About the journal
Journal of "Muṭāli̒āt-i jāmi̒ah/shinākhtī dar varzish" [Sociological Studies in Sport] is a peer-reviewing, Open Acess, double-blind and electronic quarterly journal founded in 2022 by Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch (As the Publisher), It was established with the cooperation of the Scientific Association of Sports Management of Iran. All submitted manuscripts must be original and shall not be under review or consideration in other sources and Manuscripts will be checked by Plagiarism engines before sending to the peer-reviewing process. Articles which are going to be published quarterly after acceptance must benefit from English Abstract and Bibliography for online publishing. We encourage all researchers, professors, experts and practitioners to submit their original work and papers to the ""Muṭāli̒āt-i jāmi̒ah/shinākhtī dar varzish" [Sociological Studies in Sport] journal.
The URL of the Journal of "Strategic Sociological Studies in Sport"(4S) is: https://4S.isfahan.iau.ir/
Key scopes of "Muṭāli̒āt-i jāmi̒ah/shinākhtī dar varzish" [Sociological Studies in Sport] include:
- Compilation and development of sports sociology .
- Compilation of ideas and theories of social issues and sociological analyzes in Iranian sports.
- Compilation of patterns of coping with social harms in Iranian sports.
- Compilation and development of the structure, mechanisms processes of lifestyle in terms of sociology and its dimensions in Iranian sports.
- Designing and compiling types, levels, hierarchies functions in promoting social capital in Iranian sports.
- mechanisms and processes for promoting social identity in Iranian sports.
This journal follows the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) https://publicationethics.org/
To detect similarities and possible plagiarism, "Muṭāli̒āt-i jāmi̒ah/shinākhtī dar varzish" [Sociological Studies in Sport"(4S)] (4S) uses SamimNoor engines to check received articles.
To contact the Journal office, contact the following email:
4s.journal@khuisf.ac.ir
Phone: 0098-31-35352108
Address: Isfahan, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (Khorasgan) branch, scientific publications office of the university
Post Box: 158-81595
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Open Access Article
1 - Gender Equality Challenges in Iranian Olympic Sports
maryam bakhshi ، fariba mohamadian * ، Zahar NobakhtIssue 4 , Vol. 5 , Winter 2026 -
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2 - Predicting Hijab Tendency Based on Social Intelligence
Mohsen Ahmadi ، Morteza Rezaei * ، Hadi SabooriIssue 4 , Vol. 5 , Winter 2026 -
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3 - Factors Affecting Bricolage Identity with an Emphasis on the Consumption Culture of Female Athletes in Kerman City
azadeh mosavi ، KAMAL JAVANMARD * ، ُSepedeh HazratiIssue 4 , Vol. 5 , Winter 2026 -
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4 - Developing a Framework for Performance Improvement of Sports Federations in Iran: Organizational Transparency as the Key to Success
َAlireza Hashemi zad ، Hosain Peymanizad * ، Mehdi Kohandel ، Mohammad Reza Esmaeilzadeh GhandehariIssue 4 , Vol. 5 , Winter 2026 -
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5 - Physical activity and organizational effectiveness: A sociological analysis of the impact of exercise on the performance of Iraqi police officers
Ahmed Al-naeimi ، Ahmadreza Askari * ، Abduljaleel Jabbar Naser ، Zahra Serjuei ، majid khorvashIssue 4 , Vol. 5 , Winter 2026 -
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6 - Analysis of the determinants of the decline of the brand of Iranian professional clubs: A multi-level analysis of sociological factors
narges Rafiei ، ghasem rahimi *Issue 4 , Vol. 5 , Winter 2026 -
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7 - The role of postural abnormalities on public health, quality of life, and job satisfaction among employees
Parastoo ShamsehKohan * ، Somayeh AbbasiIssue 4 , Vol. 5 , Winter 2026 -
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8 - Providing a Model for the Development of Active Sustainable Sports Tourism
Soheila Khosravi ، Mehdi Salimi *Issue 4 , Vol. 5 , Winter 2026
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1 - The functions of sports in promoting Iran's international status
mohammad javad tahmasebi ، masoud naderian Jahromi * ، Hosain Dast BarhaghIssue 2 , Vol. 5 , Summer 2025 -
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2 - Presenting the model of factors affecting corruption in Iran's first league football clubs with a grounded theory approach
aida masoumian ، masoud naderian Jahromi * ، Hosain Dast BarhaghIssue 1 , Vol. 5 , Spring 2025 -
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3 - Sport Sociology
Ahmadreza Movahedi *Issue 1 , Vol. 1 , Winter 2022 -
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4 - the Factors Affecting the Export Performance of Sporting Products to Achieve a World Class with an Emphasis on Human Resource Development
Forough Mohammadi * ، Narges Azam nezami ، Masoumeh Kalateh ، Mohammad Hossein Razavi ، Hasan FarsijaniIssue 2 , Vol. 2 , Summer 2023 -
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5 - Analytical study of the social and motivational effects of exercise for the elderly in Iran
Lida Moazen Ahmadi ، Hassan Fahim devin ، zahra sadat mirzazadeh * ، Hossein PeymanizadIssue 4 , Vol. 3 , Winter 2024 -
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6 - A Comparative Study of Civil Liability for Sporting Accidents (Based on Fault) between Iranian and Common Law
Meghdad Mahmoodi Alami ، Vahid Shojaei * ، Mohammad Hami ، Mohammad SanaeiIssue 1 , Vol. 2 , Spring 2023 -
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7 - Interpretation of sport in Bourdieu's discourse
Kamal Javanmard *Issue 3 , Vol. 4 , Autumn 2024 -
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8 - An Overview of the Challenges and Perspectives of Women's Sports Participation with a Social Marketing Approach
Elham Moshkelgosha *Issue 2 , Vol. 3 , Summer 2024 -
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9 - Sociological Imagination and Sports: a Review of Concepts and Research Opportunities
Rasool Norouzi Seyed Hossini *Issue 1 , Vol. 4 , Spring 2024 -
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10 - Analysis of the causal relation between fans' loyalty and types of riots among fans of Iran's premier football league clubs
davood nasr esfahani * ، narges Rafiei ، Rezvan MasaeliIssue 4 , Vol. 3 , Winter 2024
