Objectives of the Biannual Journal of the Islam and Family Psychology Group:

Bringing together various psychological perspectives in the field of the family, in such a way that this combination and coherence leads to a more complete, precise, and effective understanding of the institution of the family, will not be possible except through the expansion of interaction and cooperation among family researchers. The Scientific Quarterly of Islam and Family Psychology is a venue for presenting and theorizing, as well as critiquing studies and research in the field of the family, published by the Family Group of the Research Institute of Hawzah and University. The main and primary objective of this quarterly is to create a platform and intellectual environment for sharing the latest scientific and research achievements (fundamental, developmental, and applied) of professors, seminary students, university students, and researchers in the field of family counseling and therapy with a spiritual approach. The specific objectives of the journal are as follows:

• Publishing scientific-research findings in the field of the family;

• Developing family studies with an emphasis on counseling and therapy;

• Developing the knowledge of Islamic psychology in the field of the family;

• Developing studies and research in the field of spirituality in the family;

• Expanding the culture of research and study of the Iranian-Islamic family;

• Creating a network of experts and researchers in the field of family psychology;

• Assisting governing institutions in policy research and policymaking for the establishment, strengthening, and elevation of the family institution;

• Promoting family pathology studies;

• Future studies of the challenges and issues of the family institution in Iran;

• Valuing problem-oriented research and studies;

• Promoting studies on enriching family relationships and divorce prevention;

• Localizing scientific theories in the field of family psychology;

• Fulfilling the mission of globalizing the Islamic family;

• Introducing Islamic family therapy theories and models on the international stage;

Research Domains of Articles in the Biannual Journal of Islam and Family Psychology:

• Marriage;

• Couple and family;

• Child and adolescent (childbearing and parenting);

• Aging;

• Family health, hygiene, and welfare;

• Family transformations;

• Family pathological issues (infidelity, divorce, violence, etc.);