Editors & Boards

Staff Editors

Brieflands is a scientific, technical and medical publisher and is the owner and publisher of this journal. Where an academic organization is affiliated with the journal, that affiliation is scientific only: the organization supports the Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board in defining the journal’s scope and upholding its scientific standards. It holds no ownership, financial or commercial interest in the journal, and no funds pass between Brieflands and the organization in either direction.

No member of the editorial team receives a salary, honorarium, fee waiver, discount on author charges, or preferential handling of their own submissions from Brieflands in return for editorial service. Editorial appointments are reviewed annually by the governing board of Brieflands against its criteria for independence and responsibility, and editors are independent of the publisher in their editorial decisions.

Editors are required to declare all relevant competing interests and must not take part in reviewing or deciding on any paper in which they have a competing interest. The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for the scientific content of all material published in the journal. A competing-interest statement appears beneath each editor, covering activities over the twelve months since the last update; relevant competing interests from earlier years are also taken into account when deciding whether it is appropriate for an editor to handle a paper.

  • Abdollah Karimi
    Chairman

    Abdollah Karimi

    •  Professor
    • Pediatric Infections Research Center, Research Institute for Children's Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
    • Academic Profiles: 
    • Published articles in this journal: 16
    • Paid Salary: Pediatric Infections Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
    • Monetary or in-kind compensation for self or household member from an organization that may in any way gain or lose financially or in any other way from the publication of papers in Brieflands:
      • Reimbursement for attending a conference or symposium, Accommodation and travel or Fees for speaking:  No
      • Fees for organizing education or funds for research from the Publisher: No
      • Stocks or shares in Publisher: No
      • Other competing interests related to the journal: Not declared
    • Email:
      • dr.y.karimi@gmail.com
  • Sedigheh Rafiei Tabatabaei
    Editor-in-Chief

    Sedigheh Rafiei Tabatabaei

    • Professor
    • Pediatric Infections Research Center, Research Institute for Children's Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
    • Academic Profiles:
    • Published articles in this journal: 37
    • Paid Salary: Pediatric Infections Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
    • Monetary or in kind compensation for self or household member from an organization that may in any way gain or lose financially or in any other way from the publication of papers in Brieflands:
      • Reimbursement for attending a conference or symposium, Accommodation and travel or Fees for speaking:  No
      • Fees for organizing education or funds for researches from Publisher: No
      • Stocks or shares in Publisher: No
      • Other competing interests related to the journal: Not declared
    • Email:
      • srt.tabatabaei@gmail.com
  • Saeid Maham
    Executive Editor

    Saeid Maham

    •  MPH
    • Pediatric Infections Research Center, Research Institute for Children's Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
    • Academic Profiles: 
    • Completed assignments: 0
    • Published articles in this journal: 2
    • Email: 
      • Maham.sm@yahoo.com

Production Manager

  • Kimia Seifi

    Kimia Seifi

    • MS
    • Pediatric Infections Research Center, Research Institute for Children's Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
    • Academic Profiles:
    • Completed assignments: 7
    • Published Articles in this journal: 6
    • Email: kimiaseifi@yahoo.com

Editorial Board

Editorial Board members are distinguished researchers working in the fields covered by the journal. They advise the Editor-in-Chief on the journal’s scope and policies, and serve as Academic Editors for manuscript submissions.

All Editorial Board members serve on a voluntary basis and receive no payment, honorarium, fee waiver, discount on author charges, or preferential handling of their own submissions in return for their service.

Manuscripts submitted by Editorial Board members are handled by an independent editor, and the submitting member takes no part in any decision concerning their own work.

  • Abdolvahab Alborzi

    Abdolvahab Alborzi

    • Professor
    • Professor Alborzi Clinical Microbiology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
    • Academic Profiles:
    • Completed assignments: 0
    • Published Articles in this journal: 1
    • Email: alborziiraj2004@yahoo.com
  • Zahra Chavoshzadeh

    Zahra Chavoshzadeh

    • Professor
    • Department of Immunology and Allergy, Mofid’s Children Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical
      Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
      Pediatric Infections Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
    • Academic Profiles:
    • Completed assignments: 1
    • Published Articles in this journal: 4
    • Email: zahra_chavoshzadeh@yahoo.com
  • Anahita Sanaei Dashti

    Anahita Sanaei Dashti

    • Professor
    • Shiraz HIV/AIDS Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran
    • Academic Profiles:
    • Completed assignments: 11
    • Published Articles in this journal: {published_documents113352}}
    • Email: anahita_sam@yahoo.com
  • Colin W. Wright

    • Professor
    • The School of Pharmacy, University of Bradford, West Yorkshire BD7 1DP, UK
    • Academic Profiles:
    • Completed assignments: 0
    • Published Articles in this journal: 0
    • Email: C.W.Wright@bradford.ac.uk
  • Fatemeh Fallah

    Fatemeh Fallah

    • Professor
    • Pediatric Infections Research Center, Research Institute for Children's Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
    • Academic Profiles:
    • Completed assignments: 75
    • Published Articles in this journal: 30
    • Email: dr_fallah@yahoo.com
  • Farzaneh Jadali

    Farzaneh Jadali

    • Professor
    • Faculty of Biological Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
    • Article Profiles:
    • Completed assignments: 0
    • Published Articles in this journal: 0
    • Email: fjadali@hotmail.com
  • Hossein Sadeghi

    Hossein Sadeghi

    • Professor
    • Pediatric Pulmonology, Pediatric Sleep Medicine, Pediatrics, Pulmonology, Sleep Medicine
    • Completed assignments: 0
    • Published Articles in this journal: 1
    • Email: HSadeghi@stamhealth.org 
  • Mohammad M. Gouya

    Mohammad M. Gouya

    • Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases
    • Faculty of Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
    • Academic Profiles:
    • Completed assignments: 0
    • Published Articles in this journal: 0
    • Email: Mgouya57@gmail.com
  • Michael Pfleiderer

    • Professor
    •  
    • Academic Profiles:
      •  
    • Completed assignments: 0
    • Published Articles in this journal: 0
    • Email: pflmi@pei.de
  • Mohammad Rahbar

    Mohammad Rahbar

    • Professor
    •  Department of Microbiology, Iranian Reference Health Laboratory,  Research Center, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
    • Academic Profiles:
    • Completed assignments: 0
    • Published Articles in this journal: 4
    • Email: Rahbar.reflab@gmail.com
  • Mohammad Rahim Kadivar

    Mohammad Rahim Kadivar

    • Professor
    • Professor Alborzi Clinical Microbiology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
    • Article Profiles:
    • Completed assignments: 0
    • Published Articles in this journal: 3
    • Email: kadmr1@gmail.com
  • Mohsen Zahraei

    Mohsen Zahraei

    • Professor of Infectious Diseases
    • Center for Communicable Disease Control, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
    • Article Profiles:
    • Completed assignments: 0
    • Published Articles in this journal: 0
    • Email: zahraeicdc@gmail.com
  • Mostafa Sharifian

    Mostafa Sharifian

    • Professor
    • Paediatric Nephrology Research Centre, Research Institute for Children's Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
    • Article Profiles:
    • Completed assignments: 1
    • Published Articles in this journal: 4
    • Email: sharifian.dorche@gmail.com
  • Mustafa Bakir

    •  
    • Academic Profiles:
      •  
    • Completed assignments: 0
    • Published Articles in this journal: 0
    • Email: mustafabakir65@gmail.com
  • Rudolf Valenta

    •  
    • Academic Profiles:
      •  
    • Completed assignments: 0
    • Published Articles in this journal: 0
    • Email: rudolf.valenta@meduniwien.ac.at
  • Mehmet Doganay

    Mehmet Doganay

    • Professor
    • Lokman Hekim University, Ankara, Turkey
    • Article Profiles:
    • Completed assignments in this journal: 0
    • Published Articles in this journal: 1
    • Email: mdoganay53@gmail.com
  • Sun Yuansheng

    •  
    • Academic Profiles:
      •  
    • Completed assignments: 0
    • Published Articles in this journal: 0
    • Email: Yuansheng.Sun@pei.de
  • Muhi Kadhem Al Janabi

    Muhi Kadhem Al Janabi

    • Professor
    • Academic Profiles:
      •  
    • Completed assignments: 0
    • Published Articles in this journal: 0
    • Email: muhi_janabi@yahoo. com
  • Reza Shiari

    Reza Shiari

    • Professor
    • Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
    • Academic Profiles:
    • Completed assignments: 3
    • Published Articles in this journal: 12
    • Email: shiareza@yahoo.com
  • Fariba Shirvani

    Fariba Shirvani

    • Professor
    • Pediatric Infections Research Center, Research Institute for Children's Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
    • Academic Profiles:
    • Completed assignments: 314
    • Published Articles in this journal: 27
    • Email: shirvanifariba@rocketmail.com
  • Shahnaz Armin

    Shahnaz Armin

    • Professor
    • Pediatric Infections Research Center, Research Institute for Children's Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
    • Academic Profiles:
    • Completed assignments: 71
    • Published Articles in this journal: 34
    • Email: arminsh_2000@yahoo.com
  • Roxana Mansour Ghanaiee

    Roxana Mansour Ghanaiee

    • Professor
    • Pediatric Infections Research Center, Research Institute for Children's Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 
    • Academic Profiles:
    • Completed assignments: 91
    • Published Articles in this journal: 31
    • Email: ghanaieroxana@gmail.com
  • Javad Ghoroubi

    Javad Ghoroubi

    • associate professor 
    • Pediatric Surgery Research Center, Research Institute for Children's Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
    • Academic Profiles:
    • Completed assignments: 12
    • Published Articles in this journal: 3
    • Email : ghoroubijavad@gmail.com
  • Alireza Fahimzad

    Alireza Fahimzad

    • Professor
    • Pediatric Infections Research Center, Research Institute for Children's Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
    • Academic Profiles:
    • Completed assignments: 39
    • Published Articles in this journal: 33
    • Email: safahimzad@yahoo.com
  • Benyamin Karimi

    Benyamin Karimi

    • Staff Scientist
    • Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine
    • Academic Profiles:
    • Completed assignments: 0
    • Published Articles in this journal: 0
    • Email: bkarimi1@jh.edu
  • Arezoo Bostanmaneshrad

    Arezoo Bostanmaneshrad

    • Ph.D, MD, Associate Professor 
    • PhD in Microbiology, Clinpath Laboratories, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
    • Academic Profiles:
    • Completed assignments: 0
    • Published Articles in this journal: 0
    • Email: a_bmr@yahoo.com

EIC Assistant

  • Ali Amanati

    Ali Amanati

    • Specialist
    • Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran
    • Academic Profiles:
    • Completed assignments: 648
    • Published Articles in this journal: 21
  • Masoud Alebouyeh

    Masoud Alebouyeh

    • Pediatric Infections Research Centre, Research Institute for Children’s Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
    • Academic Profiles:
    • Completed assignments: 93
    • Published Articles in this journal: 9

Contact, Ownership and Affiliation

Affiliated academic organization

  • Organization: Research Institute for Children’s Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
  • Location: Tehran, Iran
  • Postal address: Mofid Children's Hospital, Ground Floor, Opposite the Emergency Department Above Ershad Hosseiniyeh, Shariati Street Tehran, Iran
  • Website: https://pirc.sbmu.ac.ir/
  • Email: Pr_pirc@sbmu.ac.ir
  • Telephone: +982122226941

Publisher

Ownership and affiliation

The journal is owned and published by Brieflands, a publishing company registered in the Netherlands. Research Institute for Children’s Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences is affiliated with the journal in a scientific capacity only: it supports the Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board in defining the journal’s scope and upholding its scientific standards. The organization holds no ownership, financial or commercial interest in the journal, and no funds pass between Brieflands and the organization in either direction.

Brieflands is responsible for publishing operations, production, dissemination and the platform. Scientific responsibility for all published content, including special issues and guest-edited material, rests with the Editor-in-Chief. Editorial decisions are determined by scientific merit alone. Editorial independence and remuneration are set out at the top of this page.

Brieflands conducts its activities in accordance with applicable Dutch and European Union law, including export-control and sanctions regulations.

Correspondence

Scientific and editorial matters. Comments on a published article, questions on the journal’s scope or editorial policy, and letters to a named board member: contact the organization above, or the board member directly where an address is listed.

All other matters. Submissions and revisions, article charges and waivers, permissions, corrections and retractions, complaints and appeals, and technical questions are handled by the publisher in the Netherlands. Use the support portal, where each request is recorded and assigned for response.

Join Our Editorial Board

We welcome outstanding researchers and dedicated scholars to join our Editorial Board and contribute to the advancement of high-quality scientific publishing. Serving as an Editorial Board Member offers valuable professional benefits, including recognition of academic service, opportunities to collaborate with an international network of experts, involvement in editorial decision-making and peer-review standards, and enhanced visibility within your research community. If you are interested in contributing your expertise and supporting the development of the journal, we invite you to apply.

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Reviewers

The researchers listed below have completed peer review assignments for this journal. The figure shown against each name is drawn automatically from the journal’s editorial records and is not entered by hand.

Reviewers assess manuscripts and advise the editors; they do not take editorial decisions, and they are not involved in decisions on manuscripts they have reviewed or on which they have a competing interest. This list is not exhaustive: it names active reviewers who have agreed to be acknowledged publicly, and the journal is equally grateful to those who prefer not to be named.

  • Armin Shirvani

    • Completed assignments: 327
  • Samane Nematolahi

    • Completed assignments: 237
  • Manoochehr Karami

    • Completed assignments: 123
  • Babak Soltani

    Babak Soltani

    • Completed assignments: 83
  • Leila Azimi

    • Completed assignments: 132
  • Marjan Tariverdi

    • Completed assignments: 99
  • Hassan Pourmoshtagh

    • Completed assignments: 89
  • Alireza Nateghian

    • Completed assignments: 47
  • Ahmad Reza Shamshiri

    Ahmad Reza Shamshiri

    • Completed assignments: 33
  • Ali Hashemi

    • Completed assignments: 67
  • Shirin Sayyahfar

    • Completed assignments: 50
  • Marzieh Jamalidoust

    • Completed assignments: 25
  • Amirhossein Hosseini

    • Completed assignments: 27
  • Naghi Dara

    • Completed assignments: 62
  • Maryam Rajabnejad

    • Completed assignments: 44
  • Peyman Arfa

    Peyman Arfa

    • Iran University of Medical Sciences
    • Academic profiles:
    Completed assignments 21
  • Fariba Alaei

    • Completed assignments: 24
  • Naeeme Taslimi Taleghani

    • Completed assignments: 17
  • Zahra Pourmoghaddas

    Zahra Pourmoghaddas

    • Completed assignments: 22
  • Nasrin Esfandiar

    • Completed assignments: 32