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)
Website: https://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 and 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: 35%
Access to Articles: Free (Full Text)
Access Type: Open Access to PDF
Journal Management System: Powered by Sinaweb
Indexed: Yes (View details)
Journal Ranking by Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology: A Ranking
Status at ISC in 1402: Q3 in Arts and Humanities (see details)
Impact Factor: 0.085
Former Name of the Journal: Quarterly Journal of Humanities
Email Address: criticalstudies@ihcs.ac.ir
Email Address2:criticalstudies3@gmail.com
Scientific Commission license number 3 publications of the Ministry of Science 381666 dated 08/24/91
“Pizhuhish nāmah-i intiqādī-i mutūn va barnāmah hā-yi ̒ulūm-i insāni (Critical Studies in Texts and Programs of Human Sciences) is a quarterly journal that contains specialized material in the field of humanities and was first published as "Quarterly Journal of Humanities" in the spring of 1379, and until the spring of 1388, 19 issues of this journal were published in 15 volumes with the same name. From numbers 6 and 7 onwards, this journal's publication order has been changed from quarterly to bi-quarterly. After that, from numbers 20 to 37, this journal has been released as "Critical Studies in Texts and Programs of Human Sciences" quarterly journal, from numbers 38 to 47 bimonthly, from numbers 48 to 109 as a monthly and finally from number 110 until now, it is published quarterly.
articles submitted to obtain a suitable score for publication in this journal should include the following sections and specifications:
.1 Selection of important and priority books for review; priorities in selecting works for review include the following four items:
.1.1 Books that are the founders of the scientific tradition (such as Adam Smith's "The Wealth of Nations"; Hegel's "Phenomenology of Spirit"; Ibn Arabi's "Fusus al-Hakm" and...)
.1.2 Books with leading theories in the world of science: the colorfulness of innovative and ijtihad; with more emphasis on domestic thinkers (such as the book "Truth and Method" by Hans Georg Gadamer; "Protestant Ethics and the Spirit of Capitalism" by Max Weber; "Jurisprudence of Hadith: Narration in Meaning" by Ahmad Paktachi; "Revival of Political Science" by Hossein Bashiriya and...)
.1.3 Obvious educational books with the most references (such as the book "Sociology" by Anthony Giddens; "Badayeh al-Hikma" by Allameh Tabatabai and...)
.1.4 Influential books in the scientific community and public culture (such as the book "Theory of Justice" by John Rawls, "Civil Responsibility" by Nasser Katouzian, etc.)
.2 Mention the reason for choosing the book/theory while explaining the scientific and research motivation of the author in an objective and problem-oriented manner.
.3 Expressing the historical and theoretical background of the book/theory, including the historical origin and political geography, and scientific tradition(s) related to the subject.
.4 Expressing the central idea of the book along with its review.
.5 Sufficient expression of "main arguments" carrying the central idea along with its criticism
.6 Mention the cultural and civilizational relations of the work/theory with the historical-cultural conditions of Iran today.
Note 1: It is necessary to remember that articles that introduce and review important but less known and mostly unconventional scientific works in the scientific community of the country, especially important books that have not been translated so far, will be Reviewed with priority.
Note 2: It is necessary to focus on the book review instead of the subject in the review article. Also, "generalization" and "ambiguity" should be avoided in the process of criticism, and the ethical manners of scientific criticism should be observed by staying away from any coarse talk and sarcastic expressions on the one hand and any excessively biased praise on the other hand. In addition, it is important to note that expressing the idea of the book in a summary form is completely different from summarizing the book.
Note 3: Criticism and review of textbooks (Textbook) is not a priority for acceptance and printing, except for what is mentioned in the above explanation.
Note 4: The institute welcomes the research paper consisting of scientific-promotional and review papers that reread the current, prioritized, and neglected books in the country's scientific environment, especially non-Persian key books, not criticizing books done in scientific-research papers, and if they have the necessary scientific conditions, they will be published.
For further information, please refer to the file "Guidelines for the Preparation and Editing of Articles of Critical Studies in Texts and Programs of Human Sciences" in the authors' guide section.
Open Access
This is an open access journal, which means that all content is freely available without charge to users or their institutions. Users are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without requiring prior permission from the publisher or author.
This journal provides immediate open access to its content based on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Copyright: Authors retain unrestricted copyrights and publishing rights.
Licensing
The Journal of Critical Studies in Texts and Programs of Human Sciences is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)
That means readers are free to:
- Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
- Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.
Peer-Review Policy
The peer review process in journal is double-blinded in which the reviewer’s name is unknown to the author and, vice versa.
Submitted articles go through a structural and subject evaluation to align with journal principles. Matches go through a double-blind peer review by three field experts (non-editorial staff) chosen by the Board based on specialty. The Board makes the final article selection.
Duties of Reviewers:
- Assist editor in decision-making and potentially help authors improve papers through editorial communication.
- Decline reviews if unqualified or unable to promptly review.
- Treat manuscripts as confidential documents and avoid unauthorized sharing.
- Conduct objective reviews, avoiding personal criticism and providing clear, supported feedback.
- Identify relevant, uncited published work and report potential plagiarism or overlap with other publications.
- Maintain confidentiality of information and ideas, avoiding personal gain or reviewing papers with conflicts of interest.
Self-archiving policies for authors
Authors are permitted to post their work online in institutional/disciplinary repositories or on their own websites. Pre-print versions posted online should include a citation and link to the final published version in this Journal as soon as the issue is available; post-print versions (including the final publisher's PDF) should include a citation and link to the journal's website