The journal Historical Sociology is one of the scientific–research journals published by Tarbiat Modares University Press, supervised by the editor-in-chief and editorial board.

From 2009 to 2011, this journal was published under the title Encyclopedia of Social Sciences. Since Autumn and Winter 2011, based on the resolution of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, it has continued publication under the new title Historical Sociology. Its scientific–research grade was officially recognized according to letter No. 18/3/162708 dated 2012/09/29 and the resolution of the Humanities Committee of the Ministry of Science dated 2012/10/16, starting from issue No. 2 (Autumn and Winter 2011).

Journal Subject Areas

  • 1- Theories of Historical Sociology
  • 2- Social History; examining social transformations in different historical periods
  • 3- Social analysis of historical events and their impact on social change
  • 4- History and Social Identity
  • 5- Economy and Historical Sociology; the impact of economic changes on social structures
  • 6- Culture and Historical Sociology; local and global experiences
  • 7- Historical Sociology in interdisciplinary studies (History, Economics, Political Science)
  • 8- History and Power; analyzing the relationship between power and society in history
  • 9- Impacts of wars, crises, and revolutions on social structures
  • 10- Reviewing sociological methods and techniques in historiography
  • 11- Challenges and opportunities in historical sociology research

The journal Historical Sociology fully adheres to publishing ethics, following the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the executive regulations of the law on preventing and combating academic misconduct (click here). All submitted articles are first checked for originality and similarity using iThenticate and Samim Noor, and then evaluated by expert reviewers. This journal uses a Double-Blind Review process, ensuring that the identities of authors and reviewers remain anonymous throughout.

Important Notice for Authors

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In addition, the journal Historical Sociology charges a fee of 6,000,000 IRR (equivalent to 600,000 Tomans) for peer review and publication. This includes:

  • 150,000 Tomans at the submission stage for peer review
  • 450,000 Tomans at the final acceptance stage

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Historical Sociology Journal

Number of Volumes 16
Number of Issues 33
Number of Articles 290
Article Views 65,119
Full-text Downloads 24,646
Accepted Articles 296
Acceptance Rate 40
Indexed Databases 4
Number of Reviewers 265