چکیده:
This descriptive-survey study aims to identify the problems of publishing scientific journals in state universities and Islamic Azad Universities. Statistical population includes all academic journals the data of which is registered in www.Magiran.com. Required information were collected using a questionnaire. Results of this research indicate that the problems of publishing scientific journals in both state universities and Islamic Azad Universities are not significantly different and barriers of regular publication of these journals include factors and variables such as arbitration-related issues, shortage of scientific manpower, lack of correspondence between arbitrators' remuneration and their efforts, and other issues affecting the undesirability of status quo of publishing scientific journal.
خلاصه ماشینی:
Results of this research indicate that the problems of publishing scientific journals in both state universities and Islamic Azad Universities are not significantly different and barriers of regular publication of these journals include factors and variables such as arbitration-related issues, shortage of scientific manpower, lack of correspondence between arbitrators' remuneration and their efforts, and other issues affecting the undesirability of status quo of publishing scientific journal.
638 Answer of the second research question: What are the most important issues related to the arbitration of the articles of scientific journals in state universities and Islamic Azad Universities?
According to figures of Table 6, answering the questions on the criteria to receive articles by scientific journals of Islamic Azad University, respondents with an average of 1/72, 1/67 and 1/08 have considered the author's degree, the author's scientific position and journal-related topic or content important in the acceptance of articles, respectively.
According to Table 8, the managers of scientific journals of Islamic Azad University believe that the concessioner editorial board with an average of 1/94, qualitative articles with an average of 1/72, reliance on journal's articles with an average of 1/54 and publication quality with an average of 1/95 have affected the improvement of journals, but the journal's circulation with an average of 2/15 has not been effective.
Findings of this study show that the arbitration-related issues and shortage of scientific manpower are considered in both state universities and Islamic Azad University as the most important factors affecting the publication delay of scientific journals and lack of timely submission of evaluated articles lack of suitable cooperation of arbitrators are issues stated in arbitration.