Journal of History of Literature

Journal of History of Literature

Journal of History of Literature is an open access double-blind peer-reviewed semiannual journal, owned, managed, and published by Shahid Beheshti University since 2008. The journal publishes original full-length articles, reviews, and letters relevant to all fields of Persian Language and Literature, History of Literature, Stylistics & Textual Criticism.


Journal Title

Journal of History of Literature

P-ISSN

2008-7349

E-ISSN

2588-6878

Frequency

Semiannually

Editor-in-Chief

Ahmad Khatami, Ph.D.

Language 

Persian with English abstracts

Plagiarism Checker

iThenticate, Samimnoor (Persian)

Peer Review Policy

Double-blind

Article Processing Charges

See here

Average Review Time

4 Months

Acceptance Rate

24%

Owner & Publisher

Shahid Beheshti University, Iran.

In Collaboration With

The Scientific Association of Manuscript Research and Codicology of IRAN

Ministry of Science Code: 55042c48047263a

Current Issue: Volume 19, Issue 1 - Serial Number 90, July 2026 

Keywords Cloud

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  • Keywords: Abusaeid
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  • Odyssey
  • Persian tazkeres
  • tazkira
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  • microcosm
  • Abyssinia
  • thought
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  • Mirza Mohammad Sadiq Esfehani
  • communicative approach