Journal of Social Sciences

What Journal of Social Sciences does

Journal of Social Sciences (فصلنامه علوم اجتماعی) is a peer-reviewed academic journal established in 1992 and published quarterly by Allameh Tabataba'i University in Tehran, Iran — described in source materials as the country's leading institution in humanities and social sciences. The journal publishes original social science research in both Persian and English across print and online open-access formats, with content spanning sociology, methodology, cultural studies, and related interdisciplinary fields. As of December 2025 it has produced 99 issues across 32 volumes, with 246 accepted and published articles alongside 663 articles currently in press, and maintains a 12% acceptance rate against a 74% rejection rate, with average time to acceptance of 240 days.

The publication operates on an author-paid fee model supplemented by institutional subsidy. Authors pay 2,000,000 Iranian Rials as a review/arbitration fee on submission and an additional 4,000,000 Rials upon acceptance as an article processing charge; all remaining operating costs are explicitly stated to be financially supported by Allameh Tabataba'i University. The journal's technology platform is an online manuscript management system developed by Sinaweb that integrates submission, double-blind peer review, and article publication workflows, supplemented by plagiarism detection software and an RSS feed for content syndication. Distribution is conducted through 14 academic indexing databases — including DOAJ, Copernicus, ISC, Google Scholar, SID, NoorMags, and ROAD — alongside the journal's own website, a LinkedIn company page, and an Academia.edu presence.

The journal serves national and international academic researchers in the social sciences, alongside university faculty and students who use it as a reference and teaching resource. Editorial leadership comprises Dr. Mohammad Hossein Panahi (Editor-in-Chief), Dr. Mohammad Saeed Zokaei (Director-in-Charge), Dr. Sedigheh Piri (Manager), and Anahita Mostafavi (Executive Director). The journal received official Scientific-Research ranking from Iran's Ministry of Science, Research and Technology on September 3, 2007, and entered into a cooperation agreement with the Anthropology Association of Iran covering December 22, 2023 to December 20, 2024. It maintains a network of 470 peer reviewers.

Name

Journal of Social Sciences

Legal name

Social Sciences

Website

https://qjss.atu.ac.ir

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Journal of Social Sciences is a peer-reviewed quarterly academic journal published by Allameh Tabataba'i University in Tehran, serving Iranian and international social science researchers through print and open-access online publication in Persian and English.

Ownership category

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Product category

Academic Scholarly Journal Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312), Periodical Publishers (513120), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Social Sciences Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Open Access Scholarly Journals & Monographs (EDAGAFAJ), Academic & Scholarly Journals Publishing (Peer-Reviewed) (MPAJABAC), Conference Proceedings & Research Reports Publishing (EDAGAFAL)

Keywords

• Peer-reviewed academic journal
• Social sciences research
• Scholarly publishing
• Open access journal
• Academic publication services

Headquarters

HQ city

Tehran

HQ country

Iran

HQ region

Middle East

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Article Processing Charges (APC): Authors are charged 2,000,000 Rials for arbitration/review fee and an additional 4,000,000 Rials upon acceptance for article processing costs. Remaining costs are financially supported by Allameh Tabataba'i University.
2. Print and Online Publication: The journal is published in both print and online versions, providing open access to readers worldwide while charging authors publication fees

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Journal of Social Sciences (فصلنامه علوم اجتماعی) is a quarterly, peer-reviewed academic journal published by Allameh Tabataba'i University in both print and online open-access formats, focusing on sociology, methodology, cultural studies, and interdisciplinary social sciences research. Authors pay a 2,000,000 Rial review fee upon submission and an additional 4,000,000 Rial article processing charge (APC) upon acceptance, with remaining operations financially backed by the publishing university. All submissions go through double-blind peer review and plagiarism detection via the Sinaweb online submission and tracking platform.

Product overview

Journal of Social Sciences is an academic journal platform operated by Allameh Tabataba'i University, offering both print and online publication of peer-reviewed social sciences research. The core product is the Social Sciences journal (فصلنامه علوم اجتماعی), published quarterly since 1992, supported by an online article management system that handles manuscript submission, peer review, and publication workflows.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Social Sciences Journal (فصلنامه علوم اجتماعی) A peer-reviewed quarterly academic journal published by Allameh Tabataba'i University in both print and online open-access formats, focusing on social sciences research including sociology, methodology, cultural studies, and interdisciplinary topics.
• Online Article Management System A web-based platform for authors to submit manuscripts, track the double-blind peer review process through personal author pages, and access article publication services. Developed by Sinaweb.
• Print Edition of Journal of Social Sciences Quarterly printed copies of the Journal of Social Sciences distributed within Iran through Allameh Tabataba'i University Press for institutional and library subscribers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 74% rejection rate indicating rigorous quality control
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Anthropology Association of Iran (انجمن انسان شناسی ایران)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 1402The journal entered into a cooperation agreement with the Anthropology Association of Iran from 1402/10/01 to 1403/10/01. This partnership aims to strengthen collaboration between the journal and the anthropology academic community in Iran.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Elsevier (Social Science Research): Established publisher of social science journals including Social Science Research. Comparable as a peer-reviewed social science journal venue, though part of a much larger commercial publishing portfolio.
• Taylor & Francis (Social Sciences collection): Large academic publisher with extensive social science journal portfolio. Comparable as a peer-reviewed social science journal publisher, though operating as a diversified commercial incumbent.
• SAGE Journals: Publisher of many peer-reviewed social science journals. Comparable as a venue for social science research dissemination, though as a much larger established publisher with broader journal portfolio.

Others

• DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals): Directory indexing the journal itself. Functionally comparable as an open-access scholarly publishing ecosystem in which the journal operates, including thousands of similar open-access social science journals.
• Allameh Tabataba'i University Press: The publishing division of the parent university that produces the journal. Comparable as the institutional publisher of academic content, including other journals and monographs across humanities and social sciences.

Direct peers

• MDPI: Open-access journal publisher with multiple social science titles (e.g., Societies, Social Sciences). Comparable as a peer-reviewed open-access academic journal publisher using APC fees, though operating at much larger scale globally.
• Frontiers in Sociology: Open-access journal in social sciences with rigorous peer review and APC model. Comparable as a peer-reviewed, open-access social science journal operating under similar publishing economics.
• SAGE Open: Open-access journal covering social sciences and humanities with author-pays model. Directly comparable as peer-reviewed social science open-access publication with similar author-side fee structure.
• Cogent Social Sciences: Open-access social science journal published by Taylor & Francis with APC model. Comparable as a peer-reviewed open-access social science journal with similar author-pays economics.

Regional players

• Iranian Social Studies Association journals: Regional scholarly publishing bodies in Iran producing peer-reviewed social science publications. Comparable as regional Persian-language social science journals publishing in the same geographic and linguistic market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/qjss-atu

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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