The biannual Journals of Research in Teacher Education Curriculum Studies began its activities after obtaining its official license from the Specialized Publishing Council of the Research Deputy of Farhangian University under License No. 50000/9886/600/D, dated October 11, 2020. The journal strives to create a platform for research in the field of teacher education curriculum studies and to disseminate and expand this body of knowledge within the scientific community. Therefore, respected authors are invited to submit their manuscripts—containing new findings and theories in teacher education curriculum studies and aligned with the thematic areas of the journal—through the journal’s submission portal.

According to Article 13 of the Press Law approved by the Islamic Consultative Assembly on March 18, 1986, the publication license for the offline scholarly media titled Research in Curriculum Studies (Educational Sciences – Specialized), in Persian, with biannual publication frequency under the name of Farhangian University, was issued on December 3, 2023, under Registration No. 94727.

The biannual Journals of Research in Teacher Education Curriculum Studies, owned by Farhangian University, received ISC indexing (Islamic World Science and Technology Citation and Monitoring Institute) on October 11, 2025.

This journal was published under the title Research in Curriculum Studies from Issue 1 (2021) to Issue 2 (2025). Beginning with the next issue, its title has been changed to Research in Teacher Education Curriculum Studies.

Publisher: Farhangian University, Allameh Tabataba’i Campus, Ardabil
Country of Publication: Iran
Publication Frequency: Biannual
Language of Publication: Persian (with English abstract)
First Year of Publication: 2021
Peer-Review Policy: Double-blind peer review
English Title of the Journal: Journals of Research in Teacher Education Curriculum Studies
Ministry of Culture License Number: 94727

Journal Thematic Areas:

Objectives of Teacher Education Curriculum:

• Identifying and formulating effective models, policies, and approaches in teacher education curricula (pre-service and in-service)
• Examining the professional competencies (knowledge, attitudes, and skills) required for teachers within the curriculum system
• Studying the process of teacher professional development and its impact on effective curriculum implementation
• Comparative analysis of teacher education curricula in Iran and developed countries
• Analyzing Iran's teacher education curriculum with an emphasis on national higher-order documents (such as the Fundamental Reform Document of Education, etc.)

Content of Teacher Education Curriculum:

• Redesigning and validating the content of teacher education curricula based on the needs of the educational system (including the domains of the Fundamental Reform Document)
• Critical analysis of textbooks, resources, and instructional materials in teacher education programs
• Examining the role of emerging technologies (artificial intelligence, e-learning) in enriching the content of teacher education curricula
• Comparative studies of teacher education curriculum content in the areas of specialized, general, and practicum courses

Curriculum Implementation in Teacher Education:

• Studying the effectiveness of innovative teaching methods (flipped, project-based, cooperative, etc.) in teacher education curricula
• The impact of teachers' beliefs, attitudes, and pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) on the quality of classroom instruction
• Designing and evaluating practicum and clinical supervision models to improve the teaching practices of student teachers
• Approaches, barriers, and facilitators for implementing active teaching methods in teacher education curricula

Curriculum Evaluation in Teacher Education:

• Evaluation of teacher education curriculum: assessing the quality and effectiveness of the teacher education curriculum
• Leadership and policy-making in teacher education curriculum: assessment and monitoring by administrators, policymakers, and stakeholders
• Digital transformation and teacher education curriculum: utilizing emerging technologies in curriculum design, implementation, and evaluation

Article Types: Research, Review, and Applied papers
Access Type: Open Access (full text)
Citation Style: APA
Peer-Review Duration: Minimum 12 weeks
Fees for Review, Final Acceptance, and Publication: None
Article Acceptance Rate: 30%
DOI Assignment: Yes, all articles receive a DOI
Journal Academic Email: jcdr@cfu.ac.ir
Journal Website: https://jcdr.cfu.ac.ir
Electronic ISSN: 2980-7948

Important Notes for Manuscript Submission

According to the regulations of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, all authors must upload, at the time of submission, the following items through the journal’s online system: the main manuscript file, the ethical commitment form, the conflict-of-interest form, and any other required documents. Additionally, all submitted manuscripts must strictly follow the journal’s formatting guidelines, which can be downloaded from the Author Guidelines section.

Publication Ethics

The biannual Journals of Research in Teacher Education Curriculum Studies adheres to the principles of research ethics, academic integrity, ethical conduct in scientific inquiry, and ethical standards in scholarly publishing. The journal follows and accepts international guidelines such as the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA), and supports open access to published scholarly materials.

Important Notes for Authors

1. The biannual Journals of Research in Teacher Education Curriculum Studies reserves the right to revoke the validity of any published article if, at any time, evidence of misconduct or research malpractice is established. Such articles will be retracted, blacklisted, removed from the online platform, and the case will be reported to the author’s affiliated institution, indexing databases, and the public.

2. All manuscripts submitted to the journal are screened using a similarity-checking system. If the similarity index exceeds 10%, the manuscript will be excluded from the review process.

Obtaining a Researcher Identifier (ORCID)

Following the request of the National Scientific Journals Organization, registration and display of a free ORCID ID and an academic email address are mandatory for all authors (preferably the corresponding author). Therefore, authors are asked to obtain their ORCID researcher ID and academic email prior to manuscript submission.

To obtain your ORCID ID, visit: https://orcid.org