  This paper discusses the possible existence of traversable wormholes in f(R)
modified gravity while assuming a noncommutative-geometry background, as well
as zero tidal forces. The first part of the paper aims for an overview via
several shape functions by determining the corresponding wormhole solutions and
their properties. The solutions are made complete by deriving the
modified-gravity functions F(r) and f(R), where F=df/dR. It is subsequently
shown that the violation of the null energy condition can be attributed to the
combined effects of f(R) gravity and noncommutative geometry. The second part
of the paper reverses the strategy by starting with a special form of f(R) and
determining the wormhole solution and the concomitant F(r). The approach in
this paper differs in significant ways from that of Jamil et al.
