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Volume 22 (2015)
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Volume 20 (2013)
Volume 19 (2012)
Volume 18 (2011)
Volume 17 (2010)
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Volume 15 (2008)
Volume 14 (2007)
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Volume 12 (2005)
Volume 11 (2004)
Volume 10 (2003)
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Social sciences is an open-access, double-blind, peer-reviewed journal published by Allameh Tabataba’i University, the leading university in Humanities and Social Sciences in Iran. Studies the Social Scienceshas been established to provide an intellectual platform for national and international researchers working Social Sciences. The Journal was founded in as a response to quick advancements in Social Sciences and was dedicated to the publication of highest-quality research studies that report findings on issues of great concern to the profession of Social Sciences. To allow for easy and worldwide access to the most updated research findings, the journal is set to be an open-access journal. The journal is published in both a print version and an online version.

The journal charges two million Rials to compensate a part of the arbitration fee, and if the article is accepted, additonally 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.

Sociology
The Shift from a Sultanistic (Confederative-Tribal) Legal Order to a Jurisprudential (Twelver Shi‘i) Legal Order

Ahmad Reza (semko) BARZIDEH; Mohammad Taghi Karami; Mohammad Mollaabbasi

Volume 31, Issue 106 , October 2024, Pages 1-44

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjss.2025.83074.2853

Abstract
  This study examines the Shift in the legal order of Iran during the Safavid era- a period in which legal authority transitioned from a sovereign and bureaucratic structure toward a jurisprudent and jurisprudence-centered order. Contrary to descriptive or single-factor approaches that attribute this transformation ...  Read More

Sociology
Distinction of Society Health from the Perspective of Sociology of Law: Evaluation of Law Obedience in Iran

rohollah eslami; Ali Entezari

Volume 31, Issue 106 , October 2024, Pages 45-76

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjss.2025.82117.2836

Abstract
  The expression of the social problem of law in Iran by emphasizing the concept of anomie and considering the state as sickness is disagree with Durkheim's sociology of law. Introducing the rules for the distinction of sickness and health, three criteria from the perspective of sociology of law are identified ...  Read More

An Introduction to Habermas's Critical Position on Logical Positivism

Gholamreza Latifi

Volume 31, Issue 106 , October 2024, Pages 77-106

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjss.2021.33463.1844

Abstract
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Cultural Studies
Beauty and gender in Iranian virtual space: Continuation of inequality or empowerment?

mohammad saeed zokaei; simin veisi

Volume 31, Issue 106 , October 2024, Pages 107-158

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjss.2025.83663.2855

Abstract
  The space for expression in the virtual space has created opportunities for equality and empowerment as well as subjugation.Using text analysis methods, we went to the virtual space data and sampling continued until theoretical saturation. Individualistic attitudes towards one's body can be seen, but ...  Read More

Methodology of Social Sciences
The nature, causes, and impact analysis of police militarization

saeedeh soleymani; Azim Aghababaei Taghanaki

Volume 31, Issue 106 , October 2024, Pages 159-194

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjss.2025.84925.2872

Abstract
  Police militarization as a mechanism to combat complex and organized crimes, as well as security threats, has gained attention in recent years in many countries, including Iran, particularly within the framework of differentiated security-oriented criminal policies targeting specific crimes. This research, ...  Read More

Sociology
Constructing meaning around Jafarabad neighborhood

siavash gholipoor; nader amiri; ziba ahmadi

Volume 31, Issue 106 , October 2024, Pages 195-230

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjss.2025.78460.2766

Abstract
  This article examines the process of construction of meaning in Jafarabad neighborhood in Kermanshah metropolis. The theoretical framework of the research is based on the opinions of Rob Shields about ‘social spatialization’. The research method is ethnography and data collection techniques ...  Read More

An Introduction to Habermas's Critical Position on Logical Positivism
Volume 31, Issue 106 , October 2024, , Pages 77-106

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjss.2021.33463.1844

Abstract
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A new framework for measuring the social capital of political systems, Using computational social science methods
Volume 31, Issue 105 , July 2024, , Pages 47-95

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjss.2025.81459.2821

Abstract
  Using meta-analysis of social capital surveys in terms of conceptual and methodological and meta-analysis of theoretical literature and expert analysis, this article presents a framework for measuring social capital containing three pillars, eight indicators and forty indicators. Also, the mathematical ...  Read More

Constitutionalism, in Qajar era of Iran, a discourse aimed at strengthen centered state
Volume 31, Issue 105 , July 2024, , Pages 1-45

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjss.2025.83705.2856

Abstract
  According to the influential reading of the Constitutional Revolution, Constitutionalism is equated with the justice, freedom, and law. Many historians of thought also explain the transformations of this historical period by theorizing with concepts of identity crisis. This study, in distinction from ...  Read More

A comparative study of prostitution and ways to reduce it with an emphasis on Iran
Volume 31, Issue 105 , July 2024, , Pages 155-201

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjss.2024.81660.2827

Abstract
  Prostitution is a significant social issue present in all societies, characterized by various facets and influenced by numerous factors. Solutions often focus on addressing the root causes, which range from individual biological and psychological backgrounds to broader macroeconomic, social, cultural, ...  Read More

Meta-analysis of Studies on Women's Sense of Social Security
Volume 31, Issue 105 , July 2024, , Pages 97-126

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjss.2025.81757.2830

Abstract
   Numerous studies have been conducted regarding women's sense of social security; however, the findings in this field are scattered, isolated, diverse, and lack interconnection.Given the importance of this issue, an effort has been made to answer the question of what sociological factors generally ...  Read More

Domestic Violence Against Women in Hamedan (A Qualitative Study)

Morteza Parvizan; Jafar Hezarjaribi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 24 December 2020

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjss.2020.35382.1922

Abstract
  The present study aimed to investigate the type of interpretation of domestic violence by domestic violence and the type of exposure to domestic violence. Researchers have semi-structured interviews with thirty women who had previously been subjected to domestic violence, considering the field of interest ...  Read More

Producing Text in Accordance with Identity The Methods of Achieving the Identity Articulation of Surveyed Subjects within Discourse Analysis

Seyed Mohammad Mahdi Khoei

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 28 October 2021

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjss.2021.60247.2380

Abstract
  The notion of ‘Discourse’ is among key concepts which have been used widely by scholars in social sciences research. Discourse analysis contains many forms which all are influenced by Michel Foucault’s theoretical considerations. One of the main approaches in discourse analysis is the ...  Read More

Analyzing the concepts, works and understanding of Simmelian in Iran

ali yaghoobi

Articles in Press, Corrected Proof, Available Online from 30 September 2025

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjss.2025.81231.2815

Abstract
  The main objective of this study is to examine the concepts, translations, and Simmelian reception in Iran. According to the findings, during the first period—coinciding with the establishment of the University of Tehran and the discipline of sociology—Simmel’s thought was not only ...  Read More

The Non-rationality of Reality, Conceptual Reconstruction, and the Problem of Necessity in the Cultural Sciences: The Case of Rickert and Weber

Saber Jafari Kafiabad; Elham Rabiee

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 05 October 2025

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjss.2025.85241.2878

Abstract
  Within a Neo-Kantian framework, this article argues that historical–cultural reality is both infinite and lacks any rational form;therefore, its scientific cognition requires a methodical reconstruction by means of concepts.The guiding question is how necessity and objectivity can arise in the ...  Read More

Founding Social Theory in Language: Linguistic Turn and Peter Berger

Seyed Esmaeil Masoudi; Mohammad Taghi Iman; Hossein Abbasi,

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 20 October 2025

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjss.2025.84993.2874

Abstract
  This article examines the alignment of Peter Berger's theory of the "social construction of reality" with the 20th century's "linguistic turn." Using a documentary method, it analyzes textual data from Berger and other thinkers. The study first explores the role of language in the sociologies of Durkheim ...  Read More

Exploring the Experience of Grief in Organ Donor Families

Yazdan Karimi monjarmooei; SeyedAlireza Afshani; Ali Ruhani; mohammad mobaraki; Ahmad kalateh sadati

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 20 October 2025

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjss.2025.79978.2791

Abstract
  Grief is a complex set of emotions, thoughts, and behaviors that individuals experience in response to loss or the threat of loss. One of the most significant contexts in which grief is commonly experienced is within the family, suggesting that grief is a fundamentally familial phenomenon. Accordingly, ...  Read More

Discourse Analysis of some Political Activists on Persian-Language Instagram

Zahra Ebrahimiazar; Mohammadsalar Kasraie

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 20 October 2025

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjss.2025.80088.2850

Abstract
  By the emergence of the Web 2.0, internet users gain opportunities for interaction and participation, enabling agency and, consequently, struggle over the establishment of meanings and discursive struggles. This study centers on the Instagram social network, aiming to examine how semantic frameworks ...  Read More

Which interpretation of quantum theory is appropriate for social sciences?

abozar moradi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 20 October 2025

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjss.2025.81925.2831

Abstract
  In this article, the different interpretations of the quantum theory are introduced, in order to determine which one more suitable for its expansion into the field of social sciences. The main criterion for judging the appropriateness of is its ability to explain the relationship between the intentional ...  Read More

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