University Publications

Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences publishes 22 journals, 17 in English and 5 in Persian, of which two journals are indexed in ISI, five in Scopus, and one in PubMed.

English Journals

Scope: This journal accepts Original Papers, Review Articles, Short Communications, Case Reports and Letters to the Editor in the fields of fertility and infertility, ethical and social issues of assisted reproductive technologies, cellular and molecular biology of reproduction, including the development of gametes and early embryos, assisted reproductive technologies in a model system and a clinical environment, reproductive endocrinology, andrology, epidemiology, pathology, genetics, oncology, surgery, psychology and physiology.

Editor-in-Chief: A. Aflatoonian, M.D.

Frequency: Monthly 
Language: English
Indexed in: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ISI), PubMed, Scopus, DOAJ
Scope: IJPHO will publish high-quality articles describing blood disorders and malignant diseases, including epidemiology, etiology, biology, molecular and clinical genetics, and diagnosis and treatment of all related disorders in the pediatrics group. The journal appreciates original papers, case reports, brief reports, editorial article, letter to the editor, short communication, and review articles on all aspects of pediatric hematology and oncology.
Editor-in-Chief: A. Hashemi, M.D.
Frequency: Quarterly
Language: English 
Indexed in: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ISI), Scopus, Magiran
Scope: The scopes of the journal are as below:
Food quality assurance and improvement, Food preservation, Food additives, Food spoilage, Food control, Food safety, Food toxicology, Food bacteriology, Food parasitology, Food virology, Food mycology, Food chemistry and biochemistry, Food biotechnology, Novel methods for detection of food hazards, Molecular identification of pathogens in food, Nutrigenomics, Drinking water safety.
Editor-in-Chief: G. Eslami, Ph.D. 
Frequency: Quarterly
Language: English 
Indexed in: Scopus, COPE, DOAJ, ISC 

Scope: Research areas include as follows: Environmental Health, Sciences, and Engineering, Environmental pollution, Water quality and wastewater treatment and reuse, Air and waste management, Solid remediation and wastes, Environmental microbiology, Environmental toxicology, Health Safety and Environment (HSE), Food safety and hygiene, Noise and radiation control, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Human ecology, Environmental biotechnology and nanotechnology, Bioenergy.

Editor-in-Chief: MH. Ehrampoush, Ph.D. 

Frequency: Quarterly
Language: English 
Indexed in: Scopus, Chemical Abstracts Service, DOAJ, ISC

Scope: JNFS welcomes submission of original research articles, case reports, editorial articles, letter to the editor, short communication, and review articles from all countries trying to add information to the knowledge of nutrition in prevention and management of diseases, nutrition in lifecycle, nutrigenetics, nutrigenomics, diet therapy, epidemiology of under- or over-nutrition and their consequences, nutritional epidemiology, food security, food science, chemistry, availability, and safety.
Editor-in-Chief: E. Salmani, Ph.D.
Frequency: Quarterly
Language: English 
Indexed in: DOAJ, ISC, SID, Magiran, Index Copernicus

Scope: JCHR is a medical journal (since 2012), that considers Original Papers, Review Articles, Short Communications, Case Reports, and Letters to the Editor in the fields of biomedical science, community-related health issues, epidemiology, health services and economics, primary care, disease prevention, medical education, health promotion, environmental and occupational health, and any fields that take into account delivery of healthcare in the community. JCHR welcomes all research types including study protocols, meta-analyses, specialist studies, and studies that report negative or conflicting results. Therefore, all well-conducted studies are supposed to be published in our journal after a rigorous and transparent peer review process, which may last 3 to 4 weeks.
Editor-in-Chief: E. Salmani, Ph.D.
Frequency: Quarterly
Language: English 
Indexed in: DOAJ, ISC, SID, Magiran, Index Copernicus

Social Behavior Research & Health

Scope: The Journal of Social Behavior and Community Health (JSBCH) is a semi-annually, peer-reviewed, and open-access journal published by Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. The journal offers some particular advantages, including free-of-charge submissions and publishing, as well as easy and fast online submission procedure. JSBCH intends to use the experiences of scientific people in various interdisciplinary fields and to be a unique global resource for high-quality publication of articles with high scientific standards. The scope of the journal includes the following areas: Social health, Social behavior, Lifestyle, Social determinants of health, Mental health, Health psychology, Organizational behaviour, Eating habits, Substance abuse, Health risk

Editor-in-Chief: SM. Yassini, M.D. 

Frequency: Semiannually

Language: English

Indexed in: DOAJ, ISC, Index Copernicus, CABI, CIVILICA

Scope: In addition to general articles on clinical aspects of diabetes mellitus and obesity, IJDO presents articles on basic research in all areas of diabetes. Topics covered relevant to the diabetic patient will include diagnosis, pathogenesis and clinical management of diabetes and obesity. IJDO will also publish papers on the general pathogenesis and prevention of diabetes.
Editor-in-Chief: M. Afkhami, M.D.
Frequency: Quarterly
Language: English 
Indexed in: DOAJ, CABI, SID, ISC, EBSCO, IMEMR
Scope: The International Journal of Medical Laboratory (IJML) is an internationally–disseminated peer-reviewed quarterly journal. It is published by Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services in collaboration with the Iranian Scientific Association of Clinical Laboratory. The journal welcomes the submission of scientific articles in all fields, including original manuscripts, short communications, reviews, and meta-analyses covering all aspects of medical laboratory and medical basic sciences, biochemistry, biotechnology, genetics, hematology, microbiology, immunology, parasitological, and mycology.
Editor-in-Chief: H. Hadi, Ph.D.
Frequency: Quarterly
Language: English
Indexed in: ISC, Magiran, Google Scholar, Chemical Abstracts Service, IMEMR
Scope: EBHPME is intended to enhance communication among health system researchers, policy and decision makers, legislators, practitioners, educators, healthcare managers, administrators, students, and other types of allied health professionals in the research and healthcare delivery systems. The Journal publishes studies in all fields of Health Management, Health Policy, Health technology assessment, Public health, Comparative studies in the field of health, Business communication in health care and health economics.
Editor-in-Chief: M. Ranjbar, Ph.D.
Frequency: Quarterly
Language: English 
Indexed in: DOAJ, Index Copernicus, CABI, ISC, IMEMR
Scope: The WJPN audience includes obstetrics, neonatologists, perinatologists, anyone interested in maternal-fetal medicine, disease of neonates, and nurses of neonates. Topics covered in the World Journal of Peri & Neonatology include: Perinatal Medicine, Maternal and Neonatal Medicine, Genetics and Biotechnology, Nursing and Healthcare, Developmental Medicine, Endocrinology, Allergy and Immunology, Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Hematology, Infectious Diseases, Nephrology, Neurology, Emergency Medicine, Pulmonology, Critical Care Medicine, Surgery
Editor-in-Chief: M. Mazaheri, M.D, Ph.D.
Frequency: Semiannually
Language: English 
Indexed in: Magiran, Index Copernicus, Chemical Abstracts Service, SID
Scope: The scope of this journal covers the following aspects of knowledge in the realm of Information Technology: Application of information technology in: Health system and the promotion of social health literacy, Health and medical education, Patient clinics, Self-care and empowerment of patients, Diagnosis, treatment, and drug management. Application of mobile-based technologies in healthcare, Application of agent-based technologies in healthcare, Electronic Health Records, Evaluation of the health information systems, Application of telecommunication in healthcare (telemedicine), Organizational, financial, social, and clinical impacts of IT applications in health care, Legal aspects of IT applications in health care, Health data classifications and terminologies, Health data privacy, confidentiality, and security, Clinical coding, Health data quality, Health data mining, Medical Journalism
Editor-in-Chief: M. Karami, Ph.D. 
Frequency: Semiannually
Language: English 
Indexed in: Google Scholar, Magiran, CIVILICA, ICI
Scope: Advances in Pharmacology and Therapeutics Journal (APTJ), which is designed to publish research in all aspects of pharmacology, including basic and applied pharmacology, to provide an opportunity to publish research by physicians, pharmacists, research scientists, regulatory scientists, drug manufacturers, and academics. This includes original research in pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacogenetics, pharmacotherapeutics, pharmacology in special populations (women, pediatrics, etc.), pharmaceutics, drug development, drug design, traditional medicine, herbal medicine, pharmacognosy, Clinical trials, experimental models in pharmacology, and adverse drug reactions. Additionally, APT publishes review articles, clinical images, commentaries, and educational papers
Editor-in-Chief: M. Zabihi, Pharm.D 
Frequency: Quarterly
Language: English
Indexed in: Google Scholar, Magiran
Scope: The aim of the Cardiovascular Biomedicine Journal is to act as an international forum for dissemination of cardiovascular medical science. The scope of the journal includes but is not limited to clinical cardiology, cardiovascular disease prevention and rehabilitation, innovation and technology related to heart and blood vessels, interventional cardiology, invasive/non-invasive cardiovascular imaging, heart failure, arrhythmology, cardiovascular stem cell biology, molecular cardiology, cardiac tissue engineering, clinical genetics in cardiology, and all basic medical sciences related to cardiovascular medicine.
Editor-in-Chief: SJ. Mirhosseini, M.D. 
Frequency: Semiannually
Language: English 
Indexed in: Google Scholar, Magiran
Scope: Some specific areas that are the interest of the AOH including: Occupational exposure assessment and method development, Occupational and environmental epidemiology, Occupational ergonomics and human factors, Occupational safety and risk assessment, Air and noise pollution (exposure assessment, epidemiology, control), Health promotion and health education in workplaces, Occupational and environmental toxicology
Editor-in-Chief: MJ. Zare, Ph.D.
Frequency: Quarterly
Language: English 
Indexed in: ISC, Magiran, Google Scholar, Index Copernicus
Scope: The Elderly Health Journal (EHJ), is a peer-reviewed, open-access, biannual journal that publishes original research articles, reviews, case reports, short articles, and perspectives/commentaries in the field of aging and health. This journal aims to share professional knowledge in the field of aging and health research such as Aging Biology, Physiology, Immunology, Demography, Epidemiology, Pharmacology, Nutrition and Obesity, also, Psychosocial Aspects of Aging, Geriatric Assessment, Disease Prevention and Screening in Aging, Geriatrics Models of Care, Aging Oral Health, Sensory Function in Aging, Gender and Sexuality in Aging, Geriatric Syndromes, Palliative Medicine and Ethics in Aging, and Organ Systems and Diseases in Aging to the academic community.
Editor-in-Chief: MA. Morowati, Ph.D.
Frequency: Semiannually
Language: English 
Indexed in: SID, DOAJ, ISC, CABI, Google Scholar
Editor-in-Chief: B. Aflatoonian, M.D. 
Frequency: Quarterly
Language: English
Indexed in: 

Persian Journals

Editor-in-Chief: AH. Mehrparvar, M.D. 
Frequency: Quarterly
Language: Persian 
Indexed in: DOAJ, SID, ISC, Google Scholar, Magiran, Iranmedex
Scope: This Journal will receive the following fields: Health education and promotion programs effectiveness, Public health practices and their impacts, Health promotion and disease prevention, Health psychology and Social determinants of health, Healthy nutrition in the community level and Food Safety, Environmental health management, Ergonomics and occupational health promotion, Epidemiology and Biostatics, Human ecology
Editor-in-Chief: SS. Mazloomy, Ph.D.
Frequency: Bimonthly
Language: Persian
Indexed in: DOAJ, ISC, Magiran, CABI
Scope: The manuscripts in the following areas will be considered for publication in the journal: Medical education based on social needs, appropriate teaching methods in medical sciences, continuous education in medical sciences, evaluation of educational programs, comparative studies on medical education around the world, proper methods and procedures for testing and assessment of educational achievement in medical sciences, syllabus designing and curriculum development in medical sciences, educational management in medical sciences, educational technology in medical sciences.
Editor-in-Chief: M. Mirzaei, M.D., Ph.D. 
Frequency: Quarterly
Language: Persian
Indexed in: DIAJ, ISC, Magiran, Iranmedex, SID, COPE
Scope: Journal of Shahid Sadoughi University (JSSU) is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes original papers, review articles, short communications, case reports, and letter to the editor related to all areas of clinical and basic medical sciences. The journal welcomes all researchers working in the different fields of medicine. Manuscripts are accepted on condition that they have not been previously published or submitted for publication and are not going to be sent to other journals.
Editor-in-Chief: SM. Sadr, M.D. 
Frequency: Monthly
Language: Persian
Indexed in: SID, ISC, Google Scholar, DOAJ, CINHAL

Scope: MSHSJ will consider manuscripts in the following fields: Management of Health Care Institutions, Health Policy-Making and Health Policy, Health Economics, Health Care Resource Management, Evaluation and Accreditation of Healthcare Institutions, Health and Development, Health Technology Assessment, Futures in Health, Health Care Marketing, Health Management in Disasters and Emergencies, Case Studies in Health, Comparative Studies.
Editor-in-Chief: H. Ameri, Ph.D.
Frequency: Quarterly
Language: Persian
Indexed in: DOAJ, ISC, CIVILICA, IMEMR, Magiran, Index Copernicus