The Journal of "Mjale-e Tārikh-e Iran" (Journal of Iran History)  IRHJ, is a scientific research journal that publishes the articles and new research achievements of professors and researchers who are interested in all areas of social, economical, political and cultural history, based on the theoretical and methodological grounding of history studies, and history approach to the various relevant subjects including: culture, society, economy, politics and foreign relations of Iran with a historical analysis perspective. " Mjale-e Tahqiqāt-e Iran " (Journal of Iran history) is improve the reader's  awareness  through the publication of the latest researches in Persian or English Language about  history of IRAN.

IRHJ has started its activity since 1985 being published by the Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences. The journal was dedicated to the publication of highest-quality research studies that report findings on issues of great concern to the profession of philosophy of science.
To allow for easy and worldwide access to the most updated research findings, the journal is set to be an open-access journal. Yet, the journal does not charge any fee for reviewing and processing research papers from the authors or from the research institutes and organizations. 

Acceptence Fee: 3000000 Rials                      Publication Fee: 1000000 Rials   

  • Acceptance Rate: 19%
  • Frequency: semiannual 
  • Language: Persian with English abstracts
  • Article Processing Charges: No
  • Type of Journal: Academic / Research
  • Review Time: 2 to 3 months approximately
  • Journal of Iran History also a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

    All submitted manuscripts are checked for similarity through a trustworthy software named SAMIMNOOR to be assured about its originality and then rigorously peer-reviewed by the international reviewers. 

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Research Paper
Ghazali’s Sufistic and Mystical Reading of Iransharian Politics
Ghazali’s Sufistic and Mystical Reading of Iransharian Politics

Shahnaz Hojati Najafabadi

Volume 16, Issue 1 , March 2023, Pages 1-15

https://doi.org/10.48308/irhj.2023.103257

Abstract
  Ghazali’s tendency towards a Sufistic worldview and life, especially after his repentance, influenced his political vision. The impact of this event on Ghazali's seclusion and ...  Read More
Research Paper
Mesopotamian Origin of the Devil’s Image in Gnostic and Zurvanite Cults
Mesopotamian Origin of the Devil’s Image in Gnostic and Zurvanite Cults

Toufiq Hosseini

Volume 16, Issue 1 , March 2023, Pages 17-33

https://doi.org/10.48308/irhj.2023.103281

Abstract
  Belief in evil is one of the long-standing and widespread themes in human religious thoughts. A Belief, which is rooted in the idea of imbalance and corruption in existence. In the ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Position of the “Fashion Design” Profession as a Guild and its Formation in Iranian Social History during the Islamic Period
The Position of the “Fashion Design” Profession as a Guild and its Formation in Iranian Social History during the Islamic Period

Seddigheh Nayefi

Volume 16, Issue 1 , March 2023, Pages 35-55

https://doi.org/10.48308/irhj.2023.103187

Abstract
  Reflecting on the concept of fashion design shows its close connection with fashion and the distinction of this profession from tailoring. Although there are extensive and reliable ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Causes of Iranian Labor Migration to the Caucasus (The Second Half of the 13th/ 19th Century)
The Causes of Iranian Labor Migration to the Caucasus (The Second Half of the 13th/ 19th Century)

Mehdi Ahmadi; Seyyed Hashem aghajari

Volume 16, Issue 1 , March 2023, Pages 57-77

https://doi.org/10.48308/irhj.2023.103330

Abstract
  One of the issues faced by the Qajar government in the second half of the 13th/19th century was the mass migration of the people. The migration took place from 1266 AH/1850 AD and to ...  Read More
Research Paper
Investigating the Position of Oil Revenues in the Five Development Programs (1949-1978) during the Pahlavi Era
Investigating the Position of Oil Revenues in the Five Development Programs (1949-1978) during the Pahlavi Era

Nabi Omidi

Volume 16, Issue 1 , March 2023, Pages 79-102

https://doi.org/10.48308/irhj.2023.103371

Abstract
  Iran is the first country in the Middle East where oil was produced and the first country whose oil industry was nationalized. Oil has always been the most important source of foreign ...  Read More
Research Paper
The political Situation of Iranian and Ottoman Kurdistan and its Impact on the Movement of Sheikh Obaidullah Nahri during the Qajar Period
The political Situation of Iranian and Ottoman Kurdistan and its Impact on the Movement of Sheikh Obaidullah Nahri during the Qajar Period

Reza Abdollahi; Abbas Ghadimi

Volume 16, Issue 1 , March 2023, Pages 103-130

https://doi.org/10.48308/irhj.2023.103332

Abstract
  The movement of Sheikh Obaidullah Nahri (Shamzini) took place in 1297 AH (1880 AD) during the reign of Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar. To understand the aspects of the movement and the context ...  Read More
Research Paper
Expanding the Concept of Equality in the Socio-Political Literature of the Iranian Constitutional Revolution, Based on the Study of Newspapers
Expanding the Concept of Equality in the Socio-Political Literature of the Iranian Constitutional Revolution, Based on the Study of Newspapers

Mohammad Bitarafan

Volume 16, Issue 1 , March 2023, Pages 131-148

https://doi.org/10.48308/irhj.2023.103186

Abstract
  The constitutional revolution set the stage for introducing new concepts in the socio-political field. Since only a handful of prominent figures of the Qajar period were conscious of ...  Read More
Research Paper
Explanation of commercial and financial exchanges between Iran and America during the Qajar era (based on unpublished documents)
Explanation of commercial and financial exchanges between Iran and America during the Qajar era (based on unpublished documents)

Fereshte Jahani

Volume 16, Issue 1 , March 2023, Pages 149-166

https://doi.org/10.48308/irhj.2023.103224

Abstract
  At the beginning of the 20th century, the United States of America had the most advanced economy in the world. This issue did not escape the sharp eyes of the Iranian intellectuals ...  Read More
Research Paper
Shedding Light on the Old Ahvaz through Sassanid and Islamic Texts and a Conjecture about the Location of Sassanid City of Ram Ardashir
Shedding Light on the Old Ahvaz through Sassanid and Islamic Texts and a Conjecture about the Location of Sassanid City of Ram Ardashir

Rouhollah Mojtahedzadeh

Volume 16, Issue 1 , March 2023, Pages 167-186

https://doi.org/10.48308/irhj.2023.103331

Abstract
  There is very little information about the beginnings of Ahwaz. Although the establishment of an urban settlement in this area is speculated as from the Elamite period onwards, the ...  Read More
Research Paper
Ahmad Kasravi and the Claim to Prophethood; Reconsidering the Views of Opponents and Critics
Ahmad Kasravi and the Claim to Prophethood; Reconsidering the Views of Opponents and Critics

Hasan Rostami; Masoud Bayat

Volume 16, Issue 1 , March 2023, Pages 187-206

https://doi.org/10.48308/irhj.2023.103185

Abstract
  The political atmosphere after Shahrivar 1320 led to growth and conflict in opinions. At this time, political parties tried to advance their goals. Bahmad Azadegan party was established ...  Read More
Research Paper
Is the establishment of the Safavid's government the beginning of the origin or contemporary history of Iran?
Is the establishment of the Safavid's government the beginning of the origin or contemporary history of Iran?

Alireza Mollaiy Tavany

Volume 16, Issue 1 , March 2023, Pages 207-227

https://doi.org/10.48308/irhj.2023.103250

Abstract
  By creating a centralized government, the Safavid's revived the historical territory of Iran and gave legitimacy to Shiism. Some claim that the Safavid's created a national government ...  Read More
Research Paper
Investigating the situation and evolution of Kerman carpet industry in the Qajar period
Investigating the situation and evolution of Kerman carpet industry in the Qajar period

mostafa molaei; pouran tahouni

Volume 16, Issue 1 , March 2023, Pages 229-251

https://doi.org/10.48308/irhj.2023.103184

Abstract
  Kerman was considered one of the main centers of carpet production and trade in the Qajar period. Despite the fact that until the end of the 19thcentury, affected by the prosperity ...  Read More
Priestly Lineage of the Sasanids
Priestly Lineage of the Sasanids

Shahram Jalilian

Volume 14, Issue 2 , October 2021, , Pages 23-69

https://doi.org/10.52547/irhj.14.2.23

Abstract
  Reviewing the narration of Muhammad ibn Jarir Tabari (died: 310 AH) on Sāsān, the ancestor of the Sasanians and his connection with the fire temple of the goddess Anāhitā in Pars ...  Read More
Origin and Background of the Mamasani Tribal Confederation (Presenting new hypotheses)
Origin and Background of the Mamasani Tribal Confederation (Presenting new hypotheses)

Mohammad Reza Hafeznia; Seyed Mohamad Hossein Hosseini; Vahid Sadeghi

Volume 15, Issue 1 , April 2022, , Pages 209-226

https://doi.org/10.52547/irhj.15.1.209

Abstract
  The Mamasani tribal, as one of the Lor ethnic groups settled in the northwest of Fars province and the foothills of the Zagros, has played a significant role. Varying views regarding ...  Read More
Tehran’s Air Pollution in the Last Decade of the Second Pahlavi Monarchy (Challenges and Solutions)
Tehran’s Air Pollution in the Last Decade of the Second Pahlavi Monarchy (Challenges and Solutions)

Mohsen Parvish

Volume 15, Issue 1 , April 2022, , Pages 145-168

https://doi.org/10.52547/irhj.15.1.145

Abstract
  Tehran’s air pollution is not a recent issue and goes back to the early period of the second Pahlavi monarchy. The increasing use of fossil fuels and other air pollutants in big ...  Read More
Rereading Clergy’s Stances on the Power Transition from the Qajars to the Pahlavi Dynasty
Rereading Clergy’s Stances on the Power Transition from the Qajars to the Pahlavi Dynasty

Mohammad Sadjed Soltani Abri; Fayyaz Zaahed; Seyyed Mohammad Saqafi nejad

Volume 15, Issue 1 , April 2022, , Pages 1-24

https://doi.org/10.52547/irhj.15.1.1

Abstract
  The present article aims to investigate the stances taken by the clergy during the process of power transition from the Qajar to the Pahlavi dynasty. The purpose of this study is to ...  Read More
An Analysis of the Books Published by the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (1966-1979)
An Analysis of the Books Published by the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (1966-1979)

hasan shamsabadi; Hamid Basirat Manesh; Seyed Mahmoud Sadat Bidgoli

Volume 15, Issue 1 , April 2022, , Pages 49-72

https://doi.org/10.52547/irhj.15.1.49

Abstract
  The Publishing Organization of the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults was established in March 1967. To a large extent, the Institute managed to ...  Read More
Research Paper
Analytical Study of  the migration of the Russian ordinary subjects to Astarabad and its consequences in this state
(1910-1918AD /1328-1336AH)
Analytical Study of the migration of the Russian ordinary subjects to Astarabad and its consequences in this state (1910-1918AD /1328-1336AH)

Mina Moeini; Aliakbar Jafari

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 21 March 2023

https://doi.org/10.48308/irhj.2023.103374

Abstract
  Since 1332 AH (1914 AD), the migration of Russian subjects to the north of Iran was the beginning of a new chapter in the relations between Iran and Russia.The most important cause ...  Read More
Research Paper
Foreign trade in Iran from the third century to the end of the fifth century (AH)
Foreign trade in Iran from the third century to the end of the fifth century (AH)

Seyyed Aalaeh Al Din Shahrokhi; Mohsen Eqbali; Mojtaba Garavand

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 10 May 2023

https://doi.org/10.48308/irhj.2023.103487

Abstract
  The topic of the current research is, what effect did the Samanid, Ghaznavid, and Buyids symmetrical governments have on the trade of the territories under their control. The method ...  Read More
A Model for Studying Socio-political Key Concepts in the History of Contemporary Iran
A Model for Studying Socio-political Key Concepts in the History of Contemporary Iran

Sima Hassandokht Firooz; AmirAli Nojoumian; Negar Davari Ardakani

Volume 13, Issue 1 , May 2020, , Pages 77-99

https://doi.org/10.52547/irhj.13.1.77

Abstract
  The Iranian time and the Persian language concepts have been condensed and accumulated by the plurality and accelerated events of the last century. The semantic chaos is manifested ...  Read More
Houses of Equity; judicial modernization or a return to procedural traditions
Houses of Equity; judicial modernization or a return to procedural traditions

reza bigdelou

Volume 13, Issue 1 , May 2020, , Pages 101-120

https://doi.org/10.52547/irhj.13.1.101

Abstract
  Non-formality, self-governance, and relative independence of judicial institutions were believed to be the historical characteristics of procedural tradition in Iran. In the modern ...  Read More
The historical process of  the encounter between Rohaniat institution and social position change of women in Second Pahlavi Duration
The historical process of the encounter between Rohaniat institution and social position change of women in Second Pahlavi Duration

kamal razavi; Ahmad Shekarchi; Mostafa Ejtehadi

Volume 13, Issue 2 , March 2021, , Pages 111-139

https://doi.org/10.52547/irhj.13.2.111

Abstract
  During the entrance of Iranian society to modern era and the conjunction and challenge of Shiite-Iranian tradition in society with modern culture and thought, some issues changed to ...  Read More
Examination of the Process of Changing the Institution of the “vizierate” and Creating New Ministries During the Iranian Constitutional Revolution
Examination of the Process of Changing the Institution of the “vizierate” and Creating New Ministries During the Iranian Constitutional Revolution

Seyedeh Fatemeh Sadatnejad; Sohrab Yazdani; Mohammad Taghi Mokhtari

Volume 13, Issue 1 , May 2020, , Pages 121-141

https://doi.org/10.52547/irhj.13.1.121

Abstract
  The institution of the “vizierate” was the center of Iran's bureaucratic order throughout history. The   “vizier” was at the head of the system with ...  Read More
Historical explanation of the reasons for the Bani Salim uprising in Fararood based on geopolitical factors
Historical explanation of the reasons for the Bani Salim uprising in Fararood based on geopolitical factors

AminReza Tohidi

Volume 13, Issue 2 , March 2021, , Pages 141-161

https://doi.org/10.52547/irhj.13.2.141

Abstract
  The main purpose of this article is to explain the history of the revolt of the Arab general Abdullah Ibn Khazem Salimi and its continuation by his son Musa.Among the revolts after ...  Read More

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