Historical Sciences Studies

Journal of Historical Sciences Studies, a biannual scientific-research publication from the Faculty of Literature and Humanities at the University of Tehran, is published twice a year. Based on Notification No. 60350/11/3 dated July 20, 2011, from the Commission for the Review of Scientific Journals of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, the journal holds the Scientific-Research rank.This journal publishes original articles in various historical fields, including social history, political history, economic history, historical dynasties, pre-Islamic Iran, post-Islamic Iran, and Islamic history. In essence, it aims to publish scholarly work by professors, researchers, and students that presents new and original ideas, possesses scientific and research merit, and is fundamentally research-oriented. The "Journal of Historical Sciences Studies" welcomes all articles dedicated to the study of Iranian history in all its dimensions. The submission language for articles is Persian, and the journal is unable to accept manuscripts in other languages. Among its primary objectives is to cover pre-Islamic Iranian history, Islamic Iranian history, Islamic history, as well as political, social, cultural, religious, and military history, and research methodology.

Journal Information

  • Journal Title: Journal of Historical Sciences Studies

  • Owner: Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Tehran

  • Publisher: University of Tehran Press

  • Journal English Title: Historical Sciences Studies

  • Scientific Category: Humanities

  • Sub-category: History, Research, Periodicals

  • Scientific Rank: Scientific-Research

  • Date of First Issue: July 20, 2011

  • Peer Review Type: Double-blind, Anonymous, and Confidential

  • Average Initial Review Time: Approximately 15 days

  • Average Peer Review Process Duration: 3 weeks (minimum of two reviewers)

  • Article Acceptance Rate: 14%

  • Publication Frequency: Biannual

  • Journal Language: Persian (abstracts and references in both English and Persian)

  • Publication Type: Electronic

  • Access Type: Open Access (Full Text)

  • Print ISSN: 9254-2251

  • Electronic ISSN: 2676-3370

  • Citation Style: APA

  • Phone: +98 (21) 61112999

  • Journal Email: jhss@ut.ac.ir

  • Website: https://jhss.ut.ac.ir

Fees and Charges

  • Article Review Fee: Yes

  • Final Acceptance and Publication Fee: Yes

Copyright

  • The journal follows the international Creative Commons copyright laws. Article copyright remains with the authors, who are the owners and holders of the copyright for their work.

Publication Ethics

  • The "Journal of Historical Sciences Studies," in compliance with publication ethics, adheres to the guidelines, principles, and regulations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and follows the executive bylaw for the prevention and confrontation of scientific misconduct.

Plagiarism Policy

  • Based on an agreement with the SinaWeb company, all articles submitted to the Journal of Historical Sciences Studies will be checked for plagiarism and similarity using relevant software (e.g., Samim Noor) before entering the peer-review process.

Notice to Authors

  • The journal will charge a fee for article publication after the peer-review process; however, the republication of information from this website is free, provided the source is cited.

  • In accordance with the request of the Commission for Iranian Scientific Journals, registration and display of a free ORCID iD and the use of an institutional/academic email address are mandatory for article authors. Therefore, respected authors are requested to obtain their ORCID iD and an institutional/academic email address before submitting their article to the journal.

Corresponding Author

  • The corresponding author of an article must be a faculty member of a university, center, or research institute. Submission of an article is free, but a written confirmation letter from the corresponding author and the forms below must be submitted with the article. PhD and Master's students cannot be the sole corresponding author. The designation of the corresponding author is otherwise open based on mutual agreement.

  • The responsibility for ensuring the absence of plagiarism, data fabrication, and misuse of artificial intelligence lies with the article's authors.

Required Files and Forms

The following essential files must be submitted through the article submission system:

  1. Main Article File: (Without authors' names and formatted according to the journal's template. Please refer to the Author Guidelines section).

  2. Title Page File: Including authors' details.

  3. Commitment Form: (Must include the article title and the full names of all authors and be signed by all authors. Please refer to the Author Guidelines section).

  4. Conflict of Interest and Contribution Form: (Must be signed by the corresponding author and uploaded with the article file. Please refer to the Author Guidelines section).

Article Format

  • The final version of the article, after completing the peer-review and acceptance stages, must be submitted using the journal's article template. Otherwise, it will not be processed. (Please refer to the Author Guidelines section).


Important Note:

  • For final accepted articles, authors must prepare, in addition to the short English abstract, an extended English abstract of 1000 to 1200 words. This extended abstract must be placed within the article according to the sample template and submitted along with other supplementary files through the journal's system.

  • Artificial intelligence may be used to review the spelling and grammar and to paraphrase the text of the English abstract.

Fee Payment Details

The Journal of Historical Sciences Studies charges a 150,000 Rials review fee for the initial assessment. If the article is accepted, a 450,000 Rials publication fee will be charged (total 600,000 Rials). Therefore, upon notification from the journal's office, the amount must be paid through the online portal available in the system. Alternatively, you may deposit the amount to the following account and email a copy of the deposit slip to the journal's email address:

  • Account Number: 4001070103006825

  • IBAN: IR830100004001070103006825

  • Deposit ID: 314070174140107000000002002202

  • Account Name: University of Tehran - Designated Funds Concentration

  • Bank: Central Bank of Iran

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Research Paper
Application of the Theory of
Application of the Theory of "Crisis" in Historical Sciences: A Case Study of the Ideology of the Iranian Constitutional Movement by Adamiyat

Fatemeh Ahmadvand

Volume 16, Issue 2 , March 2025, Pages 1-26

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2025.386212.473758

Abstract
    Spragens's theory of crisis is presented to understand political ideas in the form of dividing the text of thought into propositions focused on the crisis, the causes of ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Portrayal of the Medes and the Rise of Government in Pars in Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Sources
The Portrayal of the Medes and the Rise of Government in Pars in Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Sources

Hossein Badamchi

Volume 16, Issue 2 , March 2025, Pages 27-50

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2025.389019.473775

Abstract
   The reconstruction of Median history in modern scholarship primarily relies on two main sources: the Greek narrative, particularly Herodotus' Histories, and the Neo-Assyrian and ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Castle of Espe-rūz or Espe-rez: A New Suggested Site for Espe-rūz Castle, the Residence of King Iskandar Badospani (1333-1360), in the Village of Zanous in the West of Mazandaran
The Castle of Espe-rūz or Espe-rez: A New Suggested Site for Espe-rūz Castle, the Residence of King Iskandar Badospani (1333-1360), in the Village of Zanous in the West of Mazandaran

Hamidreza Pashazanous

Volume 16, Issue 2 , March 2025, Pages 51-78

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2025.376992.473714

Abstract
      tranDuring the Arab invasion of Iran, Yazdegerd III (r. 632–651) reportedly granted the Dabuyid ruler Gil Gavbara control over Tabaristan. Gil Gavbara's ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Reflection of the Political Geography in the Formation and Transformation of Elamite Pantheon
The Reflection of the Political Geography in the Formation and Transformation of Elamite Pantheon

Hamidreza Peighambari

Volume 16, Issue 2 , March 2025, Pages 79-106

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2024.379629.473730

Abstract
  The Elamite pantheon underwent significant changes in the course of long history of Elam, since the treaty between Akkadian king, Narām-Sin and Hitta, king of Awan dynasty in the late ...  Read More
Research Paper
Recognizing the Concept of
Recognizing the Concept of "Dastak" in Iranian Usage, from the Point of View of Diplomatics

Hassan Zandiyeh; Hossein Sovmaeh

Volume 16, Issue 2 , March 2025, Pages 107-133

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2025.387398.473764

Abstract
  Dastak is a Persian term that holds several significant meanings in the historical geography of the Persian language, especially in Iran and India. While Persian documents in India, ...  Read More
Research Paper
Qurazi Men and Their Activism after the Fifth Year of Hijri
Qurazi Men and Their Activism after the Fifth Year of Hijri

Bashir Seraji; Mahdi Mojtahedi; Asghar Montazeralghaem

Volume 16, Issue 2 , March 2025, Pages 135-168

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2024.379951.473732

Abstract
  The Qurazis, also known as the Banu Qurayza, were a group within the Jewish community who had been present in Yathrib for several centuries before the Hijra. After the Hijra, they were ...  Read More
Research Paper
A Critical Reading of Plato's Account of the Wars between the Achaemenid Empire and the Greeks, in the Dialogue of Manexenus
A Critical Reading of Plato's Account of the Wars between the Achaemenid Empire and the Greeks, in the Dialogue of Manexenus

Esmaeil Sangari; Farzad Rafieifar

Volume 16, Issue 2 , March 2025, Pages 169-192

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2025.385806.473755

Abstract
  Plato in the Menexenus dialogue describes a conversation between Socrates and a young Athenian citizen, named Menexenus . In this dialogue, Socrates narrates a funeral speech in praise ...  Read More
Research Paper
Manners of Sitting and Standing in Royal Gatherings of the Safavid Court
Manners of Sitting and Standing in Royal Gatherings of the Safavid Court

Ali Mashhadi Rafi

Volume 16, Issue 2 , March 2025, Pages 193-218

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2025.380234.473734

Abstract
   The importance of the manners of sitting and standing of the courtiers and royal officials in most of the royal gatherings and the significance of the established patterns for ...  Read More
Research Paper
Rock Reliefs of Sar-e Pol-e Zohab
Rock Reliefs of Sar-e Pol-e Zohab

Behzad Mofidi-Nasrabadi

Volume 16, Issue 2 , March 2025, Pages 219-263

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2025.389950.473780

Abstract
   The rock reliefs of Sar-e Pol-e Zohab pass have been the focus of numerous scholarly publications over the past two centuries. From the very beginning, the strategic importance ...  Read More
Research Paper
Re-identification of Historical and Archaeological of the Communication Routes of the Islamic City of JORJĀN in its Multiple Communication Network in Northeast of Iran
Re-identification of Historical and Archaeological of the Communication Routes of the Islamic City of JORJĀN in its Multiple Communication Network in Northeast of Iran

Jamileh Mansouri Jezabadi; Mohammad Esmaeil Esmaeili Jelodar; Mohammad Mortezayi

Volume 16, Issue 2 , March 2025, Pages 265-294

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2025.379516.473729

Abstract
  JORJĀN was an economic, cultural, scientific and political hub in the district of Jorjan during the third, fourth and fifth centuries AH. The prosperity of trade made it one of the ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Endowment of Imam Quli Khan: Characteristics of the Deed of Endowment and the Fate of Trustees of the Khan School of Shiraz
The Endowment of Imam Quli Khan: Characteristics of the Deed of Endowment and the Fate of Trustees of the Khan School of Shiraz

Mohammad Sadegh Mirzaabolghasemi

Volume 16, Issue 2 , March 2025, Pages 295-313

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2025.387717.473767

Abstract
  The Khan School is one of the buildings of the Safavid era in Shiraz. This school was built on a parcel of land known as "Pay-i Tal." Pay-i Tal was part of the properties of Allahverdi ...  Read More
Research Paper
American Schools and Educational Policies during the Pahlavi I Era (1925-1941)
American Schools and Educational Policies during the Pahlavi I Era (1925-1941)

Nouroddin Nemati; Ali Shahbani Nasri

Volume 16, Issue 2 , March 2025, Pages 315-344

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2024.385450.473752

Abstract
   One of the actions of American Christian missionaries in Iran during the Qajar period was the establishment of schools with a new educational style in various parts of the country. ...  Read More
Investigating the Causes of the Failure of the English Company of Muscovy in Safavid Iran
Investigating the Causes of the Failure of the English Company of Muscovy in Safavid Iran
Volume 15, Issue 1 , May 2023, , Pages 23-43

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2023.353538.473619

Abstract
  In the 16th century, international trade underwent profound changes, the establishment of trade corporations and new trade routes being among the most significant proofs and evidence. ...  Read More
The Origin of the Headgear on Early Arsacid Coins (from Arsaces I to Mithradates I)
The Origin of the Headgear on Early Arsacid Coins (from Arsaces I to Mithradates I)
Volume 11, Issue 2 , March 2020, , Pages 21-41

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2019.276734.473087

Abstract
  Scholars, in their study of Parthian numismatics, mostly emphasize the Hellenistic and Persian-Achaemenid heritage and ignore Scythian cultural elements. One of the most important motifs ...  Read More
The Activity of Local Elites in Fars Province The Case Study: Moshir al-Molk Family (1763-1876)
The Activity of Local Elites in Fars Province The Case Study: Moshir al-Molk Family (1763-1876)
Volume 10, Issue 2 , March 2019, , Pages 59-78

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2019.248030.472918

Abstract
  The local and bureau elites had been always among the effective political and social groups in Fars province in a way that the Fars governance was directly related to their performance. ...  Read More
The Economic Situation of Kushan Empire and the Affecting Factors Around it
The Economic Situation of Kushan Empire and the Affecting Factors Around it
Volume 10, Issue 2 , March 2019, , Pages 137-152

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2018.246097.472908

Abstract
  While Kushan Empire, and in general, Central Asia is going to be studied historically, recognition of its economic situation gets a high level of importance. Therefore, their trade ...  Read More
The Safavids' Economic Policy and its Impact on the Collapse of the State
The Safavids' Economic Policy and its Impact on the Collapse of the State
Volume 10, Issue 2 , March 2019, , Pages 97-116

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2019.234188.472821

Abstract
  Economic factors are among the many reasons that researchers consider as the causes of the collapse of Iranian governments during the Islamic era, what are being studies in the researches ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Meaning and Concept of the Legend of "nwky" on the Coins of Yazdgird II
The Meaning and Concept of the Legend of "nwky" on the Coins of Yazdgird II

Esmaeil Matloubkari

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 30 May 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2025.393967.473798

Abstract
  The fifth century witnessed fundamental changes in the inscriptions on Sasanian coins. From the late fourth century, the relatively uniform list of legitimizing Sasanian titles changed ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Role of Hermias and Aristotle, Advisor to Philip II, in the Relations between the Achaemenid Empire and Macedonia (347-336 BC)
The Role of Hermias and Aristotle, Advisor to Philip II, in the Relations between the Achaemenid Empire and Macedonia (347-336 BC)

Alireza karbasi; Hamidreza Pashazanous; Esmaeil Sangari

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 30 May 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2025.392841.473795

Abstract
  At the end of the Achaemenid period and after the changes of the era of Artaxerxes III (359/58 - 338 BC), Hermias was able to gradually expand his power in that region and through Aristotle ...  Read More
Research Paper
Introduction and Review of Matale Al-Aarifin: A Newly Discovered Manuscript from the Safavid Era
Introduction and Review of Matale Al-Aarifin: A Newly Discovered Manuscript from the Safavid Era

Mohammad Hossein Soleymani; Anvar khalandi; Reza Shajari Ghasem Kheyli

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 07 June 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2025.392084.473791

Abstract
  Qaini is an unknown Persian scholar of the late Safavid .He has many works on astronomy, astronomical laws, the art of making astrolabes,optics,strange sciences,and interpretation.However, ...  Read More
Research Paper
An Analysis of the Continuity of Status and Multifaceted Roles of Influential Local Families: A Case Study of the Sadat Sharifi Hosseini Shirazi Family in Fars (1495–1913)
An Analysis of the Continuity of Status and Multifaceted Roles of Influential Local Families: A Case Study of the Sadat Sharifi Hosseini Shirazi Family in Fars (1495–1913)

hadi keshavarz

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 11 July 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2025.378529.473724

Abstract
  Local influential families, depending on their status and various actions, have always been among the influential provincial groups. Awareness of the actions, power elements, and the ...  Read More
Research Paper
Comparison of Historians' and Theologians - Historians ' Views on the Rule of "Companionship" in Historiography, a Case Study: Muhammad Sallabi, Munir Ghadban, Taha Husein and Abualala Almaududi
Comparison of Historians' and Theologians - Historians ' Views on the Rule of "Companionship" in Historiography, a Case Study: Muhammad Sallabi, Munir Ghadban, Taha Husein and Abualala Almaududi

Hamid ahmadian; Asghar Montazeralghaem; muhammad Ali Chelongar

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 22 July 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2025.391802.473790

Abstract
  The extent and manner in which historians utilize theological rules is an important and challenging issue for researchers. Some historians, with a theological approach, try to deny ...  Read More
Research Paper
Analysis and Explanation of the most important sins of women and their punishment in the Sasanian period
Analysis and Explanation of the most important sins of women and their punishment in the Sasanian period

Shahla Rashidifar; Feizolah Booshasb goosheh; Esmaeil Sangari

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 26 July 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2025.391157.473788

Abstract
  The Sasanian era marks a period of significant transformation in administrative, cultural, and religious frameworks. The interpretation of concepts such as sin, justice, and punishment ...  Read More
Research Paper
Re-Identifying the Descendants the Jalayirid rulers of Khuzestan based on newly discovered coins and documents
Re-Identifying the Descendants the Jalayirid rulers of Khuzestan based on newly discovered coins and documents

mohsen rahmati; davood alijavadi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 30 July 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2025.396918.473814

Abstract
  ،The great Jalayirid dynasty was extinct by the assassination of Sultan Ahmad, but some of the Jalayirid princes continued the rule by retreating to Khuzestan and southern Iraq. Due ...  Read More
Research Paper
Revisiting a Document from Mirza Mansour
Khan Behbahani
Revisiting a Document from Mirza Mansour Khan Behbahani

Seyyed Masih Mansoor Tabatabaei

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 02 August 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2025.397952.473821

Abstract
  This brief note reviews a historical document dated 1233 AH, concerning Mirza Mansur Khan of Behbahan. His father, Mirza Sultan Mohammad Khan I, had built his official residence on ...  Read More
Research Paper
Shipbuilding Industry in Islamic Civilization (1st Century AH - Mediterranean Basin)
Shipbuilding Industry in Islamic Civilization (1st Century AH - Mediterranean Basin)

Sajad Dadfar; Omid Mardukhi; Mehdi Ezati

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 02 August 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2025.392729.473793

Abstract
  This research, which was conducted using a historical method and a descriptive-analytical approach, examines the history of the shipbuilding industry in Islamic civilization in the ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Caravan Stations of Northern China in Islamic Texts: From Kashghar to Chang’an (长安)
The Caravan Stations of Northern China in Islamic Texts: From Kashghar to Chang’an (长安)

Mohammadbagher Vosoughi; Jamal Pirehmard Shotorban

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 19 August 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2025.398175.473822

Abstract
  The city of Kashghar was situated at the convergence of Chinese communication routes that crossed the northern and southern parts of the Taklamakan Desert. The access routes from the ...  Read More
Research Paper
Cultural and Scientific Medals and Decorations in the Qajar and Pahlavi Eras and political power
Cultural and Scientific Medals and Decorations in the Qajar and Pahlavi Eras and political power

nouroddin nemati; seyyed mohammad sadat

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 21 August 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2025.399744.473831

Abstract
  This study employs a historical-analytical approach, drawing on Pierre Bourdieu’s theory of symbolic capital and Max Weber’s concept of legitimate power, to explore the role of ...  Read More
Research Paper
Evaluation of reports in geographical texts from the third to eighth centuries AH about Makurran
Evaluation of reports in geographical texts from the third to eighth centuries AH about Makurran

Abdulvadood sepahi; Abdolah Safarzaie

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 06 September 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2025.393236.473796

Abstract
  Makoran was a vast territory in southeastern Iran between the third and eighth centuries AH, encompassing a large part of present-day Baluchistan. Makran is mentioned in geographical ...  Read More
Research Paper
Analyzing written sources related to Avicenna's School-Tomb in Esfahan
Analyzing written sources related to Avicenna's School-Tomb in Esfahan

Behnam Pedram; Mahdi Panjepoor; Ali Shojaei

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 09 September 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2025.391690.473789

Abstract
  The tomb attributed to Avicenna (Ibn Sina) in Esfahan’s Dardasht neighborhood is a valuable Dailamite-era monument. It was likely once part of a larger architectural ensemble that ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Social Status of Women Musicians in Parthian Period
The Social Status of Women Musicians in Parthian Period

mozhgan khanmoradi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 15 September 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2025.399734.473836

Abstract
  The Historical sources rarely mention music and instruments during the Parthian period. yet, there is no precise information about female musicians and their position. But, archaeological ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Great Revolt against Naram-Sin: Historical Tradition and Literary Representation
The Great Revolt against Naram-Sin: Historical Tradition and Literary Representation

Seyed Shahrooz Tavakoli; Hossein Badamchi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 15 September 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2025.399218.473826

Abstract
  The tradition of the Great Rebellion against Naram-Sin is known well through royal inscriptions (original and even copy texts from later times) and various literary works. This event ...  Read More
Research Paper
Examining the Status of Women’s Ownership in Zoroastrianism (Case Study: Document 22 and 22bis of Tabarestān)
Examining the Status of Women’s Ownership in Zoroastrianism (Case Study: Document 22 and 22bis of Tabarestān)

Parvin Davari

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 19 September 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2025.399698.473842

Abstract
  Marriage and family formation held paramount importance in Zoroastrianism, providing a framework wherein each family member could benefit from social rights and advantages. Women, as ...  Read More
Research Paper
A Study of the Toponyms Suraq, Duraq, Falāhīyeh, and Shādegān in the Historical Geography of Khuzestan
A Study of the Toponyms Suraq, Duraq, Falāhīyeh, and Shādegān in the Historical Geography of Khuzestan

Marzieh Sharbaf

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 21 September 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/jhss.2025.387405.473763

Abstract
  Toponymy, as a key branch of historical geography, plays a significant role in analyzing spatial and cultural transformations in human societies. Focusing on the toponyms Suraq, Duraq, ...  Read More

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