IRANIAN REVIEW of Foreign Affairs (IRFA) is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal that welcomes scholarly policy papers, book reviews, and short analytical notes on the wide range of international and regional issues of importance to and affecting Iran and its foreign affairs.  Editorial office considers all manuscripts on the strict condition that they have been submitted only to IRANIAN REVIEW of Foreign Affairs, that they have not been published already, nor are they under consideration for publication or in press elsewhere.

Contributions to IRANIAN REVIEW of Foreign Affairs must report original research and will be subjected to review by referees at the discretion of the Editorial Office. The script should be carefully checked for errors before it is submitted for publication. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of quotations, for supplying complete and correct references, and for obtaining permission where needed to cite another author's material. Authors receive proofs of their articles for checking and correction, and are given access to a controlled PDF of the published version plus one copy of the issue of the Journal on publication. All papers should be sent to this address: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Manuscript preparation

1. General guidelines for Articles

Style guidelines

References (Bibliography) and Citations:

In this section, the proper method of preparing bibliography and in-text citations are specified. All references cited in the text should be listed alphabetically and presented in full after the notes.

Bibliography:

Books:

Articles:

Special publications and materials:

In-text Citations:

Books:

Articles:

Special publications and materials:


2. General guidelines for Book Reviews and Short Analytical Notes

Book reviews and analytical notes should not exceed 1500 words, and authors of book reviews  and notes should include their full names, affiliations, postal addresses, telephone and fax numbers and email addresses on the cover page of the manuscript. Biographical notes on contributors are required for this journal (max. 120 words, and as per model used in previous issues of IRFA). All book reviews should be compiled in the following order:

For IRFA, a short analytical note (max. 1500 words) is a piece of writing that represents the author’s reflections on, analysis of, or articulation of an issue, subject or situation that is deemed important enough to be highlighted but which may not merit a full-length article.

The submitted drafts will be peer reviewed before being accepted for publication, subject to editing by the Quarterly and final consent of the author(s).