The journal Research in Curriculum Studies is a publication founded on the principles of peer review and open access, in accordance with international publishing standards. Accordingly, the journal has adopted a double-blind peer-review procedure, such that neither the author is informed of the reviewers’ identities nor the reviewers are made aware of the author(s)’ names and affiliations. This ensures that evaluations are conducted purely on scientific grounds and free from any form of prejudice or bias. Manuscripts submitted to the system are sent for review only if they fall within the journal’s scope and meet its basic standards, and upon final approval of the Editor-in-Chief, they proceed to the publication process.
The journal Research in Curriculum Studies is committed to the highest standards of peer review. Respecting the principles of publication ethics, the journal adheres to the rules, policies, and guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and follows the Executive Bylaw of the Law on Preventing and Combating Academic Misconduct. In addressing cases of potential misconduct or loss of credibility, the journal acts in accordance with the aforementioned committee’s regulations.
All submitted manuscripts undergo a rigorous double-blind peer-review process to ensure the quality of the research methodology and the strength of the scholarly argumentation. After a manuscript is submitted through the journal’s management system by the author(s), it is first reviewed and examined by the journal office, the journal’s expert, and the Editor-in-Chief (within a maximum of one week). Therefore, authors are kindly requested to carefully read the instructions and guidelines for authors and prepare their manuscripts according to the Persian-language author guidelines before submission. After the initial assessment by the journal’s Executive Manager, and upon the first-stage approval of the Editor-in-Chief, the manuscript is sent to qualified reviewers for evaluation.
Manuscript Evaluation Stages
Receipt of the manuscript through the journal’s online submission system (manuscripts submitted via email or any method other than the system will not enter the journal’s review process).
Initial evaluation of the manuscript based on the journal’s core criteria (topic, authorship, manuscript structure, etc.).
Examination of the manuscript for plagiarism and similarity using the IranDoc similarity-checking system (only manuscripts that pass Stage 2 will undergo similarity checking; otherwise, they will be rejected or returned to the author for revision).
Sending the manuscript to at least two expert reviewers in the manuscript’s subject area.
Communicating the review results to the author (rejection / revision required).
Following up on revised manuscripts submitted by authors.
Sending the revised manuscript to a comparative reviewer (acceptance / rejection).
Communicating the comparative review result to the author (acceptance / rejection).
Placing the accepted manuscript in the “Accepted Articles” section for publication.
Determining the issue in which the manuscript will be published (based on the Editorial Board’s decision).
Sending the manuscript to the copyeditor.
Sending the copyedited manuscript to the author to resolve ambiguities and obtain final approval before publication.
Sending the final author-approved file for typesetting.
Publishing the article on the journal’s website.
Sending publication notification emails to the authors of the articles in each issue and to other subscribers.
Submitting the articles to national and international databases and indexing services.