The journal History of Villages and Rural Settlement in Iran and Islam is published by Imam Khomeini International University. It obtained its official publication license from the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance of the Islamic Republic of Iran on 22 August 2022.
The journal provides an academic platform for researchers to publish their findings on the historical, social, economic, political, and cultural dimensions of rural life across Iran and the Islamic world through an Open Access policy.
The journal has achieved Scientific Grade "B" in the 2024 (1403) evaluation by the Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology of Iran

The journal adheres to the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) Code of Conduct.
- Accreditation Type: Scientific (Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology)
- Ranking (MSRT): B
- Peer Review Type: Double-Blind Peer Review
- Publication Frequency: Quarterly
- Journal Language: Persian (Abstracts in English)
- Publication Format: Electronic
- E-ISSN: 3060-6012
- Access Type: Open Access (Full Text)
- Publication Fees: No Fees (Free of charge)
- Plagiarism Detection: has. (The journal uses the Samim Noor similarity-finding system to review articles.)
All stages, from submission to publication, are managed exclusively through the journal's online system.
Authors are kindly requested to refer to the "Authors' Guide" section for information on the style guide and acceptance criteria, and to submit the required forms along with the main manuscript file.
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Volume 1, Issue 1, July 2023, Pages 85-99
Volume 1, Issue 1, July 2023, Pages 57-83
Volume 1, Issue 2, October 2023, Pages 65-89
Volume 1, Issue 3, January 2024, Pages 127-149
Volume 1, Issue 1, July 2023, Pages 1-30
Publisher:
Imam Khomeini International University
Director-in-Charge:
b.adelfar@ikiu.ac.ir
Editor-in-Chief:
Nasrolah Pourmohammadi Amlashi
Scientific & Executive Manager:
Mohammad Bakhtiari
International Editorial Board:
willem floor
Christoph U. Werner
Editorial Board:
GholamhosseinZargarinejad
Mohsen Rahmati
Hamid Abdollahyan
Nasrallah Pourmohammadi Amlishi
Fatemeh Golabi
Abdolali Lahsaeizadeh
Mohsen Bahram Nezhad
Abdolah Motevaly
Sohrab Yazdani Moghadam
Baqer Ali Adelfar
Mohammad Bakhtiari
Executive Director:
Atena Rahmani
Technical Editor:
Mahshid Sadat Eslahi
Frequency: Quarterly
Online ISSN: 3060-6012