Editors & Boards

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.

The Chief Associate Editors support the Editor-in-Chief in running the peer-review process. They handle assigned manuscripts, select and invite peer reviewers, assess the reports received, coordinate the work of the Associate Editors, and make a recommendation to the Editor-in-Chief. The final decision to accept or reject a manuscript rests with the Editor-in-Chief.

Chief Associate Editors 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 a Chief Associate Editor are handled by an independent editor, and the submitting editor takes no part in any decision concerning their own work, or in any manuscript in which they have a competing interest.

Associate Editors are senior researchers in the fields covered by the journal. They handle assigned manuscripts, select and invite peer reviewers, assess the reports received, and make a recommendation to the Editor-in-Chief. The final decision to accept or reject a manuscript rests with the Editor-in-Chief.

Associate Editors 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 an Associate Editor are handled by an independent editor, and the submitting editor takes no part in any decision concerning their own work, or in any manuscript in which they have a competing interest.

The Co-Editor assists the Editor-in-Chief with the editorial direction of the journal. The Co-Editor handles assigned manuscripts, selects and invites peer reviewers, assesses the reports received, and makes a recommendation to the Editor-in-Chief. The final decision to accept or reject a manuscript rests with the Editor-in-Chief.

The Co-Editor serves on a voluntary basis and receives no payment, honorarium, fee waiver, discount on author charges, or preferential handling of their own submissions in return for this service. Manuscripts submitted by the Co-Editor are handled by an independent editor, and the Co-Editor takes no part in any decision concerning their own work, or in any manuscript in which they have a competing interest.

The Production Manager coordinates the preparation of accepted manuscripts for publication, including communication with authors during copyediting and proof correction, in liaison with the Brieflands production team. The Production Manager takes no part in peer review or in decisions to accept or reject manuscripts; those decisions rest with the Editor-in-Chief.

The Production Manager serves on a voluntary basis and receives no payment, honorarium, fee waiver, discount on author charges, or preferential handling of their own submissions in return for this service.

The Methodological Consultant advises the editors and reviewers on study design, sample size and statistical analysis when a manuscript needs specialist methodological assessment. The role is advisory: the final decision to accept or reject a manuscript rests with the Editor-in-Chief.

The Methodological Consultant serves on a voluntary basis and receives no payment, honorarium, fee waiver, discount on author charges, or preferential handling of their own submissions in return for this service, and takes no part in the assessment of any manuscript in which they have a competing interest.

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.

The Executive Committee supports the Editor-in-Chief in the day-to-day running of the journal, including editorial office administration and coordination with the publisher. Members take no part in decisions on individual manuscripts unless they are formally assigned as editors; the final decision to accept or reject a manuscript rests with the Editor-in-Chief.

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 a member of the Executive Committee are handled by an independent editor, and the member takes no part in any decision concerning their own work.

Affiliated academic organization

• Organization: Cardiovascular Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
• Location: Shiraz, Iran
• Postal address: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
• Website: https://crc.sums.ac.ir/
• Email: info@sums.ac.ir
• Telephone: +987112355751

Publisher

• Publisher: Brieflands
• Registered office: ’s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands
• Chamber of Commerce: 42122572
• Journal email: ircrj@brieflands.com
• Publisher information: brieflands.com/company_profile
• Support portal: Submit a ticket

Ownership and affiliation

The journal is owned and published by Brieflands, a publishing company registered in the Netherlands. Cardiovascular Research Center, Shiraz 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.

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.

Apply to become a Reviewer or Associate Editor

https://brieflands.com/journals/ircrj/register_reviewer_ae

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.