Journal of Iranian Architecture Studies

Journal of Iranian Architecture Studies

Number of Volumes 15
Number of Issues 29
Number of Articles 301
Number of Contributors 502
Article View 636,681
PDF Download 395,983
View Per Article 2115.22
PDF Download Per Article 1315.56
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Number of Submissions 2,949
Rejected Submissions 1,978
Reject Rate 67
Accepted Submissions 365
Acceptance Rate 12
Time to Accept (Days) 232
Number of Indexing Databases 12
Number of Reviewers 212

Journal of Iranian Architectural Studies the academic and scientific Journal of the School of Architecture and Art, University of Kashan, publishes articles in the field of theoretical studies of architecture, urbanism, archeology, conservation and restoration and related areas such as philosophy, sociology, psychology, and history. The journal aims to introduce novel researches and achievements in history and theory of Persian architecture, pre-Islamic and Islamic periods. 

Journal of Iranian Architectural Studies follows a double blind peer-review policy, and the submitted articles will be published after more than two rounds of reviewing and editorial approval. Being innovative and original, as well as using up-to-date references in scientific subjects and authentic sources and documents in local subjects are required for the submitted articles.

This Journal is indexed in the Islamic World Science Citation (ISC) and also follows COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics).

Journal of Iranian Architectural Studies is open access and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Journal of Iranian Architectural Studies uses Samim Noor for checking similarity and plagiarism for Persian manuscripts.

Current Issue: Volume 15, Issue 29, September 2026, Pages 5-295 

Conceptual Dimensions and Characteristics of Abductive Reasoning in Design Practice

Pages 179-203

10.22052/jias.2026.258353.1486

Ali Qoreishvandi Abraki, ali alai, Keivan Jourabchi, Saeid Norouzian Maleki

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  • Architecture
  • Islamic Architecture
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  • thermal comfort
  • Space Syntax
  • conservation
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  • Authenticity
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  • Iran
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  • Safavid Era
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  • Tabriz
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  • Evaluation
  • Kashan region
  • Iranian/ Persian Architecture
  • urban conservation
  • Qazvin
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  • historical houses
  • Ilkhanid Period
  • local climate
  • classification of sciences
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  • Carbon Dioxide Concentration
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  • modernity
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  • inscription
  • Pahlavi architecture
  • Architectural Heritage
  • earthquake
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  • Wisdom
  • Qajar art
  • courtyard
  • behavioral setting
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  • contemporary architecture
  • Independent Samples T-Test
  • sustainable urban form
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  • human, reason &
  • Shopping Centers
  • Nazar Garden
  • animal farming
  • urban regeneration for vulnerable historical urban fabric
  • Veliran
  • Khurasan
  • Simulation
  • Iranian traditional medicine
  • Architectural Decorations
  • Rasht
  • khairat al-jariah
  • density
  • cultural economics
  • semantic hierarchy
  • Traditional architecture of Dezful
  • urban design
  • mathematical texts
  • shrine of Sultan ‘Ata-bakhsh
  • Liminality
  • Mirza Mahdi Khān Shaqāqi
  • Artistic Motifs
  • Contemporary Poetry
  • urban sound clarity
  • SafarAli Bidgoli
  • Maymand
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  • co-authorship
  • Gated communities
  • Office Building
  • undergraduate pedagogy
  • nursing home
  • evaluation of residents
  • questionnaire
  • Tābi‘-I Mahalla
  • construction challenges
  • jami‘ mosque
  • Function
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  • architectural model
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  • Qadr-i Muqadder” (Measurer’s Geometry)
  • Urban Political Ecology
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  • Qajar Wooden Doors
  • Afghan immigrants
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  • logic
  • geometric decorations
  • construction date
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  • Seljuk Minaret
  • Contemporary Mosques of Ilam
  • Seljuk and Ilkhanid dynasty
  • Jorjan
  • historical structures
  • Shushstar
  • Orsi city
  • environmental health
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  • literature review
  • details
  • schools