" State Studies of Contemporary Iran " Journal, based on the regulation of scientific journals of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, in the assessment of 1402 (2023) has been ranked "B".

According to the latest review and ranking of the country's scientific journals in the Islamic World Science Citation Database (ISC), the scientific journal of State Studies of Contemporary Iran has been ranked Q2 in terms of quality.

• Start of publication: 2016
  
• Credit of the publication: Scientific _ Research
• Type of articles to be published: Research
• Format: Print and Online
• Frequency: Quarterly
• Language: Persian; including English abstracts
• Coverage: State Studies of Contemporary Iran
• Type of peer-review: Double Blind Peer Review; two reviewers
•  Average Review Time: Maximum 2 to 4 months
• Manual of style of the journal: APA 7th edition (2020)
• Article Processing, Publishing and judging Charges: Free
• Type of Access: Open Access (OA) 
• Cooperation with the Association: Social Studies Association of the field
• Contact E-mail: irsj@ihu.ac.ir
• Type of License: CC BY

The journal's focus

The quarterly "State Studies of Contemporary Iran" as a scientific quarterly in the field of government studies in Iran invites all professors, researchers and scholars to submit articles based on the goals and strategies of this journal. In accordance with its mission, this quarterly accepts articles in the field of "Political System and Government in the Islamic Republic of Iran" and the challenges of the political system and government in contemporary Iran, focusing on the Constitutional Revolution and the Islamic Revolution.

Axes;

Thematic priorities of the quarterly in accepting articles:

The idea of ​​the state in Iran and the Islamic world
The position and concept of power in the Islamic state
The Islamic state and foreign policy in contemporary Iran
The relationship between public diplomacy and Islamic civilization
Society, national identity and the Islamic state in contemporary Iran
Cyberspace and the State in Contemporary Iran
Political Culture and the Islamic State in Contemporary Iran
The Relationship between Justice and the State after the Islamic Revolution
The Relationship between the State and Islamic Civilization
The Relationship between Resistance and the Islamic State
Translation and Criticism of Books in the Field of System Building
Governance and New Technologies; Cognitive Sciences, Artificial Intelligence, etc.

important points:

1. Respected authors are requested to follow the format of the Journal in order to speed up the review and judging process.
2. Respecting the rules of ethics in publications, this Journal is subject to the rules of the Committee on Ethics in Journal (COPE) and follows the executive regulations of the Law on Prevention and combating fraud in Scientific Works.
3. All articles sent to this Journal are reviewed by plagiarism software. Submitting the report of Samim Noor text matching system or Irandak matching system is also necessary at the time of submitting the article. (Link to the guide to the plagiarism detetor system)
4. Also, please, when submitting the article (commitment form), (authors conflict of interest form) must be signed by all authors and uploaded to the system
5. Complete the authors profile form completely.