Answer to Question 1: The journal’s specialized fields include [Cultural Heritage Studies, Archaeology, Archaeometry, Conservation and Restoration of Historical Artifacts and Monuments, Art, Architecture]. For more details, please refer to the "Aims and Scope" section of the journal.
Answer to Question 2: The journal Southwest Asia Heritage currently does not charge any fees for review, processing, or publication (Article Processing Charge). Publishing an article is completely free. But it welcomes financial donations to advance the scientific goals of this field of study.
Answer to Question 3: No, to maintain scientific quality and accuracy, all articles undergo a standard double-blind review process.
Answer to Question 4: Our goal is to complete the review process within 2 to 4 months. This duration may vary depending on the volume of submitted articles, the number of reviewers, and the speed of authors’ responses to revision requests.
Answer to Question 5: The journal employs a double-blind review process, meaning the identities of both authors and reviewers are kept confidential.
Answer to Question 6: You can track the status of your article online at any stage by logging into your account on the journal’s submission system.
Answer to Question 7: You must provide a detailed response to all reviewers’ comments and highlight the changes made in the article, either by using Track Changes or clearly marking revisions. The revised article and a "Response to Reviewers" letter must be uploaded via the journal’s system.
Answer to Question 8: Yes. Before submitting your article, please download and review the comprehensive author guidelines, which include citation formats, article structure, and instructions for preparing tables and figures, from the "Author Guidelines" section.
Answer to Question 9: No. Articles can be submitted in Persian or English. However, abstracts must be provided in both Persian and English
Answer to Question 10: After final acceptance, professional language editing for both Persian and English is provided by institutions affiliated with the journal. However, authors are advised to review their articles for language and style before submission.
Answer to Question 11: The final stages include final editing, typesetting, sending the typeset version to the author for approval, assigning a DOI, and finally publishing the article online on the journal’s website.
Answer to Question 12: Yes. Upon final acceptance, an electronic certificate of acceptance is issued and sent to the corresponding author.
Answer to Question 13: A complete list of national and international indexing databases for the journal can be found in the "Indexing" section of the journal’s website.