Appraisal of Scientific Journals from Reader's Point of View (A Case Study of Scientific Promotive Journal of Iran Police Human Development)

Present research is carried out to evaluate the influence of this journal among its readers. How much has it received the attention of its different readers? Which part of the journal has received much attention or which part has been weaker. We used questionaires to collect different views of the readers. The questionnaire is consisted of 26 open and closed items. We have distributed 600 questionaires among police personnel. The results of this questionnaire showed that the appearance of the journal, the time of issuance and the present status of the journal have been satisfactory. Furthermore the majurity the interviewees considered the cover design and graphical condition of the journal satisfactory. Concerning the contents of journal, the results indicated that the readers found the scientific articles usefull.