Journal of Sociology of Art and Literature

Journal of Sociology of Art and Literature

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Journal of Sociology of Art and Literature (JSAL)

The Journal of the Sociology of Art and Literature is a biannual, open-access journal (providing free full-text access to all published articles) published by the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Tehran. The journal is dedicated to exploring the relationship between art, literature, and society.


The journal adheres to the ethical principles and standards of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) in the review and publication of scholarly articles. All submitted manuscripts are screened using the Samim Noor plagiarism detection software to ensure their originality before undergoing a rigorous double-blind peer review by qualified and experienced reviewers. The journal welcomes and evaluates original research articles within its thematic scope.


All published articles are freely accessible to the public.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).


According to the latest ranking of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of Iran (2024–2025 / 1403 SH), the Journal of the Sociology of Art and Literature has been awarded a Grade B ranking.


Journal Information

  • Place of Publication: Tehran, Iran
  • Publisher: University of Tehran
  • Disciplinary Scope: Sociological studies of art and literature
  • Journal Type: Peer-reviewed Scientific Research Journal
  • Ministry Ranking: Grade B
  • Language: Bilingual (Persian, with extended abstracts in English)
  • Publication Frequency: Biannual
  • Publication Format: Online
  • Article Processing Charge (APC): 1,150,000 IRR
  • Peer Review Process: Double-blind review by at least two reviewers
  • Plagiarism Screening: Yes (using Samim Noor)
  • Access Policy: Open Access (Free)
  • Email: jsal@ut.ac.ir

Important Notices for Authors

Current Issue: Volume 18, Issue 1, September 2026, Pages 1-250 ((spring & Summer 2026)) 

Publication Information

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  • Cinema
  • Iran
  • Painting
  • discourse
  • sociology
  • Novel
  • Identity
  • iranian cinema
  • Discourse analysis
  • sociology of art
  • Cultural Capital
  • Modernity
  • critical discourse analysis
  • Women
  • Music
  • Art
  • Pierre Bourdieu
  • habitus
  • reflection approach
  • Ideology
  • field
  • Society
  • Anthropology of Art
  • Sociology of Literature
  • National Identity
  • Qajar
  • Culture
  • Narrative Analysis
  • Genetic Structuralism
  • Popular music
  • Iranian painting
  • distinction
  • Narrative
  • Tradition
  • Bourdieu
  • Consumption
  • Reflection
  • Semiotics
  • feminist criticism
  • Play
  • Norman Fairclough
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  • Neoliberalism
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  • Roland Barthes
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  • Movie
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  • active audience
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  • Dependent Pole
  • Sadegh Hedayat
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  • Rap
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  • Otherness
  • Tudeh Party
  • Cultural consumption
  • taste
  • carpet
  • Isfahan
  • construction
  • class
  • Collective Memory
  • the love of art
  • Lucien Goldman
  • Rhetoric
  • Shahnameh
  • Intellectuals
  • figurative
  • نقد
  • Values
  • style
  • Rhythm
  • Text
  • Prose
  • Quran
  • reading
  • Grounded theory
  • Field Theory
  • Difference
  • subculture
  • Reconstruction
  • Nationality
  • Empowerment
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  • artist
  • Strategy
  • legitimacy
  • Role
  • Mysticism
  • Image
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  • Sensory Experience
  • reader
  • Motivation
  • Legislation
  • self-concept
  • Constitutional Revolution
  • social stratification
  • political system
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  • Farabi
  • فمنیسم
  • calligraphy
  • Social changes
  • Morality
  • Historiography
  • TEHRAN
  • participation
  • Iranian Music
  • social status
  • Sex
  • Decorative Arts
  • Crisis
  • technology
  • state
  • Capitalism
  • Qajar era
  • new
  • politic
  • semantics
  • Qualitative research
  • Culture Industry
  • separation
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  • Australia
  • Elements
  • Frankfurt school
  • Femininity
  • Justice
  • polarization
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  • drama