The Research Journal of Shia Comparative Theology is a double-blind peer-reviewed, and open-access journal published by Allameh Tabatabai University as a leading university in humanities and social sciences in Iran. This publication was founded in order to provide an intellectual environment for national and international researchers with a focus on philosophical and theological issues. This publication was published in response to the progress made in the field of theological philosophy and its purpose is to publish quality articles that report the findings related to the important topics of theological research.
Theological issues are not such that they can be considered solved once and for all; Therefore, it is always necessary to deal with the new issues that occur and examine and respond to them. Therefore, it is necessary to have publications that publish such reviews. The scientific-specialist journal of Shia Comparative Theology is a scientific-specialist journal whose purpose is to publish the research achievements of researchers in theological fields, especially Shia theology. The members of the scientific board of the journal are composed of people who are experts in theological-philosophical fields, and the reviewers of the journal are informed and opinionated people who will judge the articles by considering all scientific criteria. The aim of the journal is to receive a scientific degree from the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, and therefore, it welcomes articles that are written according to strict scientific criteria and based on the scientific research of the author(s).
To allow for easy and worldwide access to the most updated research findings, the journal is set to be an open-access journal. Yet, To allow for easy and worldwide access to the most updated research findings, the journal is set to be an open-access journal. Yet, The journal charges two million Rials to compensate a part of the arbitration fee, and if the article is accepted, additionally four million Rials will be charged from the authors for a part of the costs of processing the articles, the rest of the costs will be financially supported by Allameh Tabatabai University.
Non-Iranian authors are free of mentioned charges.
The journal is published in both a print version and an online version.
Copyright and Permissions
The Research Journal of Shia Comparative Theology © 2019 by Allameh Tabataba'i University is licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International 
The journal and the Allameh Tabataba'i University holds the legal and intellectual rights related to the publication of the articles and the aforementioned rights are transfered to the journal and Allameh Tabataba'i University by submitting the articles in the journal. In addition, the journal will be fully in charge of publication of the article in print, online, as a CD, in international indexes and domestic indexes. This right will be revoked only if the article is rejected or the author(s) withdraw from publication. For the more information regarding the matter, please check the commitment of compliance form.
Archive policies and retention of articles
The Research Journal of Shia Comparative Theology, understand the concerns of authors, readers, librarians, and others about the need for long-term preservation and access to scholarly research as the world of publishing continues to digitalization. Our policy directly and honestly addresses the archival issue of long-term retention with access.
The Research Journal of Shia Comparative Theology is committed to archiving, meaning long-term preservation and providing access to scientific research material published electronically in The Research Journal of Shia Comparative Theology. This policy statement specifies the extent of the journal’s archival commitment and the relevant procedures for fulfilling this commitment. The Research Journal of Shia Comparative Theology will serve as an archive for all electronic content published by the journal. The content of the archive will include all the editions of this magazine with the ability to access online and publish relevant supplementary materials. The original content of published material will never change but may be supplemented by annotations or additional information due to the occurrence of errors and the need to correct content, references, and other parts that undergo changes after the original publication.
For the efficient and safe use of the online service, The Research Journal of Shia Comparative Theology undertakes to prepare copies from the electronic archive of publications in order to preserve information and security. Replicas are used to enable rapid delivery of content to consumers, while security replicas are kept as backup copies. The Research Journal of Shia Comparative Theology is committed to the periodic renewal of these reproductions. At least one security duplicate copy is kept in a separate location away from the editorial office of The Research Journal of Shia Comparative Theology in Tehran, Iran.
