Translation and Interpreting Research

Thank you for your interest in Translation and Interpreting Research published by Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran. The journal accepts articles on novel advancements and current issues in the field of translation and interpreting.

1. Registration: Submissions to the journal must be made through our online manuscript submission system. To submit an article, the corresponding author is required to create a user account on the journal website. Once registered, an email message containing login details will be sent to the author, enabling them to submit their article via the online submission system.

2. Sbumission Policy: Manuscripts sent to Translation and Interpreting Research should not be under consideration by any other journal; neither should they have been published in full or partial form in any other journal or full-length conference proceedings.

3. Article Type: Translation and Interpreting Research publishes original research articles only. The journal does not publish book reviews, systematic literature reviews, interviews, or translated articles.

4. Plagiarism: Translation and Interpreting Research employs a rigorous plagiarism detection process to ensure the originality of the manuscripts. As part of this process, manuscripts will be thoroughly checked using iThenticate. Authors are therefore advised to run a plagiarism check on their manuscripts before submission.

5. Manuscript Lenght: The length of the manuscript should be between 5000 and 7000 words, including tables, references, captions, footnotes, and endnotes.

6. Manuscript Language: Translation and Interpreting Research publishes articles exclusively in English.

7. Manuscript Format: The manuscripts should be checked for correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar; accuracy and consistency in figures, tables, and references is a must. Manuscripts must also adhere to the following formatting guidelines:

• Document type: MS Word
  
• Document size: A4 paper
  
• Margins on all sides: 2.5 cm
• Main text font type and size: Calibri, 11 pt., regular
• Headings font type and size: Calibri, 11 pt., bold
• Line spacing: single
• Space before paragraph: 0 pt.
• Space after paragraph: 6 pt.
• Alignment: justified
• Abstract’s word limit: 150-250 words
  
• Number of keywords: 3-5, initially capitalized, separated by a comma
• Captions: below figures, above tables, Calibri, 11 pt., regular
  
• References: hanging indentation, 1.27 cm, Calibri, 11 pt., regular
  

8. Referencing Style: The manuscripts submitted to Translation and Interpreting Research should follow the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), 7^th edition. Models and examples of the most common APA categories are provided below:

• [Book] Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (year of publication). Title of book (x ed., Vol. x). Publisher. Example: Parham, F., & Nemati Lafmejani, H. (2024). A task-based coursebook for translation theories (2nd ed.). Allameh Tabataba'i University Press. https://book.atu.ac.ir/book_712.html 

• [Book Chapter] Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (year of publication). Title of chapter. In A. Editor, & B. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (x ed., Vol. x, pp. xxx-xxx). Publisher. Example: Parham, F. (2019). Intellectual property rights and audiovisual products in the age of postmodernism. In M. Organ (Ed.), Translation today: Applied translation studies in focus (pp. 167–173). Peter Lan. https://www.peterlang.com/document/1056988 

• [Journal Article] Author, A. A. (year). Title of article. Journal Title, volume number(issue number), page-page. Example: Parham, F. (2024). Exploring Sherry Simon’s views on translation through a postmodern lens. Babel-International Journal of Translation, 71(3), 354–376. https://doi.org/10.1075/babel.24111.par 

• [Dissertation/Thesis] Author, A. A. (year). Title of dissertation or thesis [Unpublished doctoral dissertation/ Unpublished master’s thesis]. Name of Institution. Example: Parham, F. (2014). Postmodernism and translation studies: From theory to practice [Unpublished doctoral dissertation]. Allameh Tabataba’i University.

• [Audiovisual Products] Producer, A. A. (Producer), & Director, B. B. (Director). (year). Title of work [Type of material]. Publisher/Studio/Label. Example: Forman, M. (Director). (1975). One flew over the cuckoo’s nest [Film]. United Artists.

• [Mobile App] Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (year of publication). Title of work (Version X) [Mobile app]. Publisher. Example: Epocrates (2019). Epocrates medical references (Version 18.12) [Mobile app]. App Store.

• [Software] Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (year of publication). Title of work (Version X) [Computer software]. Publisher. Example: Borenstein, M., Hedges, L., Higgins, J., & Rothstein, H. (2014). Comprehensive meta-analysis (Version 3.3.070) [Computer software]. Biostat.

• [Artificial Intelligence] AI Company. (year of use). Title of AI (Version X) [Large language model]. URL. Example: Google. (2027). Gemini 3 Flash [Large language model]. https://gemini.google.com/; Example: OpenAI. (2027). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com 

• Citation Formats:

• (Venuti, 2014, p. 8)
• Venuti (2014, pp. 32-34) argued that ...

• (Parham & Nemati, 2024, pp. 9-11)
• Parham and Nemati (2024, p. 7) observed that ...

• (OpenAI, 2027)
• According to Google (2027), it is ...

9. Tables and Figures: Tables and figures should be numbered consecutively and have concise headings. All tables and figure should be referenced in the text, for example, “see Figure 5”. Please do not use relative references such as “see the table below” or “in this table”.

10. Acknowledgement: Acknowledgments (if any) should be added in a separate, unnumbered section entitled “Acknowledgments”, placed before the References.

11. Funding: Funding information should be provided if funding was received through a grant for the research that is discussed in the article, including funder name and grant number, in a separate section called “Funding” after the Acknowledgment section and before the References.

12. AI Use Statement: The authors acknowledge that ...... artificial intelligence tools were used for ...... . The authors take full responsibility for the content, integrity, and originality of the published work.

13. Forms: Authors must complete these four forms and submit them along with the manuscript.   

1. AI Use Declaration

2. Copyright Transfer

3. Conflict of Interest Statement 

4. Title Page