The Journal IRAN
IRAN is a refereed journal which is published annually and enjoys a high international reputation. Volume 45 will appear in December 2007.
IRAN includes articles on the whole range of Persian Studies and not only on work sponsored by the Institute. There is also a section on recent archaeological excavations in Iran. As one of the foremost journals in the field, IRAN is sold and distributed to a wide range of libraries, institutions and individuals throughout the world.
Editors of IRAN are:
Professor CE Bosworth and Dr Cameron A. Petrie
Copies of IRAN can be purchased for £36 (incl. postage). Enquiries should be made and orders and contributions sent to the Secretary of BIPS.
Submission Guidelines for IRAN
The journal of the British Institute of Persian Studies
1. IRAN is a refereed journal published once a year, which presents articles on Persian arts, archaeology, history, linguistics, literature, philosophy and religion, and it is the foremost international journal in its field. The journal has two joint-editors, Professor C.E. Bosworth and Dr. C.A. Petrie, and a board of editorial advisors comprised of international specialists in the relevant fields. The journal publishes articles that are of the highest academic standard across a diverse range of fields, and articles submitted for consideration are assessed by the editors, and are peer-reviewed by the editorial advisors and other scholars as appropriate, before being accepted for publication.
2. To be considered for publication in any year, all manuscripts must be submitted by the last day of March of that year. Even if manuscripts are submitted by this date and accepted for publication, there can be no guarantee that the contribution will appear in that year. Contributors are asked to submit manuscripts that are formatted according to the guidelines outlined below, and the joint-editors reserve the right to return manuscripts that are not formatted accordingly before they will be considered.
3. Manuscript Format:
All manuscripts should be submitted in Word .doc or .rtf format, using a generic font such as Arial or Times New Roman. Hard copy manuscripts (see 5. below) should be double spaced throughout (i.e. including notes), printed on one side of A4 paper or its nearest North American equivalent, and in 12 point type. Authors should avoid the use of complex formatting for headings and subheadings, as these must ultimately be changed in the typesetting process. Authors should provide an English language title, a 50 to 100-word abstract and a list of 5 keywords. Papers should normally be a maximum of 8000-10000 words in length, including end notes, but not including a consolidated bibliography. If a manuscript is likely to be longer than this, there should be prior consultation with the editors. When referring to dates, authors should use BC, AD or AH, not BCE and CE.
4. Reference Styles.
(a) Authors of articles on archaeological topics should use Harvard style in-text references i.e. (Author Date: Page), and where additional comments are deemed necessary, they are to appear as end-notes, numbered consecutively, after the main body of text. Papers should have a consolidated bibliography that includes all references cited in the main body of text. Bibliographic references should follow a format such as that shown below.
Articles
Stein, M.A. 1936. “An Archaeological Tour in the Ancient Persis”, Iraq 3: 111-225.
Books
Stein, M.A. 1940. Old Routes in Western Iran , Macmillan and Sons, London .
Papers in edited volumes
Sumner, W.M. 1999. “The Birds of Anshan ”, in A. Alizadeh, Y. Majidzadeh and S.M. Sharmirzadeh (eds.), The Iranian World: Essays on Iranian Art and Archaeology Presented to Ezat O. Negahban , Tehran , Iran University Press: 85-100.
(b) It is recognised; however, that this style may be less suitable for articles on other topics, e.g. history, literature, linguistics, art history, architecture etc. Here contributors may use the Harvard style or the more traditional form of presentation (e.g. see the articles of Morgan, Anisi, Digby, Green and Ridgeon in IRAN 2004, or those of Treadwell, Harrow, Kadoi, Barrett and Tsadik in IRAN 2005).
Authors should also use the periodical and book title abbreviations listed at the end of each issue of IRAN in the preparation of their bibliography.
5. Manuscript Submission.
Authors should submit one complete hard copy AND a complete digital copy on CD/ DVD of all contributions, including illustrations. Manuscripts and disc should be sent to -
Secretary of BIPS
The British Academy
10 Carlton House Terrace
London , SW1Y 5AH
6. Images
Printed size for images can be up to 218 x 165 mm.
Up to 20 figures may be included if they are warranted.
Maps, drafted drawings, and photographs can be submitted in either digital or hard copy.
For digital submissions, greyscale images should be provided in .tif format at 600 dpi, and line drawings should be bitmap images in .tif format at no less than 1200 dpi. Hard copy images that are submitted should be produced to these specifications. Original photos should be crisp. Complex figures should be submitted as the author would like them to appear in print. Illustrations that do not meet these requirements may not be considered for publication.
7. Information relating to colour images
Authors may wish to submit colour illustrations with their papers. However, for colour illustrations to appear in the final issue, authors will be required to pay a subvention to cover the additional printing costs. There are two scales of costs - one price for printing between 1 and 8 colour images and another for printing between 9 and 16 colour images.
For between 1 and 8 colour images, the cost is £360.00
For between 9 and 16 colour images, the cost is £500.00
8. Authors will receive 25 off prints free, and will be provided with a pdf copy of the printed paper.