With reference to the quantitative amount of publications, social sciences in Iran is accused of negligence and not being coordinated with the rapid rate of production and publication of science. The main issue of the present essay is to determine to what extent this accusation is concerened with social science in Iran considering unbiased objective data.

Considering the literature of sociology of science, on the one hand publication enriches resources of different capitals, and on the other hand it is an instrument for competitive struggle in the world of science and confirming scientific competence. This process is a part of awarding system in scientific communities and an instrument between scientists for scientific interaction, and it introduces the norm of social orientation

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