Editorial Board

Director-in-Charge

Dr. Hamzehali Nourmohammadi

Library & Information Sciences Professor (Information Science & Knowledge Studies), Shahed University

prof.shahed.ac.ir/nourmohammadi_en
nourmohammadishahed.ac.ir
0000-0002-5466-6647

Editor-in-Chief

Professor Abdolreza Noroozi Chakoli

Scientometrics, Journals Internationalization and evaluation, Ranking, Information & Knowledge management Professor (Information Science & Knowledge Studies), Shahed University

ref.shahed.ac.ir/noroozi_en
noroozishahed.ac.ir
0000-0002-0088-9159


Professor Abdolreza Noroozi Chakoli is a professor in the Department of Information Science and Knowledge Studies at Shahed University, a pioneer in the field of scientometrics in Iran, and a member of the Board of Trustees at Shahed University.
The first Master's Syllabus in Scientometrics, which has been implemented in reputable Iran's universities since 2011, was developed by him and submitted to the Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology.
Due to his expertise in scientometrics, his membership in the Scientific Journals Commission of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, and his long-standing management of the Department of Information Science and Knowledge Studies at SAMT (Organization for the Study and Compilation of University Textbooks in Humanities), Professor Noroozi Chakoli has consistently played a significant role in the development of specialized books in the field of information science and knowledge studies, as well as scientific journals in Iran.
Furthermore, in addition to serving on the Board of Directors of the Iranian Library and Information Science Association, he has also had effective collaborations with international scientific communities. Notable among these is his role as a founding member of the International Library and Information Science Society (I-LISS) and as the Iran Regional Chapter Vice President within this international society.
In terms of scientific dissemination, in addition to publishing over 120 articles in reputable national and international journals and conferences, and executing more than 23 major and needs-driven national projects, he has also published several textbooks and academic books. These books are introduced as references in the curricula of Information Science and Knowledge Studies and Scientometrics at the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, and the Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education, and are taught in prestigious Iran universities.

Moreover, alongside his continuous scientific and executive responsibilities, he has received numerous national and international honors and awards in his specialized field. The most important of these include:

- Being named the top researcher in Human Sciences in Iran in 2011, at the 12th National Festival for Honoring Top Researchers and Technologists.

- Receiving the title of distinguished researcher at the 7th Farabi International Festival on February 1, 2015.

- Winning the International Award for Best Library and Information Science Article of 2020, at the International Festival for Selecting Top Articles of 2020 by the International Library and Information Science Society (I-LISS).

- Being recognized as an exemplary professor and top researcher at Shahed University in 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2021, and 2025.

- Supervising several award-winning theses at national and international festivals.

Executive Director

Leila Hashemi

Educational Sciences Executive Director

scientometricsshahed.ac.ir
02151215126

Editorial Board

Professor Jafar Mehrad

Information Science Professor (Knowledge and Information Science), Shiraz University

edp.shirazu.ac.ir/~mehrad
deanricest.ac.ir

Dr. Kayvan Kousha

Cybermetrics Information Science and Research Evaluation Statistical Cybermetrics and Research Evaluation Group, Business School, University of Wolverhampton,England

cybermetrics.wlv.ac.uk/people/KayvanKoushaCV.pdf
k.koushawlv.ac.uk
0000-0003-4827-971X

Dr. Hamidreza Jamali

Information Science, Scientometrics, Altmetrics Associate Professor, School of Information and Communication Studies, Charles Sturt University Australia.

arts-ed.csu.edu.au/schools/information-communication-studies/staff/profiles/associate-head-of-school/hamid-jamali
h.jamaligmail.com
0000-0003-1232-6473

Dr. Yazdan Mansourian

Scientometrics Associate Professor، Charles Sturt University, NSW, Australia

arts-ed.csu.edu.au/schools/sis/staff/profiles/lecturers/yazdan-mansourian
ymansouriancsu.edu.au
0000-0002-0130-5741

Dr. Eungi Kim

Library and information science،Bibliometrics،Scholarly communication Dept. of Library and Information Science, Keimyung University, South Korea

scholar.google.com/citations?user=EDSwibgAAAAJ&hl=en
eungikim68daum.net
0000-0001-7314-1726

Dr. Mingkun Wei

Data management ,Scientometrics Associate Professor, School of Management, Hebei University, Baoding, China

www.linkedin.com/in/mingkun-wei-832b15135/
weimingkun24163.com
0000-0001-7689-6294

Professor Shiyan Ou

Information Management،Semantic Web، TechText Miningnologies, Professor, School of Information Management, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China

im.nju.edu.cn/osy_en/list.htm
oushiyannju.edu.cn
0000-0001-8617-6987

Dr. Ashraf Maleki

Scientometrics،Scholarly communication Senior Researcher, Department of Economic Sociology
University of Turku
Finland

www.utu.fi/en/people/ashraf-maleki
ashraf.malekiutu.fi
0000-0002-8223-4833

Dr. Zohreh Zahedi

Social media indicators, Altmetrics, Scientometrics, Research evaluation Senior Researcher of Social Media, Metrics, Scientometrics, & Research evaluation, Center for Science & Technology Studies (CWTS), Leiden University, The Netherlands

www.cwts.nl/people/zohrehzahedi
zohrehzahedigmail.com
0000-0001-5801-1886

Professor Hassan Ashrafi-rizi

Library and Information Science Professor, Medical Library and Information Science Department, Health Information
Technology Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

isid.research.ac.ir/Hasan_AshrafiRizi
hassanashrafimng.mui.ac.ir
0000-0001-6052-2087

Professor Mehri Parirokh

Scientometrics Professor (Knowledge and Information Science), Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

epl.um.ac.ir/index.php/fa/?option=com_groups&view=prof&pid=500031&grpId=1403&c1=00579c&c2=57c8d8
mparirokhgmail.com
0000-0002-6065-954X

Professor Mohammad Hasanzadeh

Scientometrics Professor (Knowledge and Information Science), Tarbiat Modares University

www.modares.ac.ir/pro/academic_staff/hasanzadeh
hasanzadehmodares.ac.ir
0000-0002-6175-0855

Professor Hajar Sotudeh

Information Science, Scientometrics Professor of information science and epistemology at Shiraz University

edp.shirazu.ac.ir/~setodeh
sotudehshirazu.ac.ir
0000-0002-7949-7165

Professor Gholamreza Fadaei

Scientometrics Professor (Knowledge and Information Science), University of Tehran

rtis2.ut.ac.ir/homepage/ghfadaie/?ac=article
ghfadaieut.ac.ir

Dr. Mohammad Reza Ghaneh

Scientometrics,Evaluation of publications, ranking of universities, policy making of science, technology and innovation, web analytics, scientific communication Associate Professor of the Regional Science and Technology Information Center

ricest.ac.ir/resume/دکتر-محمدرضا-قانع/
mrghane38gmail.com
0000-0002-1832-7904

Professor Alireza Noruzi

Library & Information Sciences Professor, Department of Knowledge and Information Science, Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

scholar.google.com/citations?user=5nWJtrsAAAAJ
noruziut.ac.ir
0000-0003-0877-1566

Dr. Afshin Mousavi Chelak

Scientometrics Associate Professor (Knowledge and Information Science), Payam-e Noor University

cv.pnu.ac.ir/HomePage/afshinmousavi-chelak
mousaviafgmail.com
0000-0002-5614-1334

Dr. Fateme Fahimnia

Scientometrics Associate Professor (Knowledge and Information Science), University of Tehran

profile.ut.ac.ir/~fahimnia
fahimniaut.ac.ir
0000-0002-8991-5391

Dr. Leila Namdarian

Science and technology policy Associate Professor of Iran Institute of Science and Information Technology (Irandoc)

irandoc.ac.ir/u/l-namdarian
namdarianirandoc.ac.ir
0000-0002-1411-6368

Dr. Saeid Asadi

Information Technology،Scientometrics Associate Professor (Knowledge and Information Science), Shahed University

ref.shahed.ac.ir/asadi
asadi.sgmail.com
0000-0002-8691-6081

Dr. Hamzehali Nourmohammadi

Library & Information Sciences Professor (ّInformation Science & Knowledge Studies), Shahed University

ref.shahed.ac.ir/nourmohammadi_en
nourmohammadishahed.ac.ir
0000-0002-5466-6647

Professor Abdolreza Noroozi Chakoli

Scientometrics, Journals Internationalization and evaluation, Ranking, Information & Knowledge management Professor (Information Science & Knowledge Studies), Shahed University

ref.shahed.ac.ir/noroozi_en
noroozishahed.ac.ir
0000-0002-0088-9159


Professor Abdolreza Noroozi Chakoli is a professor in the Department of Information Science and Knowledge Studies at Shahed University, a pioneer in the field of scientometrics in Iran, and a member of the Board of Trustees at Shahed University.
The first Master's Syllabus in Scientometrics, which has been implemented in reputable Iran's universities since 2011, was developed by him and submitted to the Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology.
Due to his expertise in scientometrics, his membership in the Scientific Journals Commission of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, and his long-standing management of the Department of Information Science and Knowledge Studies at SAMT (Organization for the Study and Compilation of University Textbooks in Humanities), Professor Noroozi Chakoli has consistently played a significant role in the development of specialized books in the field of information science and knowledge studies, as well as scientific journals in Iran.
Furthermore, in addition to serving on the Board of Directors of the Iranian Library and Information Science Association, he has also had effective collaborations with international scientific communities. Notable among these is his role as a founding member of the International Library and Information Science Society (I-LISS) and as the Iran Regional Chapter Vice President within this international society.
In terms of scientific dissemination, in addition to publishing over 120 articles in reputable national and international journals and conferences, and executing more than 23 major and needs-driven national projects, he has also published several textbooks and academic books. These books are introduced as references in the curricula of Information Science and Knowledge Studies and Scientometrics at the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, and the Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education, and are taught in prestigious Iran universities.

Moreover, alongside his continuous scientific and executive responsibilities, he has received numerous national and international honors and awards in his specialized field. The most important of these include:

- Being named the top researcher in Human Sciences in Iran in 2011, at the 12th National Festival for Honoring Top Researchers and Technologists.

- Receiving the title of distinguished researcher at the 7th Farabi International Festival on February 1, 2015.

- Winning the International Award for Best Library and Information Science Article of 2020, at the International Festival for Selecting Top Articles of 2020 by the International Library and Information Science Society (I-LISS).

- Being recognized as an exemplary professor and top researcher at Shahed University in 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2021, and 2025.

- Supervising several award-winning theses at national and international festivals.