The Journal of Community Development (Rural and Urban Communities) is an Open Access journal. The aim of this journal is to publish the results of theoretical and empirical research in the field of local development. This journal follows the policies and guidelines of the Committee on Ethics (COPE) in publishing articles.

Publisher: University of Tehran Press

Publication Sequence: Two Quarterly

Publication type: Electronic

Type of Articles: Research and Review

Peer Review Policy: Double-blind peer-review

Initial Review: Average 1 week

Review and Acceptance Time:  Average 12 weeks

Acceptance rate of articles: 15%

Plagiarism: Samim Noor, Hamtajo (maximum similarity 15%)

Article Processing Charges: 9500000 Rials (Review fee 2,000,000 Rials & Publication fee 7,500,000 Rials) 

COPE: The Journal of Local Development (Rural-Urban) Research follows the policies and guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and abides by its Code of Conduct in dealing with potential cases of misconduct.
Copyright: Authors retain unrestricted copyrights and publishing rights.
Type of License: Community Development (Rural and Urban Communities) by University of Tehran2010 is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0    

Open Access: There are no financial, legal, or technical barriers to access to articles in this journal.

A memorandum of understanding was signed between The Journal of Community Development (Rural and Urban Communities)  and the Iranian Anthropological Association.