About the Journal
KURMANJ: The Journal of Culture, Humanities and Social Science is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal published quarterly by the Scientific Research Publishing House (SRPH). The journal provides a platform for the dissemination of high-quality original research that advances knowledge and promotes scholarly dialogue across its core areas of specialization.
The journal is committed to publishing rigorous, innovative, and interdisciplinary research that contributes to the understanding of language, culture, literature, and society from regional, comparative, and global perspectives. By fostering academic exchange among researchers from different countries and disciplines, KURMANJ aims to serve as an international forum for research addressing contemporary issues in the humanities and social sciences.
The official language of the journal is English, with Persian abstracts provided to increase accessibility for Persian-speaking readers.
Aims and Scope
KURMANJ publishes original research articles, review papers, and scholarly discussions in the humanities and social sciences, particularly in the following areas:
Cultural Studies and Intercultural Communication
Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
Language Education and English Language Teaching (ELT)
Translation and Interpreting Studies
Literature and Comparative Literature
Language, Literature, and Cultural Studies
Philosophy and Intellectual History
History and Heritage Studies
Anthropology and Sociology
Media and Communication Studies
Education and Social Studies related to language, culture, and society
The journal particularly welcomes interdisciplinary research that connects these fields and contributes to contemporary international debates in the humanities and social sciences. Priority is given to studies that demonstrate methodological rigor, theoretical contribution, and relevance to the journal's scope while promoting cross-cultural and international perspectives.
Contact information for the journal office
| Journal Address |
P.O. Box 9461993234 , Shahryar St, Shirvan, Iran. |
| Journal Number |
+98 9391680343 |
| E-mail Address |
kurmanj@srpub.org |
Peer-review process
All submitted articles are evaluated at the submission to meet the structural and subject principles of KURMANJ; The Journal of Culture, Humanities and Social Science. The matched articles will gone under a double-blinded peer-review process by at least 3 reviewers (expert in the field who are not part of the journal’s editorial staff) who are selected by the Editorial Board members according to their field specialties. The Editorial Board members have the final responsibility to select the articles.
Governing body
KURMANJ; The Journal of Culture, Humanities and Social Science is under the scientific control of Editorial Board whose members are recognized experts in the subject areas included within the journal’s scope. Some executive roles of the Editorial Board members are delegated to the Editor-in-Chief who is well-known in the journal’s scope.
Editorial team
KURMANJ; The Journal of Culture, Humanities and Social Science is under the scientific supervision of the Editorial Team whose members are all experts with high number of publications in their field.
Author fees/Access
There are No Fees or Charges at all for submission, reviewing and publishing processes in KURMANJ; The Journal of Culture, Humanities and Social Science.
KURMANJ; The Journal of Culture, Humanities and Social Science follows the Bethesda Statement on Open Access Publishing.
Copyright
The content of KURMANJ; The Journal of Culture, Humanities and Social Science is under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Public License. To the extent this Public License may be interpreted as a contract, we are granted the Licensed Rights in consideration of your acceptance of these terms and conditions, and the Licensor grants you such rights in consideration of benefits the Licensor receives from making the Licensed Material available under these terms and conditions.
Process for identification of and dealing with allegations of research misconduct
Publisher and editors of KURMANJ; The Journal of Culture, Humanities and Social Science are reasonable to identify and prevent the publication of papers where research misconduct has occurred, including plagiarism, citation manipulation, and data falsification/fabrication, among others. In doing so, KURMANJ; The Journal of Culture, Humanities and Social Science follows COPE’s guidelines in dealing with allegations.
Ownership and management
KURMANJ; The Journal of Culture, Humanities and Social Science is owned by SRPH, Iran, and is managed and published by YektaPub Co.
Conflicts of interests
All KURMANJ; The Journal of Culture, Humanities and Social Science Editorial Board members and the Editor-in-Chief submitted articles are gone under the same reviewing process as the other authors gone. In the cases that a reviewer suspects undisclosed conflict of interest in a submitted manuscript or a reader suspects undisclosed conflict of interest in a published article (all authors are filling the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest at the submission time) KURMANJ; The Journal of Culture, Humanities and Social Science will follow COPE’s guidelines.
Revenue sources/Advertising/Direct marketing
KURMANJ; The Journal of Culture, Humanities and Social Science is financially supported completely by SRPH, Iran, and has no other sources for earning funds. KURMANJ; The Journal of Culture, Humanities and Social Science accepts No advertisements in the site or even as a report article.
Publishing schedule/Archiving
KURMANJ; The Journal of Culture, Humanities and Social Science is published 4 issues per year. All the content from the beginning to the end will be available for ever on KURMANJ; The Journal of Culture, Humanities and Social Science exclusive website. Also KURMANJ; The Journal of Culture, Humanities and Social Science is included at SID and has the plan to enter to Scopus and Clarivate databases..
Retraction Policy
KURMANJ supports the view that publishing ethics are of the utmost importance and will strive to maintain the integrity of the scholarly record.Occasionally, there are exceptional circumstances that result in a retraction of a published article: violations of ethical conduct, which include, but are not limited to, plagiarism, multiple submissions of the same article, fraudulent use of data, and invalid claims of authorship. Retractions may be requested by authors or the editor of a journal, and such requests for retraction are investigated thoroughly, following COPE’s (Committee on Publication Ethics) guidelines. Should the investigation lead to a retraction of the article, a retraction notice is published in the next available issue. In the online version of the retracted article, the retraction notice will be attached to the original version, and the title and abstract of article will be retained in HTML version. The PDF version of the document will be removed, but the metadata (title, abstract and authors) remain with “Retracted” in front of the full title.
Generative AI Policy
KURMANJ: The Journal of Culture, Humanities and Social Science supports the responsible and transparent use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in scholarly publishing.
For Authors
Authors may use GenAI tools to improve language, grammar, or readability. However, authors remain fully responsible for the originality, accuracy, integrity, and scientific content of their manuscripts. GenAI tools cannot be listed as authors.
If GenAI has been used beyond basic language editing, authors must disclose its use in the manuscript, specifying the AI tool used and its purpose.
GenAI must not be used to fabricate or manipulate data, images, references, or research findings.
For Reviewers
Reviewers must not upload confidential manuscripts or any part of them to publicly available GenAI tools, as this may compromise confidentiality and copyright.
For Editors
Editors may use AI-assisted tools for administrative or language-support purposes but will not use GenAI to make editorial decisions. All publication decisions are based solely on independent editorial judgment and peer review.
KURMANJ follows internationally recognized publication ethics and encourages the ethical, transparent, and responsible use of Generative AI throughout the publication process.
Director-in-charge
Ansari, Mojtaba; Associate Professor
Affiliation: SRPH, Tehran, Iran
Email: ansari_m@srpub.org
Tel: 02188008090
Editor-in-chief
Pourjafar ,Mohammadreza; Professor
Affiliation: SRPH, Tehran, Iran
Email: pourja_m@srpub.org
Tel: 02182883731
Editorial Board
Ayvazian, Simon; Professor of Architecture
Affiliation: University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Email: ayvazsim@ut.ac.ir
Tel: -
Bemanian, Mohammad Reza; Professor of Architecture
Affiliation: SRPH, Tehran, Iran
Email: bemanian@srpub.org
Tel: -
Taghvayi, Ali Akbar, Associate Professor of Urban and Rural Planning
Affiliation: SRPH, Tehran, Iran
Email: taghvaea@srpub.org
Tel: +98 (21) 82883721
Tehrani, Farhad; Associate Professor -
Affiliation: Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
Email: f-fakhari@cc.sbu.ac.ir
Tel: -
Habib, Farah; Associate Professor
Affiliation: Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Email: f.habib@srbiau.ac.ir
Tel: -
Diba, Darab; Professor of -
Affiliation: Tehran University, Tehran, Iran
email: -
Tel: -
Mehdinejad, Mohammad Javad; Associate Professor of Architecture
Affiliation: SRPH, Tehran, Iran
Email: mahdavinejad@srpub.org
Tel: +98 (21) 82883739
Kalantari Khalilabad, Hosein; Associate Professor of Urban Planning
Affiliation: Academic Center of Education Culture and Research, -, -
Email: h_kalantari2005@yahoo.com
Tel: -
Mousavi, Seyed Ya'qub; Associate Professor of Social Sciences
Affiliation: Al-Zahra University, Tehran, Iran
Email: ymousavi90@yahoo.com
Tel: -
