Natural Resources Governance

The journal of Natural Resources Governance (NRG) is a peer-reviewed, open-access, quarterly journal in Persian published by the University of Tehran Press, and scientifically sponsored by the Iranian Society of Range Management. Featuring a nationally recognized editorial board composed of distinguished Iranian professors from universities across the country, it is regarded as a reputable scientific journal. To promote Natural Resources Governance within the international academic community, English abstracts of the articles in each issue have been published since the inaugural issue.

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About the Journal:

Journal Title: Natural Resources Governance 

Country of Publication: Iran, Tehran.

Publisher: University of Tehran Press

Scientific Sponsorship Society: Iranian Society of Range Management

Subject Area: environmental and natural resource sociology, cultural ecology, ecological economics, environmental and natural resource policy and law, sustainable governance of natural resources and the environment, environmental psychology, and resilience of social-ecological systems

Format: Online

Online ISSN: 3060-7183

Frequency: Quarterly

Publishing Schedule: March, June, September, and December

Language: Persian, including English abstracts and bibliographies.

Open Access: Yes, free access to articles

Article types: Research and review papers.

Primary Review: 10 days, approximately.

Peer Review Policy: Double-blind peer-review

Average Refereeing Time: 12 weeks

Acceptance Rate: 20%

Article Processing Charges: Yes. Publication charges are required from the author (authors must pay 5,000,000 Iranian Rials for publication after acceptance). There is no charge if an article is rejected before or after peer review, and there are no submission fees.

Citation Style: The APA citation style

Email: jnrg@ut.ac.ir

Tel: +9826-32233013

Address: Office of the journal of Natural Resources Governance, Chamran Boulevard, Faculty of Natural Resources, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Natural Resources Governance Research Center, Alborz Province, Karaj, Iran. Postal code: 4314-31585

Indexing & Abstracting:  Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC), National Digital Archives of Iranian Scholarly Journals, Noormags, Magiran, Google Scholar, etc.

COPE: The journal of Natural Resources Governance (NRG) follows the policies and guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and abides by its Code of Conduct in dealing with potential cases of misconduct.

Copyright: Authors retain unrestricted copyrights and publishing rights.

Type of License: Creative Commons — Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)

Required files to upload: Authors must submit the following five essential files through the manuscript submission system: 1. Main Manuscript File (without the author details and prepared based on the provided template. 2. Title Page, 3. Authorship Form (must include the article title, full names of all authors, and be signed by all authors), 4. Conflicts of Interest Form (must be signed by the Corresponding Author and uploaded with the Main Manuscript File), and 5. Cover Letter (Please include any necessary information in the cover letter).