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About the journal

  • Scientific Quarterly of Holy Defense Studies
  • Country of Publication: Iran
  • Publisher: Research Institute for the Sciences and Education of the Holy Defense of Martyr General Haj Qasem Soleimani
  •  P-ISSN: 3674-2588
  • Access type: Open Access
  • Print status: print & electronic
  • Article acceptance rate: 25%
  • Frequency: Quarterly
  • Quarterly Language: Persian (English Abstract)
  • Scope of Journal: Holy Defense Studies
  • Type of Quarterly: Scientific (Ministry of Science, Research & Technology)
  • Review type:  Double blind peer review
  • Average Review time: at least four weeks
  • Important Note: This publication does not charge an author (s) for judging and publishing an article.

Due to the large number of previous issues, they will gradually be available on the new quarterly website.

Research/Original/Regular Article
The Jihadi Management Model in the Sacred Defense: Presenting a Conceptual Framework for Management under Sanctions and Maximum Pressure Conditions
The Jihadi Management Model in the Sacred Defense: Presenting a Conceptual Framework for Management under Sanctions and Maximum Pressure Conditions

Rahim Kaviani

Volume 11, Issue 4 , March 2026, Pages 42-55

Abstract
  The primary issue of this research is the necessity of developing indigenous and resilient management models to confront conditions of sanctions and maximum pressure. The successful ...  Read More
Research/Original/Regular Article
Components of the Comprehensive Defense Theory in the Defensive-Security Doctrine of Imam Khamenei with Emphasis on the Sacred Defense Experience
Components of the Comprehensive Defense Theory in the Defensive-Security Doctrine of Imam Khamenei with Emphasis on the Sacred Defense Experience

Abbas Ali Farzandi Ardakani; Hossein Zafari Davazdah Emami

Volume 11, Issue 4 , March 2026

Abstract
  Defense and security are two fundamental and intertwined components of national resilience, whose function at the macro-governance level is to ensure the internal and external security ...  Read More
Research/Original/Regular Article
Strategic Management in Transmitting the Culture of the Sacred Defense to the Young Generation: Patterns, Strategies, and Challenges
Strategic Management in Transmitting the Culture of the Sacred Defense to the Young Generation: Patterns, Strategies, and Challenges

Morteza Nesari

Volume 11, Issue 4 , March 2026

Abstract
  The transmission of the culture and values of the Sacred Defense to the younger generation is one of the most important cultural concerns of the country. The aim of this study is to ...  Read More
Research/Original/Regular Article
An Institutional Analysis of the Role and Performance of the Red Crescent Society during the Sacred Defense Era
An Institutional Analysis of the Role and Performance of the Red Crescent Society during the Sacred Defense Era

Minoo Salimi

Volume 11, Issue 4 , March 2026

Abstract
  Relief and rescue workers of the Red Crescent Society are among the influential and key forces in the development of emergency aid, cultural, and health services in the country. This ...  Read More
Research/Original/Regular Article
Jurisprudential assessment of the legitimacy of preemptive defense
Jurisprudential assessment of the legitimacy of preemptive defense "Case Study: Iran's Preemptive Defense Against the Israeli Regime"

Hamzeh Nazarpour

Volume 11, Issue 4 , March 2026

Abstract
  The use of force in international relations is illegitimate, and the United Nations Charter makes exceptions to this strict rule for collective security and legitimate defense. Contrary ...  Read More
Research/Original/Regular Article
An Aesthetic Study of Collective Memory of War in Iranian Sacred Defense Cinema
(Case Study of the Films Didban, Mohajer, and Parvaz dar Shab)
An Aesthetic Study of Collective Memory of War in Iranian Sacred Defense Cinema (Case Study of the Films Didban, Mohajer, and Parvaz dar Shab)

alireza azizi

Volume 11, Issue 4 , March 2026

Abstract
  In Iranian Sacred Defense cinema of the 1980s, the Iran–Iraq War is framed not merely as a series of historical events but as an experiential and perceptual human condition. Image, ...  Read More
The Role of Ayatollah Khamenei in The Holy Defense during the Presidency (1981-1988)
The Role of Ayatollah Khamenei in The Holy Defense during the Presidency (1981-1988)
Volume 8, Issue 2 , September 2022, , Pages 185-209

Abstract
  The eight-year war of the Ba'ath regime in Iraq against the Islamic Republic of Iran, is one of the greatest honors in the history of the Iranian nation. Ayatollah Khamenei played important ...  Read More
Analyzing the enemy's cognitive war goals and coping strategies with emphasis on the teachings of the Qur'an
Analyzing the enemy's cognitive war goals and coping strategies with emphasis on the teachings of the Qur'an
Volume 8, Issue 4 , March 2023, , Pages 143-162

Abstract
  In today's age, cognitive warfare is the main tool to achieve the developmental goals of arrogant powers without military conflict. Cognitive warfare is a combined approach of non-kinetic ...  Read More
Sardar Soleimani and the popular mobilization in Iraq and Syria: From the background of formation to the role and intentions of Martyr Soleimani
Sardar Soleimani and the popular mobilization in Iraq and Syria: From the background of formation to the role and intentions of Martyr Soleimani
Volume 5, Issue 2 , September 2019, , Pages 85-109

Abstract
  The formation of a popular institution in the discourse of the Islamic Republic of Iran called "Basij" and the repetition of this experience in Syria under the name of "National Defense ...  Read More
How to promote the culture of self-sacrifice and martyrdom in the education system
How to promote the culture of self-sacrifice and martyrdom in the education system
Volume 2, Issue 3 , November 2017

Abstract
  Sacrifice and martyrdom are among the concepts that are respected and considered sacred in all human societies by those who sacrifice and are killed for the sake of values. The culture ...  Read More
Research/Original/Regular Article
The utility function of the war game "Operation Fath al-Mubin" based on game theory
The utility function of the war game "Operation Fath al-Mubin" based on game theory

shahram Noroozani kohestani; mojtaba fathi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 13 August 2025

Abstract
  به منظور تحلیل عملیات‏های نظامی از دیرباز روش‏ها و فنون مختلفی استفاده می‏گردید. یکی از نظریاتی که ...  Read More
Research/Original/Regular Article
Analysing the Political-Military Experiences of the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)on the Development of the Defense Strategy of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Analysing the Political-Military Experiences of the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)on the Development of the Defense Strategy of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Ali Omidi; Hassan Qotbi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 25 April 2026

Abstract
  The Iran-Iraq War is one of the largest and longest conventional wars between states in the 20th century, significantly impacting the military doctrines and security strategies of both ...  Read More
Research/Original/Regular Article
The role of the Supreme Council of Defense in the holy defense
The role of the Supreme Council of Defense in the holy defense

Sayed Amin Hejazi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 25 April 2026

Abstract
  Despite the effective and fundamental role of the Supreme Defense Council during the imposed war, unfortunately, this issue has been less investigated and studied by researchers in ...  Read More

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