The journal of Urban Social Geography (USG) is an open-access peer-reviewed semiannual journal in Persian (with English abstracts and bibliographies) devoted to the fields of urban social geography, urban planning, and human geography, published by the Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman. It is an interdisciplinary journal devoted to the publication of original articles, review articles, etc., considering the research ethics and academic rules and regulations. The journal of Urban Social Geography (USG) aims to publish research and review papers on the most recent issues and developments in the field.
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About the Journal:
Journal Title: Urban Social Geography
Country of Publication: Iran, Kerman.
Publisher: Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman
Scientific Sponsorship Society: Iranian Geography and Urban Planning Association (IGUPA)
Director-in-Charge: Dr. Sadegh Karimi
Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Hossein Ghazanfarpour
Executive Manager: Dr. Mohsen Pourkhosravani
Subject Area: Urban social geography | Urban geography | Human geography.
Format: Online
Online ISSN: 2645-7784
Frequency: Semiannual (It is published biannually in June 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: 24 weeks
Acceptance percentage: 20%
Article Processing Charges: Publication charges are required from the author (authors must pay 1,500,000 Iranian Rials for review costs and 3,500,000 Rials for publication, a total of 5,000,000 Iranian Rials)
Citation Style: The APA referencing style.
Website: https://jusg.uk.ac.ir
E-mail: jusg@uk.ac.ir
Gmail: juassbu@gmail.com
Tel: +98(0)34-31322400
Indexing & Abstracting: EBSCO, EBSCO - Arab World Research Source: Al Masdar, EBSCO Essentials, EBSCOhost, ROAD - ISSN, ISSN, WorldCat, Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC), Scientific Information Database (SID), Noormags, Magiran, Iran Journals, Google Scholar, Academia, LinkedIn, etc.
COPE: The journal of Urban Social Geography (USG) 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 be uploaded: Five essential files must be submitted through the manuscript submission system: 1. The main file of the manuscript (without the names of the authors). The manuscript should be prepared based on the template. 2. Title page in the mentioned format, 3. Authorship form (must include the title of the article and the name and surname 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 article file), and 5. Cover letter.
Address: Office of the journal of Urban Social Geography (USG), Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Pajoohesh Sq., Shahid Bahonar University, Kerman 76169-14111, Iran.
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Pages 47-63
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Pages 65-86
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ebrahim solimani Moghadam
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Mousa Saadati
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