The authors are requested kindly to read the “Guide for Authors” before submitting their manuscripts.

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About the Journal:

Derived from Adab Pazhouhi in 1395 (2016), Literary Theory and Criticism is a scientific-research journal that from the first issue (spring and summer 1395/2016) has been publishing articles in the following areas:

Most Important Topics:

•  Studying the background and philosophical-epistemological and methodological foundations of literary theory (philosophy and literary theory)
•  Introducing literary theories and the paradigmatic and discourse context of their emergence and their classification in networks of theories (Meta-theory)
•  Critically considering the discourses dominating the emergence and dissemination of literary criticism and theory (discourse studies)
•  Revising thematic principles and stereotypes of criticism and theory in Iran (meta-criticism)
•  Focusing on literary research in Iran, and considering the basics and mechanisms of multifaceted and interdisciplinary criticism (basic knowledge and methodological knowledge)
•  Tracking the trajectory of concepts and terms in literary criticism and theory in Iran (terminology)
•  Presenting the best examples of objective and concrete text criticism by theorists and theoretical critics
•  Introducing new or lesser-known theories and presenting their potentials and limitations
•  Rereading literary texts and conceptualizing and theorizing their data and statements
•  Evaluating and systematically analyzing old and new works and texts (Criticism of the works discussed should be confined to the field of Persian literature and texts. Studies on non-Iranian works are accepted only if they are conducted as reviews of the ideas of one or several thinkers. Comparative studies on Iranian and non-Iranian works are also accepted.)

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♣ Terms of Payment for the Registration And Publication of Articles in the Journal System

According to paragraph A, article 3 of the regulations on the costs of article processing, dated 01/07/1401 (2022), No. 16042, the  journal charges 6,000,000 Rials (600,000 tomans) for the cost of reviewing, preparation and printing:

1. 1,500,000 Rials (150,000 tomans) for the initial review, including registration in the system and start of the reviewing process
2. 4,500,000 Rials (450,000 tomans) for acceptance costs, printing and publishing the paper.

Please see the Guide for Authors for further details.

♣ The Journal follows the rules of the International Committee on Publishing Ethics (COPE).

*The Journal is open access. Access to the articles published by the journal is free of charge for all authors and readers and their use is subject to citing.

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***This journal is kept in the National Library of Iran and Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC) for a long time.