Journal information

According to the latest review and ranking of the country's scientific Journals in the Islamic World Science Citation Database (ISC), the scientific journal Security Horizons has been ranked Q2 in terms of quality.


Start of publication: 1389
Credit of the publication: scientific-research
Type of publishable articles: research
Format: print and electronic
Frequency: Quarterly
Language: Farsi (English abstract)
Specialized area: information and security in legal, political, economic, cultural and social dimensions
Type of arbitration: Double Blind Peer Review; two reviewers
Average Review time: 2 to 4 months
Citation method: APA 7th edition (2020)
The cost of processing and publishing the article: free
Type of access: Open Access (OA)
E-mail: hsj@ihu.ac.ir
Cooperation with the association: Geopolitical Association of Iran
License type: CC BY


Audience of the Journal: The audience of this Journal is made up of researchers, university faculty members, experts in security fields and related fields.


The scientific journal Security Horizons is the result of the joint activity of Imam Hussein University and the Geopolitical Association of Iran.


important points:

1. Respected authors are requested to follow the format of the Journal completely before submitting the article in order to speed up the review and judging process. (Click to download the Journal template file)
2. Respecting the rules of ethics in publications, this publication is subject to the rules of the Committee on Ethics in Publication (COPE) and follows the executive regulations of the Law on Prevention and Combating Fraud in Scientific Works.
3. All articles sent to this Journal are reviewed by plagiarism software. Submitting the report of Samim Noor text matching system or Irandak matching system is also necessary at the time of submitting the article. (Link to the guide to the plagiarism detetor system)
4. Also, please, when submitting the article (commitment form), (conflict of interest form of authors) should be signed by the responsible author and uploaded to the system.
5. Authors profile form (note: fill in the specified values in the file)

Current Issue: Volume 16, Issue 61 - Serial Number 4, January 2024 (Winter 2024) 

Iran's power balance policy in the Persian Gulf security network

Pages 37-69

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