Scientific Research Journals Published by Astan Quds Razavi

Mishkat, A Scientific- Promotional Quarterly
Editor-in-chief: Prof. Dr. Mohammad Mahdi Rokni Yazdi
Publisher: The Islamic Research Foundation of Astan Quds Razavi
In line with spreading the culture of Research, the Islamic Research Foundation of Astan Quds Razavi has started to publish Mishkat periodical since 1982; perhaps, this publication is a guideline for those who are interested in research affairs.
The Foundation has currently taken necessary actions to increase its numbers upwards of 1500 copies. The mentioned publication is continuing its activities in order to publish sciences and the Islamic and Quranic doctrines and also scientific achievements of writers of the Islamic Research Foundation of Astan Quds Razavi as well as relation with the other research centers and universities.
Furthermore, Mishkat periodical is continuing its activities by obtaining a scientific advancement degree from the Commission of Publications Analysis as well as observing relevant rules. Activities accomplished by the mentioned publication are based upon scientific articles which are about a half of the articles provided by the local researchers in each number. Additionally, the activities and also scientific effects will be introduced to the people.
The overall headlines of this publication include "Quran and Discourse", "the Islamic History and Culture" and "Criticizing and introducing books". Similarly, the addressees and subscribers of this publication includes the educated groups of the society especially professors, theologians and students. The mentioned publication is being distributed among subscribers through the magazine office. In addition, it is sent abroad by the Organization for the Culture and the Islamic propagations.
Mishkat periodical has tried to follow its cultural mission of the foundation, and also innovate and update the articles with appropriate tendency towards cultural requirements of the society especially issues related to the youth generation. Furthermore, the mentioned publication is continuing its activities by creating suitable conditions for increasing scientific interactions with the other research centers and also encouraging team work and avoiding repeated work as well as emphasizing the arranged form for cutting, typesetting and arranging pages of type and etc. the proprietor of Mishkat periodical is the Islamic Research Foundation of Astan Quds Razavi. The 116th issue was published in Autumn, 2012.
It is worth mentioning that Mishkat periodical has introduced with further information in the site of the Islamic Research Foundation, additionally, in the following site, full texts of the articles are available: http://www.hawzah.net
Contact: mishkat@islamic-rf.ir

Andisha-Ye Hawzah Quarterly
The first number of this periodical was published in 1995 A.D. The purposes of the mentioned publication include the following cases:
(a) spreading modern reflections in various fields of sciences and the Islamic doctrines, (b) criticizing the main viewpoints in the field of the Islamic doctrines, (c) analyzing important political, cultural and social phenomena, (d) encouraging the addressees for research and innovational activities, (f) informing and also promoting their knowledge as well as answering the questions related to scientific and chronological requirements. The clients and addressees of the mentioned periodical (that is being published once every 2 months), include professors of the universities and seminary, researchers, theologians, students as well as educators.
This periodical is being received close attention by the people and considering its various, modern and scientific contents, the mentioned periodical will be published in 2 languages i.e. Arabic and English in the near future. The main contents of this publication are based upon thinkers' scientific articles. The mentioned periodical has currently published special contents as follows:
1. Civil Society
2. Welayat-e-Faqih
3. Freedom
4. Imam Ali (A.S.)
5. Enlightenment
6. Separatism
7. Reforms
8. The Efficiency of the Islamic Culture
9. Justice and Development
10. Alavid Management
11. Relations between Science and Religion
12. Research on Religion
13. Relations between Religion and Liberalism
14. Ashoura Movement Recognition
15. Globalization
16. Religion and Knowledge
And the following special papers will be published soon: National Union, Nabavi Government, Language of Religion, Language of Quran as well as Imamat Shenasi (Knowing Imams) in 3000 copies.
The proprietor of Andishe-ye Hawzah Publication is Razavi University for the Islamic Sciences and Hujjatul Islam Wal Moslemin Seyed Mesbah Ameli is the Editor-in-Chief of the mentioned

Zaer (Pilgrim) International Monthly
This monthly has established for giving information and granting cultural services to the pilgrims of the Holy Shrine of Imam Reza (A.S.) since 1994 A.D. The mentioned information includes Knowing about Imam Reza's (A.S.) personality, manifesting Culture of the Holy Family of Muhammad (S.A.W.),
Recognizing pilgrimage tourism, introducing pilgrimage and tourist landscapes, family psychology, as well as introducing the Sacred Mausoleums and etc. Zaer (Pilgrim) Monthly is being distributed for the public with 12000 numbers internationally. The main subjects of this monthly are about cultural, social and belief issues and its headlines includes Andishah (thought), Zarih (Burial Chamber), services, tourism, behesht-ha (paradises), family, youth and etc. So, if you want to breathe in the aromatic atmosphere of the pilgrimage and also knit your lifetime to Imam Reza (A.S.) closely, try to read this monthly as far as u can.
If you are seeking to the news of the healed, Zaer (Pilgrim) Monthly contains information about the memories and also reflects the special favors and miracles of Imam Reza (A.S.) to his followers. If you are searching for the blessed life of Imam Reza (A.S.) in different aspects such as political, social, cultural and moral affairs, as well as identifying his lifestyle, read the section titled "Ba Afatab-e-Zaer". If you are eager to touring, the mentioned monthly will provide you with information about the tourism and also introduce tourist and pilgrimage landscapes of Iran and the world to you. If you are following information about Shrines and the Sacred Mausoleums, in which are always considered as the main reasons for traveling, in addition to introduce the Shrines of Imams' Off-springs (A.S.), Zaer Monthly also reflects the memories and requested letters of pilgrims to the mausoleums.
The Zaer Monthly Office is located at the Central Bazaar of Mashhad City and the proprietor of this monthly publication is Quds Cultural Institution. This institution is publishing Quds Newspaper too. The mentioned publication are distributing among the news-stands monthly.

“Theology and Rights” Journal
The Razavi University for the Islamic Sciences, after establishing Quranic Research Department, in which consisted of researchers graduated in Quran's Science and Discourse field or students studying in postgraduate degree, started to publish a science interior magazine and Quranic Doctrines, that its first number was published in the spring of 1996 A.D. 7 numbers of this publication were published till 1998 A.D, but the necessity of publishing a specified and formal publication was increased by spreading the fields of study in the universities. Consequently, the university started to apply for license from Ministry of Culture and Guidance.
Thus, the first number of this specified magazine was published since the fall of 2001 A.D in the field of Quran's Science and discourse. "Theology and Rights Publication" is being published about the following subjects: (a) providing research and specified projects based upon culture and the Islamic Doctrines (b) criticizing the votes and innovating main viewpoints in the field of the Islamic Doctrines and Culture (c) nurturing the thoughts and reinforcing the research space (d) protecting the Islamic Culture and also providing the Quranic and Islamic Supreme Concepts in the field of research-scientific articles and writings (e) introducing theses of theologians and students (f) answering the questions about religious and belief skepticisms in the Islamic Doctrines (g) providing comparative research in the field of human science ( by publishing 3000 copies for rights filed and 2000 copies for Quran's science and discourse and philosophy field).
This publication is being distributed throughout theologians, students and professors of the theology and rights field in specified book stores. The mentioned periodical is trying to be expanded by increasing the publishing period and also observing the rules issued by the Science Ministry to the scientific-research periodical. In Information Department of the University, this publication was active only on the object of providing information about theses of the students and also the research center activities of the university. But, these activities have stopped by taking research-scientific degree and this center has only limited for research in 30 % volumes.
The headlines of the Theology and Rights periodical in each number is special for one of the rights, Quran's Science and Discourse, Philosophy as well as the Islamic Speech fields in which a special monthly titled "Fiqh-va-Awsoul" was published since 2008 A.D.
The press officer is Hojjatul Islam Wal Moslemin Mohammad Baqer Farzaneh. This publication is annually distributed among professors, students and theologians who are the main clients of the mentioned periodical.

Daneshwarz Monthly
This periodical started its activity since Esfand (the twelve month of the Persian Solar Year) of 1378 and 55 issues of this periodical have currently published. The Organization for the Libraries, Museums and Documents Center of Astan Quds Razavi started publishing the mentioned periodical to reinforce the local and foreign institutional relations as well as accelerate correctly the flow of information in this organization.
Consequently, these affairs have facilitated the local relations and informational system of the organization for reinforcing mental and practical coordination for a progressive movement. Daneshvarz periodical (with a circulation of 350 volumes) as an interior publication is being distributed among directors, experts and personnel of the Organization for the Libraries, Museums and Documents Center and some affiliated institutions of Astan Quds Razavi and addressees include personnel of the mentioned organization. In other words, this publication is considered as a great mirror which reflects everything in full view.
Daneshvarz periodical is embarking upon useful activities (such as reporting short and long reports, interview, personnel's scientific articles and miscellaneous contents related to Book-holding and Information Department) for obtaining high levels in science and also creating an appropriate source of information for the activities of organization. This monthly publication is allocated for the activities of the organization.
From the issue number 55, the headlines of this publication have currently listed according to the titles. For example, "Hadaya" (gifts) page has allocated for the news that contains all news about gift-givers of the Organization of the Libraries, Museums and Documents Center and also "Besharat" page contains of news relating to the position promotion or scientific degree. Since 1997 A.D, the Organization of the Libraries, Museums and Documents Center of Astan Quds Razavi has started to publish Book-holding and Information Seasonal Issue with 1000 copies in order to promote the level of science and also inform university environment on the subject of Book-holding, Informational System, Book-knowing, copy-knowing, Archive, Networks, Information Technology and Communications.
This seasonal publication is being distributed among the universities and libraries. The purpose of this publication is to access to useful articles for developing Educational System and Book-holding Career. The pattern of the mentioned publication includes effective articles for having access to the theories about Book-holding so that could draw the board of writers' attention. The headlines of this publication include research and innovations in Book-holding, Information and Manuscripts Fields.

Javan, the Educational Monthly Journal for Youth
The Javan Monthly is being published since 2 years ago and the first number of this monthly was published in 2005 A.D. Some of the purposes of this monthly include policy-making, preparing the ground for publishing the required contents for the youth and their families as well as reforming and enriching their lifestyles. These contents can be divided into 8 categories:
(1) Knowledge, belief and spirituality
(2) Creativity, effort and productivity
(3) Training, morality and teaching
(4) Science and technology
(5) Family, relations and social interactions
(6) Art and literature
(7) Policy, culture and civilization
(8) Mirth, tour and sport
The Javan Monthly is published with 3000 copies in each number and sometimes, in proportion to complete the other plans of the contents related to Youth Consultative Services Institution and Social Research of Astan Quds Razavi, it is increased upwards of 10000 to 20000 copies. The General Post Office Network undertakes publishing newest numbers of this periodical among the new groups of the clients.
Furthermore, The Congresses and Educational Periods of this institution are generally allocated some part of its executive plans for publishing the newest numbers among the new clients. The clients are the youth or each Iranian family especially those who are connected to the Consultative Services of Astan Quds Razavi with various activities and they have recorded their information in its informational banks.
To publish this publication throughout the country and also its effect on the nation is one of the main projects of the mentioned institution for 5 years. Similarly, the other projects include reinforcing the Organization for Publications as well as creating intellectual and consultative efforts on the subject of such activity. This monthly publication is using the press, reports interviews notes articles and etc. As the mentioned publication has an Information Site and also grants services and information about the Consultative Center through media with a wide circulation for the public, in proportion to the other activities of the Consultative Services Institution, information activities include only 15% of each number's contents of this periodical. For further information, see the following site: http://www.Javanblog.org