Journal of Linguistic and Rhetorical Studies is an open access quarterly journal founded by Semnan University in 2010. This journal is a peer-reviewed scientific quarterly journal which is continuously published by the Semnan University Press. As the name suggests, the journal basically focuses on linguistic and rhetorical studies and accepts original articles, short communications, and letters to the editor. In 2017, this journal was awarded scientific-research accreditation by the Scientific Publications Commission of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (Iran). In 2021, the publishing frequency of the journal was rescheduled to quarterly.

 Journal Language:  Persian (Abstract: English & Persian)

Journal Frequency: Quarterly (since 2021)

The last quartile and impact factor in the Islamic world science citation database (ISC), respectively: Q1 and 0.490.

 Evaluation rank in the system of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (Iran): A

Type of peer review: Double-blind peer-review: Authors and the reviewers remain anonymous throughout the process.

Time of initial review: Less than 10 days

Average review time: 2–5 months by at least two anonymous referees

Article Acceptance Rate: 22 Percent

Journal Languages: Persian (abstract: English & Persian)-English

Publication type: Electronic – printed

Access type: Open Access; Free of charge (full text)

Aims and Scope:

The main goal of the journal is to provide a scientific resource by supporting and publishing new and ground-breaking research in the areas of linguistic and rhetorical studies, which mainly rely on analytical and/or comparative approaches. 

Articles are given priority for publication, once they are not merely descriptive and offer insight into contemporary or classical texts from novel rhetorical and linguistic perspectives.

Studies focusing on "Language" may include topics such as grammar, vocabulary, phonetics, phonology, and language history, which includes various types of Persian texts including ancient, contemporary, formal, literary, colloquial as well as Iranian and local dialects.

Studies focusing on "Rhetoric" may explore both old and new topics and theories in classical and contemporary Persian poetry and prose texts.

The journal also publishes articles that compare Persian texts with texts from other languages and literary tradition in the field of "language" or "rhetoric."

This journal Respect for the codes of ethics in publications, is subject to the codes of the Committee on Ethics in Publishing (COPE) and follows the executive regulations of the law on preventing and dealing with fraud in scientific works.