"Qualitative Research in Behavioral Sciences" (QRBS)

The journal “Qualitative Research in Behavioral Sciences” is a bi-quarterly electronic journal published by the University of Birjand in Persian (with short and extended English abstracts). The full text of the articles in this journal is freely available based on the BOAI definition. This journal publishes research articles (qualitative, review, and mixed) in the field of qualitative research in behavioral sciences (Aims and Scope). This journal uses a policy of anonymous peer review and all submitted articles are checked with the plagiarism detection softwares (English papers: iThenticate; Persian papers: HamanandJoo and Samim Noor) to ensure their authenticity. Review and publication of articles are carried out based on the principles and criteria of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) is followed. Sending author's ORCID code is mandatory. To cover part of the costs of reviewing and publishing the article, and just for Iranian authors, a fee of 300,000 Tomans (3 US$) is charged for the review (non-refundable) and 300,000 Tomans  (3 US$) for the publication of each article. "About the Journal" - "Authors' Guide" - "Ethical Principles" - "Costs" - "Contact Us"

QRBS has been approved and indexed by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of Iran.

Important points of the authors:

- Before submitting the article, read the authors' guide and the journal's ethical guidelines.
- Certificate of similarity of the article is mandatory: English papers: iThenticate; Persian papers: HamanandJoo and Samim Noor
- Author's ORCID code (unique author identifier) is required: Link
- The journal is committed to complying with the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
- The journal is based on the BOAI definition of "Open Access" and follows CC By.
- Fee: The cost of refereeing, editing and pagination will be collected from the Iranian authors (Persiaon papers): 300,000 Tomans (3 US$) for the review (non-refundable) and 300,000 Tomans  (3 US$) for the publication.