About Journal

Journal of Jurisprudence and Legal Studies of Media


The Journal of Jurisprudence and Legal Studies of Media is the first interdisciplinary scientific journal in the field of media jurisprudence and law in the country. Its primary aim is to address and clarify various issues in media jurisprudence and law, providing a suitable research platform for scholars in this field to present the latest scientific findings and well-structured solutions to current challenges.

Scope and Topics:

  • Family Law and Media

  • Elderly Rights and Media

  • Communication Law and Media

  • Cultural Law and Media

  • Media and Evidence in Litigation

  • Jurisprudential and Legal Foundations of Different Media

  • Citizenship Rights and Media

  • Legal Responsibilities in Media

  • Governmental Law and Media

  • Jurisprudential Rules and Media

  • Online Children's Rights

  • Freedom of Choice in Education

Journal Information:

  • Title in Persian: مطالعات فقه و حقوق رسانه

  • Title in English: Jurisprudence and Legal Studies of Media Journal

  • Online ISSN: 2981-0353

  • Language: Persian with English abstract

  • Start of Publication: April 2019 (Farvardin 1398)

  • Publication Frequency: Biannual

  • Managing Editor: Dr. Nasser Bahonar

  • Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Bagher Ansari

  • Internal Manager: Dr. Fatemeh Sadat Hosseini

  • Publication Location: Tehran, Iran

  • Publisher: Refah Non-Governmental, Non-Profit Faculty

  • Publisher Status: Active

  • Peer Review Type: Double-blind (anonymous for both author and reviewer)

  • Publication Waiting Time: 6 months

  • Acceptance Rate: 45%

  • Website: https://journal.refah.ac.ir

  • Access Type: Open Access

  • Publication License: CC-BY: Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International

The journal is fully open access, and all articles are immediately available online upon publication. All content is published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

Plagiarism Detection:
Submitted Persian articles are checked for similarity using software such as Samim Noor. If plagiarism is detected in the Persian text or English abstract, the journal office will immediately reject the submission. If an article has already been published, it will be removed and listed as retracted due to plagiarism.

Publication Fees:
Free of charge; open access.

Copyright Ownership:
Authors retain full control over their work, including rights for reuse, distribution, and republication.

Journal Ownership:
The journal is published under the ownership of the Refah Non-Governmental, Non-Profit Faculty.

Description:
The Journal of Jurisprudence and Legal Studies of Media is a biannual, open-access journal with double-blind peer review, published in Persian with English abstracts. It is dedicated to jurisprudence, law, and media studies. As a scientific, interdisciplinary journal of the Refah Non-Governmental, Non-Profit Faculty, it publishes research, review, and applied scientific articles in accordance with research ethics and university regulations.

Authors:
Article submission requires prior permission from all authors and relevant institutions. Author names appear in the submitted manuscript in the order they will be published. Upon acceptance, all authors must sign a statement agreeing to any addition or removal of names. Authors may withdraw, correct, or revise manuscripts during peer review. All funding sources and potential conflicts of interest must be disclosed. Any post-publication corrections must be approved by all authors.

Open Access Statement:
The journal provides fully open access. All articles are immediately available online after acceptance and publication. Articles may be shared, distributed, and used in any medium, provided proper credit is given to the authors and the journal.

Benefits of Open Access for Authors:

  • Authors retain copyright

  • Free access for all readers worldwide

  • Increased visibility and discoverability of articles

  • Higher citation potential

  • No geographic access restrictions

  • Rapid publication via the journal website

COPE Compliance:
The journal adheres to the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and follows its codes of conduct in cases of research misconduct.

Digital Archiving Policy:
The journal collaborates with organizations such as the Scientific Information Database (SID), the National Library and Archives of Iran, and the Refah Faculty server to ensure long-term digital preservation. File formats are updated according to new technological standards.

Data Citation Policy:
Data must be cited in the same way as articles, books, or websites and included in the reference list. The journal follows the Joint Data Citation Principles: Author(s); Year; Dataset Title; Repository; Version (if applicable); Persistent Identifier (DOI).

Informed Consent of Research Participants:
All participants in studies involving humans must provide informed consent. Identifying information should not be published without explicit written consent, except where necessary for scientific purposes. Consent forms are archived according to Iranian law.

Ethical Compliance and Informed Consent:
Articles must adhere to research ethics, confidentiality, and anonymity of individuals and organizations. For research involving humans, ethics committee approval and informed consent must be attached to the submission.