Journal of Iran Futures Studies, is an open access double-blind peer reviewed publication which is published by Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran concerned with new concepts and innovative technologies in "Financial Research". Journal of Iran Futures Studies is a semmiannual publication, which publishes original research papers related to journal scope. This journal is following of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and complies with the highest ethical standards in accordance with ethical laws.All submitted manuscripts are checked for similarity through Hamyab software to ensure their authenticity to be assured about its originality and then rigorously peer-reviewed by the expert reviewers. After obtaining authorization, this journal received a scientific-research grade from the Journal Examination Committee of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, in March 2019.
Futures studies is defined as a systematic methodical study of possible, probable and preferable "futures". This type of study aims to identify probable futures from among the tens of thousands of possible futures and select the preferable one from among them to build towards it. Accordingly, futures studies has two theoretical and practical branches. Its theoretical branch focuses mainly on theoretical studies about the futures, whereas its practical branch, known as "foresight", attempts to build the future by relying on theoretical findings. In the theoretical branch, futures researchers attempt to provide theoretical explanations of the futures and their effective factors, whereas in the practical one, they focus on developing strategies, policies, roadmaps, visions and scenarios to influence the future and build a preferable one.
Futures studies, as an interdisciplinary or extra-disciplinary field of study, has various individual, organizational, local, regional, national, and international levels and studies different aspects ranging from individuals to inter-disciplinary system. It also has a very diverse and multifaceted subject area, including science and technology, industry, commerce, economics, culture, society, and politics. Accordingly, this field of study encompasses and connects a wide range of disciplines. This journal is an attempt to assist in the production, promotion, and dissemination of futurology knowledge and to provide a basis and opportunity for the dissemination of studies in this area.
Financial Policies
Article Processing Charges
Journal of Iran Futures Studies, receives 150 million riyals for reviewing articles and 250 million riyals for preparing the article for publication (a Total of 4 Million Riyals).
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4001071303006607 |
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Subscription Fee
Journal of Iran Futures Studies has published as an open access electronic journal, so there is no subscription fee for audiences.
Open Access Policies
Journal of Iran Futures Studies is a fully open-access journal, which means that all articles are available on the Web to all users immediately upon publication. Journal of Iran Futures Studies is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC-BY-NC 4.0). Licensees may copy, distribute, display and make derivative works only if they cite the original published article.
Publication Policies
Journal of Iran Futures Studies is following of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and complies with the highest ethical standards in accordance with ethical laws.