1) **Registration in the System**
At this stage, before submitting their article, the respected author(s) must register their identity information in the official system of the *Designing and Planning in Architecture and Urbanism* journal as a new user.
2) **Article Submission**
After registering in the journal's system, you can log in to your "Personal Page" by entering your username and password. In the user roles section, the "Author" role will be activated for you. By clicking on the author role, the article submission page will become available.
3) **Initial Article Evaluation**
In this stage, the article undergoes an initial evaluation regarding its content, structure, writing style, adherence to the journal's format, and overall quality. If deemed appropriate, it proceeds to the peer review process; otherwise, it will be rejected.
4) **Peer Review Stage**
Once the article passes the initial evaluation and is deemed suitable for the journal, reviewers are assigned, and the article is sent to at least two experts and specialists in the related field. The review is conducted as a double-blind process, ensuring that both reviewers and authors remain anonymous to each other.
5) **Decision on the Article**
After receiving the reviewers' opinions, the editorial board decides on the rejection, revision, or acceptance of the article based on the reviewers' feedback. If the article is not accepted, an email notifying the authors of the rejection will be sent, and the article will be withdrawn from the review process. If revisions are required, the necessary changes will be communicated to the author, and the revised article will enter the final acceptance process if all corrections are made according to the reviewers' suggestions and the journal's format is fully and accurately followed. Otherwise, the article may be subject to further revisions or even rejection.
6) **Article Publication**
Finally, after the authors have made the necessary revisions and the article is approved by the editorial board, it will enter the final review and publication stage. It should be noted that the final publication of the article is contingent upon the complete implementation of the required revisions and strict adherence to the journal's format by the author(s).