Zahra Nazari, Postdoc, PhD
Postdoc in Neuroscience
PhD in Microbiology
Head
Email: zhaleh.nazari@yahoo.com
Phone: +98-83-383369852

Key Responsibilities:
- Providing recommendations and guidance to journals to enhance their quality
- Overseeing the effective operation of journals and ensuring their timely publication
- Facilitating the indexing of the university's scientific research journals in reputable international databases
- Offering consultation on the selection of members for the university's journal council and presenting these candidates to the Vice Chancellor for Research and Technology
- Establishing the council for journal editors and secretaries within the university and adopting the necessary policies related to this initiative
- Making determinations regarding the outsourcing of services required by journals
- Reviewing proposals for the establishment of new journals and deciding on the discontinuation of inactive journals
- Monitoring the adherence to all approvals from the Publications Commission and the General Press Directorate of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance
- Forming and launching specialized committees dedicated to university journals
- Providing consultation to attract high-quality articles for publication in university journals
- Maintaining continuous communication with the Medical Sciences Publications Commission of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education


Katayoun Bavandpour, MA
MA in Educational Management
MA in General Psychology
Expert in Charge of Journal Unit
Phone: +988332393156
Email: int_affairs_kermanshah@yahoo.com

Key Responsibilities:
- Establishing annual cooperation agreements with publishing institutions for university publications
- Developing a database of university publications
- Maintaining open lines of communication with the Commission of Medical Sciences Publications of the Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education
- Ensuring constant and dynamic communication as well as necessary cooperation with the relevant ministry's publications expert
- Liaising with the knowledge translation unit to coordinate the follow-up and printing of policy summaries
- Monitoring the approvals of meetings and consensus councils for university journals
- Overseeing the order, presence, and performance of experts in the university publications offices

Journal of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences (JKUMS)
Lida Soltani
Journal Editor
Phone: +988338393156

Key Responsibilities:
- Submitting articles received by the journal office and sending acceptance letters
- Referring articles to the editor for initial review and, upon initial approval, appointing referees
- Drafting referee letters for articles and sending them to referees.
- Recording typed letters in the register
- Monitoring articles, including expert submissions, and those prepared for publication through website, phone, and mail
- Listing articles for the next issue as per the editorial board committee's decision
- Editing articles in Farsi and English as per journal editors' instructions
- Verifying and printing received articles from the publication website
- Forwarding the final revised article file for printing to the translation unit and uploading the final proofed file on the site
- Entering information, such as reviews received and submitted, and notifications related to articles and review letters, from email to the journal website
- Reviewing each article file to ensure weekly completion
- Conducting smooth communication with authors, referees, and the editorial board
- Archiving the records
- Daily monitoring of the journal's email account
- Continuous communication with internal manager and editor
- Establishing a database of referees
- Following up on articles sent to referees and submitting a weekly report to the journal manager

Educational Research in Medical Sciences (ERMS)
Mohammadhossein Pourasad, PhD
Executive Editor
PhD in Medical Bioinformatics
Email:  pourasad.mh@gmail.com

Key Responsibilities:
- Managing the journal portal
- Receiving new articles through the journal site
- Referring articles to the editor for initial review and appointing referees if approved
- Composing or typing referee letters for articles and sending them to referees
- Monitoring referee responses for the articles
- Sending article corrections to be made by the author
- Ensuring completion of article corrections by the author
- Accepting articles approved by the editor on the site and sending acceptance letters if necessary
- Sending accepted articles to the editor for translation or editing
- Uploading final article files on the site for printing and verifying the proof
- Preparing reviewing certificates of articles to referees

Journal of Clinical Research in Paramedical Sciences (JCRPS)
Mohammadhossein Pourasad, PhD
PhD in Medical Bioinformatics
Email:  pourasad.mh@gmail.com

Key Responsibilities:
- Managing the journal portal
- Receiving new articles through the journal site
- Referring articles to the editor for initial review and appointing referees if approved
- Composing or typing referee letters for articles and sending them to referees
- Monitoring referee responses for the articles
- Sending article corrections to be made by the author
- Ensuring completion of article corrections by the author
- Accepting articles approved by the editor on the site and sending acceptance letters if necessary
- Sending accepted articles to the editor for translation or editing
- Uploading final article files on the site for printing and verifying the proof
- Preparing reviewing certificates of articles to referees

Journal of Injury and Violence Research (JIVR)
Tayebeh Najafi, PhD
Executive, Coordinating, and English Language Editor
PhD in TEFL
Phone: +988338372814
Email: tayebeh.najafi@kums.ac.ir

Key Responsibilities:
- Conducting initial editorial reviews of submitted articles
- Making decisions regarding articles (rejection, minor/major revision, acceptance)
- Editing and proofreading articles for English language proficiency
- Summarizing referees’ feedback for authors and facilitating communication
- Conducting final review and approval prior to online publication
- Resolving technical issues for referees and authors,
- Handling related correspondence throughout the review process up to article publication
- Ensuring journal indexing in reputable databases
- Screening XML and PDF files of articles before submission to the PubMed database
- Selecting and appointing article reviewers
- Updating the journal’s portal content
- Managing the OJS journal portal
- Issuing reviewing certificates
- Corresponding and responding to referees and authors
- Receiving the final version, ensuring compliance with journal standards and formatting, and sending for printing
- Identifying prominent researchers in reputable databases and inviting them to submit review articles to the journal

English Portal
Key Responsibilities:
Management of English portal content production
Monitoring and tracking of website updates
Assignment of tasks and monitoring the performance of team members

Journal of Health Reports and Technology (JHRT)
Kiomars Sharafi, PhD
Executive Manager
PhD in Environmental Health Engineering
Email: kio.sharafi@gmail.com

Key Responsibilities:
- Administrating the journal portal  
- Receiving new articles via the journal website  
- Referring articles to the editor for an initial review and appointing referees upon approval  
- Composing and dispatching referee letters for articles to respective referees  
- Monitoring responses from referees regarding the articles  
- Communicating necessary corrections to be made by the authors  
- Ensuring that all article corrections are completed by the authors  
- Accepting articles approved by the editor on the website and issuing acceptance letters when required  
- Forwarding accepted articles to the editor for translation or editing  
- Uploading final article files to the website for printing and verifying the proofs  
- Preparing review certificates for referees regarding the articles

Journal of Reports in Pharmaceutical Sciences (JRPS)
Masoud Sadeghi, PhD
Office Manager
PhD in Biochemistry
Email: sadeghi_mbrcyahoo.com
- Managing the journal portal efficiently
- Receiving and processing new articles submitted through the journal website
- Referring submitted articles to the editor for initial review and, upon approval, appointing appropriate referees
- Composing and sending formal communication to referees regarding their review assignments
- Monitoring and following up on responses from referees concerning the submitted articles
- Communicating necessary revisions to the authors in a timely manner.
- Ensuring all required corrections are made by the authors prior to final approval
- Accepting articles approved by the editor on the website and issuing acceptance letters as needed
- Forwarding accepted articles to the editor for translation or editing purposes
- Uploading finalized article files to the website for publication and verifying proofs for accuracy
- Preparing review certificates for referees, acknowledging their contributions to the publication process