Management Studies in Development and Evolution 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. Management Studies in Development and Evolution has been established to provide an intellectual platform for national and international researchers working on issues related to development management. The Journal was founded as a response to quick advancements in development management and was dedicated to the publication of highest-quality research studies that report findings on issues of great concern to the profession of development management. In this journal, as well as all other journals published by Allameh Tabataba’i University, each paper is given its specific DOI number to facilitate identification. 

Copyright and Permissions

The journal and the Allameh Tabataba'i University holds the legal and intellectual rights related to the publication of the articles and the aforementioned rights are transfered to the journal and Allameh Tabataba'i University by submitting the articles in the journal. In addition, the journal will be fully in charge of publication of the article in print, online, as a CD, in international indexes and domestic indexes. This right will be revoked only if the article is rejected or the author(s) withdraw from publication. For the more information regarding the matter, please check the commitment of compliance form.

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

Non-Iranian authors are free of mentioned charges.

This journal, with an acceptance rate of 19%, and all other ATU journals can be found in the following repositories:  

• Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC)
• MagIran
• Noormags
• Comprehensive Portal of Humanities
• Civilica
• Google Scholar
• ResearchGate
• Scientific Information Database
• Academia

The journal is published in both a print version and an online version.

About Management Studies in Development and Evolution:

• Country of Publication: Iran
• Publisher: Allameh Tabataba’i University Press
• Format: Print and Online
• Start Publishing: spring1991
• Print ISSN: 2251-8037
• E-ISSN: 2476-5988
• Available from: magiran.com, noormags.ir, sid.ir, civilica.com academia.edu
• Frequency: Quarterly
• Publication Dates: March, June, September, December
• Advance Access: Yes
• Language: Persian with English Abstracts
  
• Scope: Management, Management Development
• Article Processing Charges: 6000000 Rials for Iranian Authors (Free of charge for Non-Iranian Authors)
• Type of Journal: Academic / Scholarly(A)
• Open Access: Yes
• Indexed & Abstracted: Yes
• Policy: Peer Review
• Review Time: Nine Weeks, Approximately
• Contact E-mail: msq@atu.ac.ir
• Alternate E-mail: atupress@atu.ac.ir

Archive policies and retention of articles

Management Studies in Development and Evolution, understand the concerns of authors, readers, librarians, and others about the need for long-term preservation and access to scholarly research as the world of publishing continues to digitalization. Our policy directly and honestly addresses the archival issue of long-term retention with access.

Management Studies in Development and Evolution is committed to archiving, meaning long-term preservation and providing access to scientific research material published electronically in the journal of Management Studies in Development and Evolution. This policy statement specifies the extent of the journal’s archival commitment and the relevant procedures for fulfilling this commitment. Management Studies in Development and Evolution will serve as an archive for all electronic content published by the journal. The content of the archive will include all the editions of this magazine with the ability to access online and publish relevant supplementary materials. The original content of published material will never change but may be supplemented by annotations or additional information due to the occurrence of errors and the need to correct content, references, and other parts that undergo changes after the original publication.

For the efficient and safe use of the online service, Management Studies in Development and Evolution undertakes to prepare copies from the electronic archive of publications in order to preserve information and security. Replicas are used to enable rapid delivery of content to consumers, while security replicas are kept as backup copies. Management Studies in Development and Evolution is committed to the periodic renewal of these reproductions. At least one security duplicate copy is kept in a separate location away from the editorial office of Management Studies in Development and Evolution in Tehran, Iran.