Strategic Studies of Culture

Strategic Studies of Culture

Guide to referencing

References: Formatting Guidelines

The reference list at the end of the article should be formatted as follows:

The reference style is based on the American Psychological Association (APA) guidelines. Sources should be listed first alphabetically and then chronologically (for cases where there are multiple works by the same author). If there are multiple works by the same author in the same year, these should be distinguished by adding a letter after the date (e.g., 2020a, 2020b). Book titles, journal names, and conference titles should be italicized.

In the Persian version, Persian sources should appear first, followed by Latin sources. In the English version, Persian sources should be transliterated into Latin characters, and all references should be organized alphabetically in English.

For Persian articles, if an official English title is available (e.g., on the journal’s website or on the National Library’s site), it should be used alongside the author’s name, publication year, and publisher. If no official English title is available, the title should first be transliterated into Latin characters, followed by an English translation in brackets (see examples of transliterated and translated Persian sources at the end of this section).

Examples of commonly used sources are provided below.

  • Journal Article Author's Last Name, First Name. (Year of Publication). Title of the Article. Journal Name, Volume(Issue), Page Number(s). Mohammadzadeh, Sh. & Mansouri, S. A. (2019). The Relationship between Mozafaria Complex and the Spatial Organization of Tabriz City from the Qara Qoyunlu to the Qajar Period. Bagh-e Nazar, 15(68), 15-26.
  • Conference Paper Omrani, B.; Aminian, M. & Asadzadeh, Sh. (2013). Formation of the Primary Core of a Command City in the Islamic Era: A Case Study of Qaleh Now in Tabriz. Proceedings of the Second National Conference on Islamic Architecture and Urbanism, Vol. 2. Tabriz: Tabriz Islamic Art University.
  • Authored Book Author's Last Name, First Name. (Year of Publication). Title of the Book. City of Publication: Publisher. Ghobaidan, V. (1998). Climatic Study of Traditional Iranian Buildings. Tehran: University of Tehran Press.
  • Translated Book Grube, E. (1996). Islamic Architecture (Translated by Y. Azhand). Tehran: Moli Publications.
  • Chapter from an Edited Book (with Identified Author) Fakhar Tehrani, F. (2000). Baths. In Iranian Architecture (Islamic Era), Compiled and Edited by M.Y. Kiani. Tehran: SAMT Publishing.
  • Edited Book Haji Qasemi, K. (Ed.). (2004). Ganjnameh: Cultural Heritage of Islamic Architecture in Iran, Vol. 18: Bathhouses. Tehran: Shahid Beheshti University & Rozaneh Publications.
  • Unpublished Thesis Mohammadzadeh, Sh. (2016). Landscape Design of the Blue Mosque Domain (Unpublished Master’s thesis). Faculty of Architecture, Fine Arts Campus, University of Tehran, Iran.
  • Online Sources Material with Identified Author from a Website Hashemi Moghaddam, A. (2018). Solutions from Global Tourism Leaders for Iran’s Tourism. Retrieved April 9, 2019, from http://anthropology.ir/article/31900.html. Holmes, A. (1998). Greenpeace Wins Media War. Retrieved November 25, 1998, from http://www.independent.co.uk/international/green25.htm.

Material from a Website without Identified Author and Date Interaction between City and Citizens with Urban Furniture. (n.d.). Retrieved March 6, 2019, from http://www.zibasazi.ir/fa/commentarticle/item/9250. GVU’s 8th WWW User Survey. (n.d.). Retrieved August 8, 2000, from http://www.cc.gatech.edu/gvu/user_surveys/survey-1997-10/.

  • Sample Transliteration for Persian Sources in English Version
  1. Article with Both Persian and English Titles Ajorloo, B. & Nami Germi, P. (2015). The Contextual Recognition of the Painted Tile Works Embedded in the Historical Public Bath of Nobar in Tabriz. Bagh-e Nazar, 11(4), 77-88.
  2. Article with No English Title Saeednia, A. (2000). Pajooheshi dar Rab’e Rashidi [A Research on Rashidi Quarter]. Honar-Ha-Ye-Ziba, 8(0), 47-58.
  3. Book with Both Persian and English Titles Shakouie, H. (2003). New Trends in Philosophy of Geography. Tehran: Gitashenasi.
  4. Book with No English Title Rashid Najafi, A. (2009). Hammam-ha-ye Tarikhi-ye Tabriz [Historical Baths of Tabriz]. Tabriz: Fan Azar Publications.
  5. Originally Non-Persian Book Referenced in Persian Translation Giedion, S. (1995). Space, Time and Architecture: The Growth of a New Tradition (Translated from English to Persian by M. Mozayeni). Tehran: Elmi Farhangi Publication.