Criminal Law Research Journal is a open-access, double-blind, and peer-reviewed journal published by University of Guilan in collaboration with the Iranian Criminal Law Association. In this publication, like other publications of University of Guilan, each article has its own unique identification number (DOI) to facilitate identification and search. This publication was first published in 2009 under the name "Legal Research" and after publishing several issues, according to the opinion of the Publications Commission of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, and in order to specialize the articles, it is published under the title "Criminal Law Research". According to the standards set by the Publications Commission of the Ministry of Science, according to the letter No. 3/181768 dated 12/9/2013, this journal has a scientific rank from the first issue.
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Criminal Law Research Journal, understand the concerns of authors, readers, librarians, and others about the need for long-term preservation and access to scholarly research as the world of publishing continues to digitalization. Our policy directly and honestly addresses the archival issue of long-term retention with access.
Criminal Law Research Journal is committed to archiving, meaning long-term preservation and providing access to scientific research material published electronically in the Criminal Law Research Journal. This policy statement specifies the extent of the journal’s archival commitment and the relevant procedures for fulfilling this commitment. The Criminal Law Research Journal will serve as an archive for all electronic content published by the journal. The content of the archive will include all the editions of this magazine with the ability to access online and publish relevant supplementary materials. The original content of published material will never change but may be supplemented by annotations or additional information due to the occurrence of errors and the need to correct content, references, and other parts that undergo changes after the original publication.
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