Psychology of Exceptional Individuals is an open-access, double-blind, peer-reviewed journal published by Allameh Tabataba’i University, the leading university in Humanities and Social Sciences in Iran. Psychology of Exceptional Individuals has been established to provide an intellectual platform for national and international researchers working on issues related to exceptional individuals. The Journal was founded in as a response to quick advancements in research on exceptional individuals and was dedicated to the publication of highest-quality research studies that report findings on issues of great concern to the field. In this journal, as well as all other journals published by Allameh Tabataba’i University, each paper is given its specific DOI number to facilitate identification.   

To allow for easy and worldwide access to the most updated research findings, the journal is set to be an open-access journal. 

The journal charges two million Rials to compensate a part of the arbitration fee, and if the article is accepted, additonally four million Rials will be charged from the authors for a part of the costs of processing the articles, the rest of the costs will be financially supported by Allameh Tabatabai University.

Non-Iranian authors are free of the mentioned charges.

Copyright and Permissions

Psychology of Exceptional Individuals © 2003 by Allameh Tabataba'i University Press is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0

The journal and the Allameh Tabataba'i University holds the legal and intellectual rights related to the publication of the articles and the aforementioned rights are transfered to the journal and Allameh Tabataba'i University by submitting the articles in the journal. In addition, the journal will be fully in charge of publication of the article in print, online, as a CD, in international indexes and domestic indexes. This right will be revoked only if the article is rejected or the author(s) withdraw from publication. For the more information regarding the matter, please check the commitment of compliance form.

This journal, with an acceptance rate of 35%, and all other ATU journals can be found in the following repositories: 

• Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC)
• MagIran
• Noormags
• Comprehensive Portal of Humanities
• Civilica
• Google Scholar
• ResearchGate
• Scientific Information Database
• Academia

 The journal is published in both a print version and an online version.

About Psychology of Exceptional Individuals:

• Country of Publication: Iran
• Publisher: Allameh Tabataba’i University Press
• Format: Print and Online
• Start Publishing: spring2011
• Print ISSN: 2252-0031
• E-ISSN: 2476-647X
• Available from: magiran.com, noormags.ir, sid.ir, civilica.com academia.edu
• Impact Factor(ISC): 
• Frequency: Quarterly
  
• Publication Dates: March, June, September, December
• Advance Access: Yes
• Language: Persian with English Abstracts
• Scope: Psychological issues about exceptional individuals
• Article Processing Charges: 6000000 Rials for Iranian Authors (Free of charge for Non-Iranian Authors)
• Type of Journal: Academic / Scholarly(A)
• Open Access: Yes
• Indexed & Abstracted: Yes
• Policy: Peer Review
• Review Time: Nine Weeks, Approximately
• Contact E-mail: festesnaei@atu.ac.ir
• Alternate E-mail: atupress@atu.ac.ir

Archive policies and retention of articles

Psychology of Exceptional Individuals, 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.

The journal of Psychology of Exceptional Individuals is committed to archiving, meaning long-term preservation and providing access to scientific research material published electronically in the journal of Psychology of Exceptional Individuals. This policy statement specifies the extent of the journal’s archival commitment and the relevant procedures for fulfilling this commitment. The journal of Psychology of Exceptional Individuals 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.

For the efficient and safe use of the online service, the journal of Psychology of Exceptional Individuals undertakes to prepare copies from the electronic archive of publications in order to preserve information and security. Replicas are used to enable rapid delivery of content to consumers, while security replicas are kept as backup copies. The journal of Psychology of Exceptional Individuals is committed to the periodic renewal of these reproductions. At least one security duplicate copy is kept in a separate location away from the editorial office of Psychology of Exceptional Individuals in Tehran, Iran.