Short answers, pulled from the story.
The year 1967 marked the birth of Iranian Studies, a new peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to Iranian and Persianate history, literature, and society. This publication emerged during a period when Western academia was beginning to systematically engage with Middle Eastern cultures beyond political analysis.
Nasrin Rahimieh currently serves as editor-in-chief of Iranian Studies, guiding the journal through contemporary debates in Iranian studies. Her leadership represents a continuation of a tradition where scholars shape the direction of discourse regarding Iranian history and literature.
Cambridge University Press now publishes Iranian Studies quarterly on behalf of the Association for Iranian Studies. Before this arrangement, Routledge handled production until 2021 when the partnership structure changed.
Journal Citation Reports assigned Iranian Studies an impact factor of 0.7 for the year 2023. This numerical measure indicates how frequently articles from the journal are cited by other academic publications.