About the Journal

The Journal of Curriculum Research is an open-access biannual publication issued electronically by Shiraz University. The primary objective of the journal is to provide a scholarly platform for the in-depth investigation and understanding of curriculum development tailored to societal needs. Therefore, the journal accepts original and valuable research articles in the fields of education and psychology, provided they are relevant to curriculum studies, for potential review and publication.

About the Journal

Curriculum Research is a biannual, open-access journal published electronically by Shiraz University. The aim of publishing this journal is to provide a scholarly platform for achieving a more precise understanding of how curricula required by society are developed. Accordingly, any article written within one of the fields of Educational Sciences or Psychology that falls within the domain of curriculum studies and represents original and valuable research will be considered for review and possible publication.

Announcement

Pursuant to official letter No. 89/3/11/72961 dated 2011/01/09 (corresponding to 1389/10/19), issued by the esteemed Director General of the Research Planning and Policy-Making Center of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, the journal Curriculum Research was granted the status of “Scientific–Research.” In the 2024 evaluation (1403), the journal successfully achieved a Grade “B.”

Journal Information

• Publication Frequency: Biannual

• Publication Format: Electronic

• Publisher: Shiraz University

• Address: Shiraz, Eram Square, Shiraz University, Faculty of Education and Psychology

• Postal Code: 71946–84759

• Telephone: +98 (71) 36134619

• Contact Days: Saturday, Monday, and Wednesday, 8:00–13:00

• Fax: +98 (71) 36460245

• Email: cu-research@shirazu.ac.ir

• Website: https://jcr.shirazu.ac.ir

• Initial Screening Time: One week

• Review Duration: Average of 4 to 6 months

• Peer Review Type: Double-blind

• Open Access: Yes

• Language: Persian

• Abstract Language: Persian / English

• Review Fee: 2,000,000 IRR

• Publication Fee: 4,000,000 IRR

• Referencing Style: APA, 7th Edition

• Scope of Publication: Curriculum Studies

• Impact Factor in ISC (Islamic World Science Citation Center): 0.167

Important Notice

Before registering in the system and submitting a manuscript, authors are strongly advised to carefully read the Guide for Authors section.

Please ensure that the names and order of authors entered in the submission system exactly match those provided in the authors’ information file and the authors’ commitment form. In case of any discrepancy, the journal will rely on the authors’ information file as the authoritative source for listing author names in forthcoming publications. After final acceptance, publication and indexing in databases are under no circumstances subject to change or correction.

Plagiarism Policy

In compliance with 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, Curriculum Research uses the Hamyab Sinaweb plagiarism detection system.

Open Access Policy

All articles published in Curriculum Research are available under an open-access model. The journal is an open-access publication, and all its articles are freely accessible to readers without any charge.

Author Rights and Licensing
Authors retain the copyright of their works.
Published articles are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

This license permits others to share and redistribute the articles, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author. The journal imposes no subscription fees or restrictions on the use of published articles.

For more information about this license, please visit:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Publication Ethics

Curriculum Research voluntarily adheres to the Code of Ethics for Journals of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of the Islamic Republic of Iran, as well as the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), and is committed to upholding professional ethical standards. All authors, reviewers, associate editors, and the editor-in-chief are required to observe these ethical standards in their interactions with the journal.

• Code of Research Ethics of Journals of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology 

• COPE Ethical Flowcharts in Persian 

• Full Principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)