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About Journal

Journal Full Name: Pizhuhish nāmah-i intiqādī-i mutūn va barnāmah hā-yi ̒ulūm-i insāni (Critical Studies in Texts and Programs of Human Sciences)

Websitehttps://criticalstudy.ihcs.ac.ir/?lang=en

Electronic ISSN: 2383-1650

Place of Publication: Iran, Tehran

Publisher: Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies

Scientific Management: Council for the Study of Humanities Texts and Books

Initial publication year: 2010

Discipline: Humanities

Sub-Discipline: Interdisciplinary

Specialization or Field of the Journal: Book Review, Theory Review, Curriculum Review

Subject Area of ​​the Journal:  "Economy", "Theology and Religions", "History", "Civilization", "Sociology", "Political Sciences", "Jurisprudence and Law", "Philosophy", "Management and Policymaking" and "Science and Technology Studies"

Journal Language: Persian (English Abstract)

Journal Credit: Scientific (View details)

(View details) Type of Articles: Original Research, Review Paper, Book Review

Publication Type: Electronic

Publication Period: Quarterly (since January 2023 (Dey 1401)

Costs for Reviewing and Publishing the Article: Yes (View details)

Type of Refereeing: At Least 2 Reviewers, Double-Blind Peer Review (View details)

Initial Screening Time: 10 Days

Refereeing Time: Minimum Three Months to Maximum Six Months

Acceptance Rate:34%

Access to Articles: Free (Full Text)

Access and Publishing Policy: Open Access

Access Type: Open Access to PDF

Copyright: Creative Commons License CC-BY

Journal Management System: Powered by Sinaweb

Indexed: Yes (View details)

Journal Ranking by Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology(2022): A Ranking

Status at ISC in 1400: Q4 in Arts and Humanities (see details)

Impact Factor: 0.108

Former Name of the Journal: Quarterly Journal of Humanities

Email Address: criticalstudies@ihcs.ac.ir

Email Address2: criticalstudies3@gmail.com

 

Research Sociology
Political Economy and Governmental Reason A Critical Review on the Book "Usule elme servate melal ya’ni economiypolitik" (Principles of the Wealth of Nations, Namely Économie Politique)

Ali Entezari; Hossein Ahmadimanesh

Volume 23, Issue 3 , November 2023, Pages 1-27

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2023.43804.2682

Abstract
  The book “Usule elme servate melal ya’ni economiypolitik” (Principles of the Wealth of Nations, Namely Économie Politique), translated by Mohammad Ali Foroughi, known as Zoka-ul-Molk (the second), is the first scientific book in the field of economics in Iran. As a result, after ...  Read More

Promotional Educational Science
A Critical Review on the Book "Introduction to Educational Technology"

Kazem Delrouz; Hasan Qarabaghi

Volume 23, Issue 3 , November 2023, Pages 29-55

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2023.39404.2460

Abstract
  The present research was conducted with the aim of criticizing the book "Introductions to Educational Technology". In this regard, using the educational critical research method, the book written by Khadija Aliabadi, 16th edition of 2019, was criticized. The tool for data collection was the academic ...  Read More

Promotional Educational Science
A critical review of the book entitled "Foundations of Curriculum Development in Primary Education

Marzieh Dehghani

Volume 23, Issue 3 , November 2023, Pages 57-82

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2023.30892.1850

Abstract
  The present study criticizes the book “Foundations of Curriculum Planning of Elementary Education” by Musapour with a descriptive and analytical approach in two dimensions of form and content. In order to analyze, the method of criticism was used which is based on the "guidelines for preparing ...  Read More

Research Educational Science
Critical Analysis on the Book “Theoretical Foundations of Educational Technology”

Akbar Momeni Rad; Seyed Abdolla Ghasemtabar; Maryam Pourjamshidi

Volume 23, Issue 3 , November 2023, Pages 83-113

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2023.36509.2260

Abstract
  The purpose of this study is to review the book “Theoretical Foundations of Educational Technology” authored by Dr. Hashem Fardanesh. For this reason, the book's two dimensions of form and content have been critically explored. Observance of writing and spelling rules, fluency of the text, ...  Read More

Research political science
The Political Theology and Question about the Nature of Politics in the Modern Era A Critical Analysis on the Book “The Concept of Political Affairs”

Abasaleh Taghizadeh Tabari

Volume 23, Issue 3 , November 2023, Pages 115-136

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2023.47489.2809

Abstract
  Understanding and critical analysis of Karl Schmitt's political philosophy is possible only when we question the relationship between theology and politics and open a path to enter his project. The same direction is followed in this article. After presenting this introduction, referring to the fundamental ...  Read More

Research political science
Laclau & Muoffe's Radical Democracy: A Response to the Confusion of the New Left: A Critique on the Book “Hegemony and Socialist Strategy”

Mohammad Ali Tavana; Farzad Azarkamand

Volume 23, Issue 3 , November 2023, Pages 137-165

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2023.40145.2523

Abstract
  Hegemony and socialist strategy; towards radical democratic politics of Laclau and Moff (1985), in the face of the confusion of the new left proposed the theory of radical democracy. This theory is progressive in at least two respects: 1. Democracy based on antagonistic politics. Laclau and Muoffe stated ...  Read More

Research political science
A Critique on The Debate of Liberals and Communitarians in Contemporary Political Philosophy

Mohammad Shojaiyan; Mohammad Reza Taheri

Volume 23, Issue 3 , November 2023, Pages 167-189

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2021.35680.2198

Abstract
  Communitarianism and its serious critique of liberal discourse is one of the most important issues in contemporary political philosophy. The book "An Introduction to the Debate of Liberals and Communitarians in Contemporary Political Philosophy" is responsible for analyzing this important issue. One ...  Read More

Research Management and Policy Making
The Four Foundations of Compensation Management: A Research Implication Critique on the Book “Handbook of Employee Reward Management and Practice”

Elham Ebrahimi

Volume 23, Issue 3 , November 2023, Pages 191-217

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2023.40541.2552

Abstract
  Researchers consider four foundations for employee compensation, including job status, individual status, membership, and performance. Building upon these foundations, the present article employs the methodology of critical realism and research implications to critique a prominent book in the field of ...  Read More

Research Management and Policy Making
A Review on Critical Management Ethics

Fateme Baratlou

Volume 23, Issue 3 , November 2023, Pages 219-242

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2023.40640.2559

Abstract
  In the critical review of the book “Ethics of Management” written by Tomas Klikavar (2010), the present article has paid attention to the general approach of the author, the conceptual tools used, and the way of reasoning. According to the author, management, especially business management, ...  Read More

Research Management and Policy Making
Analytics Maturity and Human Rresources Management Functions Review of Data-Driven HR: How to Use Analytics and Metrics to Drive Performance

Mojgan Roshannejad

Volume 23, Issue 3 , November 2023, Pages 243-272

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2024.40296.2536

Abstract
  As a result of the growth and development of communication and information technologies, as well as the increasing use of smart tools connected to the Internet, a huge amount of digital data is produced every moment. Human resource (HR) analytics is necessary for the intelligent use of this data to improve ...  Read More

Jurisprudence and Law
Criticism and analysis of the book "Fundamentals of the Islamic Republic of Iran's constitutional Law"

Ebrahim Mousazadeh

Volume 18, Issue 5 , September 2018, , Pages 323-339

Abstract
  The importance of this criticism is due to the status of the constitutional law, the constitution and the rule of the Islamic Republic, and the necessity of criticism is also the motivation for the formation of the effect of criticism as a teaching resource for the constitutional law course in law and ...  Read More

Educational Science
The Status of Islamic Education in Human Sciences

Mohammad Reza Nili Ahmadabadi

Volume 13, Issue 27 , April 2013, , Pages 171-186

Abstract
  Human sciences have lots of deficiency in our educational system. Educational sciences as a part of human sciences, tried to educate efficient people who their talent have to actualize as a sign of god perfection in power. Paying attention to God Commandment is required to be succeed in this affair. ...  Read More

Educational Science
The Effect of Hidden Curriculum on the Behavior of Students in Physical Education

Parvin Samadi; Roqyye Heydari

Volume 17, Issue 6 , November 2017, , Pages 203-216

Abstract
  The present study aimed at evaluating the impact of hidden curriculum on the behavior of students of physical education and high school students in Tehran. Due to the nature of the subject, the research method was descriptive-analytical. The statistical population of the study was secondary school ...  Read More

Persian Language and Literature
Criticism and analysis of the book “iran contemporary literature (prose)”

Mahmoud Bashiri

Volume 14, Issue 30 , September 2014, , Pages 1-15

Abstract
  In the last three decades after the Islamic Revolution of Iran, a wide variety of books have been written about the contemporaray literature of Iran in both prose and poetry form, each having its own specific characteristics. Among all these books “The Contemporary Literature of Iran- Prose” ...  Read More

Foreign Languages
Qualitative Critique and Evaluation of English for Schools (Prospect 1) with an Emphasis on Foreign Language Teaching Methodology

Mohammad Hadi Mahmoodi; Mohammad Moradi

Volume 15, Issue 36 , November 2015, , Pages 179-196

Abstract
  Learning any language has its own specific constraints and problems; English language learning is not an exception. One of the most important problems in learning English language is the quality of textbooks. Since “Prospect 1” is Iranian students’ first formal contact with English ...  Read More

Research political science
A Critical Review on the Book of the Global Historical Sociology

Mehdi Zibaei

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 20 February 2024

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2024.44798.2718

Abstract
  The relationship between Historical Sociology (HS) and International Relations (IR) is one of the relatively new fields of study, which has attracted the attention of researchers and activists of both fields during the last few decades. In other words, the impact of the international environment on internal ...  Read More

Research Information Science and Epistemology
On the Importance of Scientific Translation and a Critical Review on the Book Personal Knowledge Management

Mehdi Shaghaghi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 20 February 2024

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2024.38875.2417

Abstract
  In this article, I have a critical approach to the problem of "translation" in the field of knowledge and information science and offer some cases from a book, namely "Personal Knowledge Management". This article is a review of the mentioned book but it is a good sample for describing and criticizing ...  Read More

Promotional Information Science and Epistemology
Arguments for and against on the "Statistical analysis in Scientometrics and Knowledge and Information Science"

Mahdi Shaghaghi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 24 February 2024

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2024.38880.2418

Abstract
  In this article, I aimed at giving a critical position about a book, namely "statistical analysis in Scientometrics and Knowledge and Information Science"that published by SAMT Organization. The book is different from the same kinds of books on the basis of data analysis with statistical software, trying ...  Read More

Research Sociology
A Reflection on the Utopian Idea of Pilgrimage A Critical Review on the Book Hope in Threshold: Anthropological Analysis of Three Pilgrimages Santiago de Compostela, Hajj and Arbaeen

Mohmmad Reza Qaemi Nik; Sadeq Oftadeh

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 20 February 2024

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2024.40094.2521

Abstract
  The book "Hope on the Threshold: An Anthropological Analysis of the Three Pilgrimages of Santiago de Compostela, Hajj and Arbaeen" by Mohammad Nasravi (1399) is one of the few works that tried to propose the idea of ​​utopia and its related concepts and meanings, emphasizing the views of thinkers ...  Read More

Promotional political science
A Critical Review on the Book Myths of Empire: Domestic Politics and International Ambition

Seyed Parsa Hejazi; Mohammad Jafar Javadi Arjmand

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 20 February 2024

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2024.44746.2716

Abstract
  Although Jack Snyder is a defensive neo-realist, he has kept himself faithful to Waltz's structuralism; his big difference in this work is in his attention to the factors that were compared to the level of the international system and are placed at the reductionist levels. By combining the mentioned ...  Read More

Research political science
Republicanism approach to green citizenship: A Critique of Green Citizenship, Democracy and Justice

Mohammad Ali Tavana; mahmoud alipour

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 26 February 2024

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2024.40392.2541

Abstract
  The main purpose of this article is to review the book "Citizenship, Democracy and Green Justice" written by David E. Lowry and others. The book contains articles about environmental problems, human health and the environment, household consumption basket and environmental pollution, green justice. The ...  Read More

Research political science
A Critical Review on the Book Society and Culture of Russia

Seyede Motahare Hosseyni

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 20 February 2024

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2021.35346.2162

Abstract
  The works written about Russia are few and mostly have literary, political, journalistic, or security genres. The book “Society and Culture of Russia” has tried to have a general and comprehensive look at the topic of culture in Russian society, which has received less attention in Russian ...  Read More

Research political science
A Critical Review on the Book “Islamic Republic of Iran’s Environmental Diplomacy in the Caspian Sea”

Hakem Ghasemi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 20 February 2024

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2022.38284.2361

Abstract
  The book “Islamic Republic of Iran’s Environmental Diplomacy in the Caspian Sea” has explained Iran's diplomacy to protect the environment of the Caspian Sea. The author of the book, in the framework of the SWOT method, has offered the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats ...  Read More

Promotional Philosophy
An Analysis on the Book Expressionism in Philosophy: Spinoza

Shirin Karimi Zanjani Asl

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 20 February 2024

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2024.46772.2786

Abstract
  According to Deleuze, it is an expression of the discipline that connects Spinoza's ontology, epistemology, physics, and ethics. In other words, the logic of expression is the logic that governs all the different areas of Spinoza's philosophy, and for this reason, Deleuze named his most detailed study ...  Read More

Research Philosophy
In ontological Reductionism A Critical Review on the Book “Lies / Free Will”

Seyyed Yazdan Hashemi Asl; Mohsen Shokri

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 20 February 2024

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2024.41212.2701

Abstract
  The book "Lie / Free Will" proposes to examine two key and important questions; 1) What is the phenomenon of lying and how can its functional mechanism be controlled? 2) Does man have free will to remain loyal to moral duties? In analyzing the phenomenon of lying, the author expresses his point of view ...  Read More

Research Management and Policy Making
A Critical Review on the Book Topics in Advanced Organizational Behavior Management

Zahra Rajaei; Fatemeh Boskabadi; Hadis Mehmandoost

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 20 February 2024

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2023.39999.2516

Abstract
  The book "Topics in Advanced Organizational Behavior Management" is authored by Dr. Gholamreza Malekzadeh, a respected member of the Faculty of Management, Faculty of Administrative and Economic Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. This book, which is the second edition was printed and bound by ...  Read More

Promotional Management and Policy Making
A Critique on the Book Basics of Qualitative Research: Grounded Theory Procedures and Techniques

Ehsan Abedi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 20 February 2024

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2023.40719.2570

Abstract
  In the field of qualitative research, there are many reference books, each of which has gained good legitimacy and acceptance among readers for a reason. The book “Basics of Qualitative Research: Grounded Theory Procedures and Techniques” written by Strauss and Corbin and translated by Ebrahim ...  Read More

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