An abstract, not exceeding 300 words will be accepted. It should identify the main points of the paper, not be a repetition of the title. Five keywords should be included for indexing purposes.
The final manuscripts should not exceed 8 pages in length and should conform to the DESERT Journal manuscript guidelines. Please pay particular care to the paper preparation instructions, as papers that do not comply with these instructions may be rejected. Please pay attention to the submission deadline for your full paper.
Full paper submission is necessary only for the authors whom abstract will be accepted. The abstract and full paper should be single spaced as for printing on 21 X 29.7 cm (A4) paper. Margins of at least 2.5 cm (1 in.) should be used. The manuscript must be prepared using Microsoft Word 2003. A font size of 12 pt Times New Roman is required. The corresponding author should be identified (include a Fax number and E-mail address).
-Title and headlines should be capitalized Times new Roman 12 pts
-author's and co-author's surname and initial of first name without titles
- name of the corresponding author has to be specified.
-institution, city and country of author and co-authors
-The abstract should contain aim, methods, results and conclusion
The full paper should be divided into well-defined sections, each headed by a caption, e.g., Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion and Conclusions, Acknowledgement, References.
Tables and figures should be put on the text based on their orders. Figures must have sufficient resolution in black and white format.
For more details on References, Tables and Figures preparation please see the Desert Journals author's guide.