a worldwide stage for sustainable quality

The first issue of volume 15 of the iranian journal of archaeological studies (ijas) is being published ata significant and symbolic moment in its academic trajectory. the journal’s official acceptance into the scopuscitation database in autumn 2024, with all articles from 2020 onwards now indexed, marks a turning point inits professional and quality-driven development. this milestone reflects the journal’s structural commitment tointernational evaluation standards, a rigorous and transparent peer review process, and openness to the globalarchaeological community.this issue includes six research articles by scholars from academic institutions in iran,india, kyrgyzstan, and türkiye, offering notable geographical, methodological, and thematic diversity—fromstudies on zoroastrian migration to gujarat, to astral architectural design in tabriz; from urartian settlementsin zulmabad to skeletal variation in parthian gilan; from dalma ceramics in the central zagros to gis-basedsettlement models in mountainous baluchestan. despite this thematic diversity, the issue maintains theoreticalcoherence and reflects emerging concerns in both iranian and global archaeology.this editorial review qualitativelyassesses the current articles, analyses the journal’s status in regional and international academic systems, andvisualises institutional and methodological diversity through maps and diagrams, ultimately offering a reflectiveoutlook on the future of academic publishing in this field.