Iranian Journal of Public Policy

Iranian Journal of Public Policy

 

The Iranian Journal of Public Policy is a quarterly, double-blind peer-reviewed academic journal published by the University of Tehran since 2015. The journal provides a scholarly forum for original research and critical scholarship in public policy and related fields. The journal publishes original research articles and review articles addressing theoretical, methodological, empirical, and comparative issues in public policy. Submissions are evaluated through a rigorous double-blind peer-review process to ensure the quality, originality, and academic integrity of published research. The journal is committed to open access, research integrity, transparency in scholarly publishing, and responsible editorial and peer-review practices.

 


Journal Title

Iranian Journal of Public Policy

P-ISSN

2538-5577

E-ISSN

2538-5089

Frequency

Quarterly

Editor-in-Chief

Hamidreza Malek Mohammadi, Ph.D.

Language 

Persian articles include extended English abstracts

Plagiarism Checker

iThenticate, Samimnoor (Persian)

Peer Review Policy

Double-blind

Article Processing Charges

See here

Average Review Time

4-8 Weeks

Acceptance Rate

18%

Owner & Publisher

University of Tehran, Iran.

 

Current Issue: Volume 12, Issue 2, Spring 2026 

Analysis of National Afforestation Policies Based on the Policy Relevance Criterion During 1989-2021

Pages 86-111

10.22059/jppolicy.2026.107836

Mahdi Shapourzadeh, Mohammad Avatefi Hemmat, Kioomars Ashtarian, Amir Alam beigi, Seyed Mahdi Heshmatolvaezin

Developing an Integrated Policy Framework for Oral Health System Improvement in Iran: A Participatory Approach and Systems Analysis

Pages 234-258

10.22059/jppolicy.2026.107827

hamed rumi, Mohammad Mahdi Zolfagharzadeh, Maryam Sadeghipour, Peyman Shariatpanahi, Mohammad reza Esmaeili

Designing a Policy Framework for the Development of Mining Industries in Iran

Pages 310-327

10.22059/jppolicy.2026.107830

Meisam Narimani, Mohammadhossein Peyrovi, Seyed Mohammad Sahebkar Khorasani, alireza shojamoradi, Mohsen Mohammadi, Emad Poormohammad

Policy Analysis of Transparency and Participation Frameworks: Normative and Positive Perspectives from Urban Governance

Pages 383-394

10.22059/jppolicy.2026.107866

Daryoush Moradi Chadegani, Mohammad Hossein Asgari, Khatereh Amiri, Effat Saboohi, Molud SalehiNajfabadi

Publication Information

Publisher

Director-in-Charge
Editor-in-Chief

Frequency
Quarterly
Print ISSN
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Indexing and Abstracting

Keywords Cloud

  • Public Policy
  • Iran
  • Policy making
  • Governance
  • Policy evaluation
  • Criminal policy
  • Policy
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Grounded theory
  • Policy Analysis
  • Policymaking
  • Higher Education
  • Policy-making
  • Thematic analysis
  • Content analysis
  • cultural policy
  • Policy
  • Meta-synthesis
  • corruption
  • Development
  • Public policy making
  • Regulation
  • Islamic Republic of Iran
  • Comparative Study
  • Foreign Policy
  • Systematic review
  • government
  • Policy design
  • Iran
  • policy implementation
  • climate change
  • implementation
  • Sustainable Development
  • pathology
  • Accountability
  • Decentralization
  • Educational Policy
  • Policy formulation
  • innovation policy
  • Innovation
  • developmental state
  • Industrial policy
  • Wicked Problems
  • cyberspace
  • Water governance
  • Identity
  • Seventh Development Plan
  • Social media
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  • transparency
  • environment
  • Public Participation
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  • Conflict of interest
  • participation
  • Good Governance
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  • Data Governance
  • Covid-19
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  • Entrepreneurship
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  • Developing Countries
  • Typology
  • Qualitative research
  • Systematic literature review
  • Effectiveness
  • Foresight
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  • Institutions
  • Qualitative Content Analysis
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  • Tax
  • National Innovation System
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  • Advocacy Coalition Framework
  • State Crime
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  • Narrative policy framework
  • Lake Urmia
  • prison
  • Health policy
  • law
  • network analysis
  • New Technologies
  • Policy Cycle
  • Policy making
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  • Big data
  • E-participation
  • Community
  • Interpretive structural modeling
  • Grand challenge
  • Planning
  • Public Sphere
  • upstream documents
  • Metaphor
  • System of References
  • Cooperation
  • capability approach
  • structural requirements
  • free zones
  • Models
  • Privatization
  • Social Network Analysis (SNA)
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  • Parliament
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  • Media
  • Budget
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  • Legal Rationality
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  • Basic Research
  • Urban Policy Making
  • Islamic Revolution
  • Evaluation
  • Federal
  • Internet Governance
  • implementation of public policies
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  • History of development mentality
  • Theory
  • Scientometrics
  • Case study
  • Science and Technology
  • Innovation Ecosystem
  • Economics
  • Intellectual Property
  • educational Justice
  • policy crowdsourcing
  • power structure
  • Anti-money laundering
  • Delphi method
  • Criminal Policy-making
  • methodology
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  • Science Policy
  • Power Distribution