About the Journal

The Journal for Freedom of Thought is a biennial bilingual (Persian and English) publication that is sponsored by the Association for Freedom of Thought.

The Journal operates under an independent editorial board and is published in both digital and print formats by Iran Academia Publications. The inaugural issue was published in 2015 and past issues are available in both digital and print formats. In 2021 the Journal became a peer reviewed and open access publication.

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Announcements

Call for Papers issue no.18 & 19 – The Role of Law in Iranian Society: Past, Present, and Future

12/11/2025
Special Editions No. 18 and 19 – Freedom of Thought Journal (Summer and Winter of 2026)

Freedom of Thought Journal will devote its next two issues to examining the role of law in shaping Iranian society. Adopting an interdisciplinary lens, the series invites critical analyses of discursive, institutional, and lived transformations of law in Iran—law which, from the Constitutional Revolution to the present, has served both as an instrument of power and a platform for resistance, for reimagining justice and rights, and for articulating social demands.
We welcome submissions grounded in legal anthropology, sociology of law, gender studies, critical legal studies, and other relevant interdisciplinary approaches, including intersectional perspectives.

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Current Issue

No. 17 (2025): The Crisis of Collective Memory
Freedom of Thought Journal No. 17 - Published by Iran Academia University Press - December 15, 2025

The Freedom of Thought Journal No. 17 was published by Iran Academia University Press on December 15, 2025. Featuring contributions from numerous scholars, the articles address the deep sociological and intellectual rifts surrounding historical narratives and identity in contemporary Iran. Key themes explored include: the philosophical re-evaluation of collective memory, the conflict between the state-constructed national memory and marginalized ethnic and religious memories, the role of cultural figures and the diaspora in preserving a 'portable archive' of Iranian identity, the crisis of theoretical thinking in the humanities, and the paradigm shift in the women's movement and its struggle for gender justice. The journal is an open-access publication, with all articles available in both Persian and English.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.53895/ftj17
Published: 12/15/2025
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