Self-reflection: A Review of Performance of the Social Problems of Iran Journal

Voluntarily effort to evaluate one’s own function, self-criticism and to improve achievements is the prominent feature of any kind of scientific activity. Thus, the editorial board made the decision to review the performance of the Journal of Social Problems of Iran over 2004-2017 using content analysis research method.
Collected information has been organized based on journal development trend, articles’ content, journal accreditation and finally authors’ and reviewers’ features. Generally speaking, journal of social problems of Iran has considerably improved in terms of qualitative and quantitative criteria, although it is required to improve its status in impact factor and quartile standard especially in comparison with other similar journals.
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