Aims and Scope

The main objective of Methodology of Humanities and Social Sciences (MSSHis to provide an intellectual platform for national and international researchers to discuss their most recent findings related to philosophical foundations and methodology of humanities and social sciences. By doing so, the Journal hopes to improve the status of the field in Iran and in the world and to find solutions to theoretical and practical problems the profession is faced with. Given the importance of the humanities and social sciences and the fundamental role of these sciences in the realization of a coherent and civilized intellectual system, investigating the philosophical and methodological foundations of these sciences and criticizing and evaluating them, as well as attempting to extract Islamic foundations and views in the field of humanities is of great importance. In this regard, the following objectives have been considered as a roadmap for MSSH. To serve this purpose, researchers are encouraged to submit their unpublished, original, full-length papers for potential publication in the journal. The journal is set to publish original articles on a wide range of issues including;

  • Study of the relationship between philosophy, philosophy of social sciences and humanities, methodology and research method; 
  • The role of philosophy and methodology of social sciences and humanities in the quantitative and qualitative improvement of the social sciences and humanities;
  • Comparative study of philosophy and methodology of social sciences and humanities and natural sciences;
  • Study of the evolution of philosophy and methodology of social sciences and humanities;
  • Comparative examination of quantitative and qualitative research methods;
  • Philosophical analysis of concepts used in the social sciences and humanities;
  • The study of the philosophical and theological foundations of the production of religious and indigenous social sciences and humanities;
  • Methodology of the production of religious and indigenous social sciences and humanities;
  • Methodology of using religious texts in social sciences and humanities and social sciences;
  • Methodology of Muslim scholars in social studies;
  • The deficiencies of the social sciences and humanities in the field of goals, foundations, methods and achievements;
  • Philosophical and methodological assessment of studies in the field of humanities and social sciences;
  • Philosophical and methodological assessment of studies in the field of Islamic humanities and social sciences;
  • Philosophical and methodological assessment of macro policies of the country in the scientific, economic, political, social and cultural fields

To let individual researchers and libraries have access to the most recent research findings in the field, the journal allows open-access to its articles.