Socio-Cultural Digital Studies

Quarterly Journal of Digital Socio-Cultural Studies is published with a closed, double-blind peer review process and open access. The license holder of this journal is the Institute for Cultural, Social and Civilizational Studies (ICSCS), Ministry of Science, in collaboration with the Iranian Association for Cultural Studies and Communication. The journal was established in Winter 2025 with the aim of providing a research platform for national and international scholars, focusing on issues in the field of digital cultural and social studies. 

This journal seeks to reflect advances in the field of digital cultural and social studies and, with an emphasis on publishing high-quality articles, reports research findings related to key topics in this area. 

The Journal of Digital Cultural and Social Studies is published both in print and online. It should also be noted that the journal adheres to the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). 

At present, there is no fee for submitting articles to this journal. 

• Owner: Institute for Cultural, Social and Civilizational Studies, Ministry of Science 

• Country of publication: Iran 

• Publisher: Institute for Cultural, Social and Civilizational Studies, Ministry of Science 

• ISSN (Print): – 

• ISSN (Online): – 

• Format: Print and Online 

• Frequency: Quarterly 

• Languages: Persian, including extended English abstracts and references. 

• Specialized field: Digital cultural and social studies 

• Free and open access to articles: Yes 

• Article review Charges: No 

• Article Processing/Publication Charges: No 

• Peer Review policy: Double-Blind peer-review with a minimum of 2 referees 

• Indexed in: – 

• Collaborating scholarly associations: Iranian Association for Cultural Studies and Communication 

• Initial Editorial process: Maximum 15 days 

• Average refereeing time: Less than 3 to 5 months 

• Plagiarism and Similarity check: Hamanandjoo and iThenticate 

• Citation Style: The APA referencing style 

• Type of Material: Serial (Periodical) 

• Type of access: Open Access (OA) 

• Website: https://www.scds.ir/  

• Journal email: scds@iscs.ac.ir  

• complaints and appeals contact point:   

• Contact phone: +9821-22570777 

• Fax: 021-22570722 

• Postal code: 1599688313 

• Address: Institute for Cultural, Social and Civilizational Studies, Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, No.124 Golestan 1st St. (Momen-Nejad), Pasdaran Ave., Tehran 1599688313, Iran