Research in Clinical Psychology and Counseling

Research in Clinical Psychology and Counseling

About Journal

Key-title in original characters

پژوهش‌های روان‌شناسی بالینی و مشاوره

Title Proper

Pizhūhish'hā-yi ravān'shināsī-i bālīnī va mushāvirah

Parallel Title

 Research in clinical psychology and counseling

Print ISSN

2251-6352

Online ISSN

2423-4265

Website

https://tpccp.um.ac.ir

Email address

tpccp@um.ac.ir

Language

Persian+ English Extended abstract

Frequency

Semiannual

Date of publishing

1994

Publisher

Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Editor-in-chief

Dr. Bahramali Ghanbari Hashemabadi

Status

Active

Peer-Review

Double-blind

License

License (CCBY 4/0)

Manuscript identifier

DOI

The Journal of Research in clinical psychology and counseling holds a publication license issued by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance and is published in Persian. This journal is published biannually by the Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad.

Open Access Policy

The Journal of Research in clinical psychology and counseling is an open-access journal, meaning that all its content is freely available to users without any charge. Users are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any lawful purpose without prior permission from the publisher or authors.

This journal provides immediate open access to its content based on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Copyright

  • Under the open-access license of the Journal of Research in clinical psychology and counseling, authors retain the copyright of their work.

  • Authors grant Ferdowsi University of Mashhad the right to publish the article and to present itself as the original publisher.

  • Authors also grant any third party the right to freely use the article, provided that its integrity is preserved and proper attribution is given to the original authors, citation details, and publisher.

License

The Journal of Research in clinical psychology and counseling is licensed under the international Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

Digital Preservation Policy

Journal Website Archive

The electronic content of the journal is archived as follows:

  • The PDF version of all articles is available online on the journal’s website for readers. In addition, a backup copy of the same content is stored on a separate server. In case of any issue with the journal website or data loss, each article will be restored and republished online from the backup server within 24–36 hours.

  • All published issues of the journal are also archived in the following repositories. In case the journal website becomes unavailable, articles will remain accessible through these platforms:

Self-Archiving

All authors are allowed to archive their articles immediately after publication on the journal’s website in their personal systems or their institutional websites.

Indexing Databases

Basic information and abstracts of articles published in the Journal of Research in clinical psychology and counseling are indexed in several databases. In addition, full-text PDF versions of all articles are archived in the Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC) and the Scientific Journals System of Iran.

The list of indexing databases is available in the “Databases and Indexing” section.

Publication Ethics Policies

The Journal of Clinical Psychology Research and Counseling is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and follows the executive regulations of the law on the prevention and combating of scientific misconduct.

All editorial board members, reviewers, and authors are requested to read the journal’s statement of publication ethics. In case of encountering issues such as plagiarism, citation manipulation, or data fabrication in submitted or published articles, they should report the matter to the Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Bahram Ali Ghanbari Hashemabadi, via the email address ghanbarih@um.ac.ir or contact the publisher at fumpress@um.ac.ir. The issue will then be addressed in accordance with COPE flowcharts.

Peer Review Policy

  • In this journal, reviewers are not selected from members of the editorial board except in special cases where no external reviewer is available in the subject area of the manuscript.

  • All submitted manuscripts undergo a peer-review process.

  • The journal uses a double-blind peer-review system.

  • All stages of the review process are explained in the article acceptance procedure section.

Ownership and Management

This journal was established and is managed by Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, which is clearly stated on the journal’s homepage.

Advisory Board

  • The members of the editorial board are distinguished scholars in the subject areas defined in the journal’s aims and scope.

  • Full details and institutional affiliations of editorial board members are listed on the journal’s website.

  • The list of members is regularly updated.

  • The journal, in collaboration with the publisher, periodically reviews its editorial board to ensure members remain appropriate and relevant.

    Fees

    In this journal, no fee is charged for article submission or peer review. However, if a manuscript is accepted, the author(s) must pay 6,000,000 Iranian Rials (6,000,000 IRR) online as a technical editing fee.

    Discount Policy

    The journal has no discount policy.

    Revenue Sources

    Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, as the publisher, provides a defined budget for each published issue of the journal (based on the journal’s ranking in the annual evaluation announced in the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology’s journal portal). These funds cover expenses related to infrastructure development and maintenance, peer-review processing, editorial workflow, typesetting, and article archiving.

    Advertising

    The journal does not accept any form of advertising.

    Direct Marketing

    No direct marketing activities are conducted by this journal.

    Plagiarism Detection System

    To prevent academic misconduct, the journal uses the Iranian plagiarism detection system Samim Noor for Persian texts, and iThenticate for English texts (extended English abstracts of Persian articles).

    All manuscripts are checked for similarity before being sent for peer review. If the similarity index exceeds 25%, the manuscript will be removed from the review process.

    Privacy Statement

    Names and email addresses entered on the journal’s website are used exclusively for journal-related purposes. They are not accessible to other sections and will not be shared with any other individuals or organizations.