1. How do I submit my article?
You can just submit your article online via  the journal's webpage (www.ijcm.ir) according to the section " For Authors". Please click on "Registeration & Submission" in the journal homepage and register first and then follow the instructions.

2. Is it necessary  for all the authors to be members of "Iranian Society of Crystallography and Mineralogy" as a precondition for submission of a paper?
For accompany the Iranain Society of Crystallography and Mineralogy to continue its activities and benefiting its membership, it is recommended to authors to become a member of the Society.

3. How much does it cost to publish in the IJCM?
The journal does not charge for submission and reviewing of the manuscripts. However, once an article is accepted, the authors are required to pay 30% of the cost of printing (800 000 Rials per page).

4. How is the evaluation process of a paper?
The review process of papers is broadly described, both by a step-by step guide and via a flowchart, in the "journal info" on journal's website.

5. Is it possible to make changes in authorship?
Before acceptance of the paper, authorship changes including addition, deletion, or rearrangement of author names is possible through a request letter signed by all authors.

6. How to recover or reset a forgotten password?
You can just click on "Reset password" in the journal's homepage.

7. When is the acceptance letter issued?
Once the paper is accepted by the editorial board and you make the payment needed as the article processing fee, the acceptance letter is issued.

8. Is it possible for the corresponding author to make changes in a copyedited paper?
Some minor changes to the extent of the copyeditor suggested wording ones are possible, so that the paper typography is not disturbed.