News Science Quarterly (NS)

The journal of News Science (NS) is an open-access peer-reviewed quarterly journal in Persian (with English abstracts and bibliographies) devoted to the fields of journalism, published by Dr. Abbas Asadi, Faculty member of Allameh Tabataba'i University (ATU). It is scientifically sponsored by the Iranian Political Sociology Association and Allameh Tabataba'i University. It is an interdisciplinary journal devoted to the publication of original articles, review articles, etc., considering the research ethics and academic rules and regulations. This double-blind peer-reviewed journal publishes original articles on the history of journalism, media, and mass communication in Iran and internationally. The journal also features historiographical and methodological essays, book reviews, and digital media reviews. It publishes articles on a broad range of perspectives relating to journalism research, practice, and education. Its emphasis is on original theoretical, empirical, and applied research, but it also provides opportunities to canvass perspectives on current debates on research, practice, and education through commentary pieces on specific topics.

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About the Journal:

Journal Title: News Science

Country of Publication: Iran, Tehran.

Publisher: Dr. Abbas Asadi publication

Scientific Sponsorship Society: The Iranian Political Sociology Association, and Allameh Tabataba'i University

Start Date: Spring 2011

Editor-in-Chief: Abbas Asadi, Ph.D.

Subject Area: Journalism, News studies.  

Format: Online and Print

Print ISSN: 2382-9788

Online ISSN: 2980-9274

Frequency: Quarterly

Publication Dates: March, June, September, December

Language: Persian, including English abstracts and bibliographies.

Scope: Journalistic literature; Media economics and journalism; Research method in journalism; Sociology of journalism; International journalism; Journalism and crisis; Development journalism; Environmental journalism; Investigative journalism; Citizen journalism; Review of contemporary journalism; The history of journalism;  Radio and television journalism; Multimedia journalism; Psychology of journalists; Journalism and cognitive warfare; Journalistic law; Media management; Gender and journalism; International communications; Media and identity; Media and religion; Media effects; Media ethics; Media, Crime and violence; Media, culture and society; New media and human communication; Political communications; War, conflict and communications...

Article Processing Charges: 15,000,000 Rials for Iranian researchers; free of charge for Non-Iranian researchers)

Open Access: Yes, free access to articles

Article types: Research and review papers.

Primary Review: 10 days, approximately.

Peer Review Policy: Double-blind peer-review

Average refereeing time: 12 weeks

Acceptance percentage: 20%

Article Processing Charges:  Yes

Citation Style: The APA referencing style

Journal website: http://www.mjourcom.ir/

Contact E-mail: mag.jourcom@gmail.com

Tel: +98-9128330233

Indexing & Abstracting: EBSCO, EBSCOHost, Noormags, Magiran, Iran Journals, Google Scholar, Academia, Linkedin, etc.

COPE: The journal of News Science follows the policies and guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and abides by its Code of Conduct in dealing with potential cases of misconduct.

Copyright: Authors retain unrestricted copyrights and publishing rights.

Type of License: Creative Commons — Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)

Required files to be uploaded: Five essential files must be submitted through the manuscript submission system: 1. The main file of the manuscript (without the names of the authors), 2. Title page in the mentioned format, 3. Authorship form (must include the title of the article and the name and surname of all authors and be signed by all authors), 4. Conflicts of Interest form (must be signed by the Corresponding Author and uploaded with the article file), and 5. Cover letter. The use of the journal template is mandatory. 

Address: Office of the journal of News Science, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Varzesh Sq., Dehkadeh Olympic, Tehran, Iran.