About the Journal

The Journal of Curriculum Research is published by Shiraz University in collaboration with the Iranian Association for Curriculum Studies. It is a peer-reviewed, open-access electronic journal published biannually, with issues released in the spring and autumn. The journal published its inaugural issue in September 2011. Each issue contains up to 12 articles, depending on the number of manuscripts accepted for publication. The journal publishes original scholarly research articles. Its primary aim is to provide a research-based platform for developing a deeper understanding of how curricula can be designed and developed to address societal needs. Accordingly, the journal welcomes original and valuable research contributions from various fields of educational sciences, provided that they are relevant to curriculum studies, for consideration and potential publication.

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Pursuant to Letter No. 89/3/11/72961, dated January 9, 2011, issued by the Director General of the Research Planning and Policy Center of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, the Journal of Curriculum Research was granted the status of a “Scientific–Research” journal. Furthermore, in the most recent evaluation conducted in 2025 (1404 in the Iranian calendar), the journal received a B ranking.

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Journal Information

• Country of Publication: Iran

• Publisher: Shiraz University

• Publication Frequency: Biannual

• Publication Format: Electronic

• Subject Area: Curriculum Studies

• Journal Language: Persian

• Abstracts: Extended abstracts in Persian and English

• Open Access: Yes

• Peer-Review Model: Double-blind peer review

• Time from Manuscript Submission to Initial Decision: 1 week

• Average Peer-Review Duration: 2–4 months

• Peer-Review Fee: IRR 5,000,000

• Publication Fee: IRR 7,000,000

• Email: cu-research@shirazu.ac.ir

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Manuscript Preparation Guidelines

Authors are kindly requested to read the Author Guidelines in full before submitting their manuscripts. Please note that manuscripts that do not comply with any of the journal’s requirements specified in the Author Guidelines will not be considered for review and will be returned to the author(s) for revision and resubmission in accordance with the journal’s requirements.

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Plagiarism Prevention and Similarity Check Policy

Following the regulations of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology regarding academic journals, and in order to protect the intellectual property rights of authors and researchers, the Journal of Curriculum Research utilizes the Samim Noor similarity detection system. Authors are required to ensure that the similarity index of their manuscript with other published works does not exceed the maximum acceptable threshold of 10% prior to submission.

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Publication Ethics

The Journal of Curriculum Research is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and adheres to the guidelines and core practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) throughout all stages of the peer-review and publishing process. Furthermore, the Journal follows the executive regulations of the Iranian Law on Prevention and Combating Fraud in Academic Works.

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Copyright and Open Access Policy

The Journal of Curriculum Research is an open-access journal, meaning that all articles are freely available to readers worldwide without any subscription fees or registration requirements. Articles in this journal are published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license. Under this license, sharing and redistribution of the content are permitted, provided that proper attribution is given to the original author(s). The moral and intellectual property rights of the works remain with the authors, while the first publication right is granted to the Journal. The Journal is committed to maintaining free and long-term accessibility to all published content through secure digital archiving and preservation mechanisms. Furthermore, the Journal imposes no subscription fees or usage restrictions on its articles.

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