IDCDC’s peer-to-peer learning space, open to contributors of every background; it is not a university and grants no degrees. IDCDC’s peer-to-peer learning space, open to contributors of every background.
A group of practitioners of one field who work together on courses, toolkits and the field itself; the charter calls it a College.
Science and Research
A A proposal only, which exists once the governing body the charter names decides. community of practice for scientists and researchers. It would produce reviewed guides, standards and curricula for the diaspora and for public knowledge.
- Status
- Proposed
- What it offers
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- Courses
- 3
- Country programmes
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Before you begin IDCDC is a peer-to-peer network. It is not a university and acts for no government, party, corporation or faith body.
A set of lessons with an outline, written and reviewed by peers; it carries no academic credit. are written and reviewed by peers. A course plan with outcomes, modules and assessment, written before the lessons and reviewed before teaching starts. are A text awaiting review; it can change before it is used. until expert review.
How this page handles evidence
Every figure carries its measure, year, source and label. Unknown is shown as unknown.
- Verified
- A label: the item matches its primary record, such as the official table or the Crossref entry.
- Secondary source
- A label: the figure comes from a reliable report about the source, not from the source itself.
- To verify
- A label: the item is listed as found and still needs checking against its source.
Sources
Open scholarly records on this subject, from approved indexes. Listed for reference, not yet reviewed.
- Adel Soleimani Nezhad, Fariborz droudi, Farzaneh jahanshahi javaran (2020). Investigating Research Data Management Methods and Research Data Requirements in Information Science Researchers in Iran. Iranian Research Institute for Information Science and Technology (IranDoc). DOI 10.35050/jipm010.2020.002
- Editorial (2022). Announcement of “7th International Conference on Applied Research in Agricultural Science, Natural Resources & Environment” Held in Iran. Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control.
- Samaneh Saberi, Razieh Karamzadeh, Parisa Moghadam et al. (2019). Research Performance in Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine in Iran: A National Comprehensive Observation. Archives of Iranian Medicine. DOI 10.34172/aim.2019.06
- Behrooz Rasuli, Parviz Shahriari (2021). Pits and Challenges of Research in Humanities in Iran: A Window into Science Policy. Iranian Research Institute for Information Science and Technology (IranDoc). DOI 10.5281/zenodo.14035622
- Mahmoud Moradi, Sara Bahrami Nia, Vida Seifouri (2023). An In-Depth Analysis of Regulations and Assessment of Top Researchers from Select Universities Under the Iran Ministry of Science, Research and Technology. نشریه مطالعات دانشپژوهی. DOI 10.22034/jkrs.2023.57325.1032
01What it offers
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Research standards
Standards for sourcing and labelling figures.
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Peer review
Review of research and briefings across the platform.
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Methods
Training on research methods and data privacy.
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Early careers
Support for students and early career researchers.
02Who it is for
- Scientists
- Researchers
- Doctoral students
- Research librarians
03How it works
- Proposal
- the community of practice is put to the Governing Board.
- Decision
- the Governing Board decides whether to create it under the charter.
- Membership
- professionals in the A narrower topic within a discipline. register interest and declare their interests.
- Work
- members draft outputs in small groups.
- Review
- every output is peer reviewed and sourced before publication.
04What it always keeps
- The community of practice is independent of any party, faction or government.
- Members declare An interest of a person, such as money, family, an employer or a political role, that could make them decide differently from a fair person in the same place..
- Every output is reviewed and sourced.
- No output is published in IDCDC’s name without approval.
05Disciplines
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Mathematics
Mathematics studies number, structure, space and change through proof.
0 courses5 fields Proposed
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Statistics
Statistics designs the collection of data and draws honest inference from it.
0 courses5 fields Proposed
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Physics
Physics studies matter, energy and the forces that govern them.
0 courses4 fields Proposed
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Chemistry
Chemistry studies substances, their structure and how they react.
0 courses5 fields Proposed
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Biology
Biology studies living organisms, how they work and how they evolve.
0 courses6 fields Proposed
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Data science
Data science turns data into evidence with statistics and computing, under rules for privacy.
0 courses4 fields Proposed
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Social research methods and ethics
Research methods teach how to collect and analyse evidence about people fairly and safely.
1 course5 fields Open
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Interdisciplinary natural sciences
Interdisciplinary natural sciences join methods across fields to study complex systems.
0 courses4 fields Proposed
06Courses
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Diaspora studies methods
Outline in preparation.
Wave 3 Planned
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Archival research
Outline in preparation.
Wave 3 Planned
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Community data and privacy
Outline in preparation.
Wave 3 Planned
A A record of what was studied and assessed in a course or pathway; it is not a certificate or a qualification. shows what was studied and assessed. It is not a certificate or a qualification.
07Communities of practice
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Medicine and Health
A proposed community of practice for health professionals of the Iranian diaspora.
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Engineering and Technology
A proposed community of practice for engineers and technologists of the Iranian diaspora.
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Law and Justice
A proposed community of practice for lawyers and legal scholars of the Iranian diaspora.
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Education and Pedagogy
A proposed community of practice for teachers and educators of the Iranian diaspora.
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Finance and Economy
A proposed community of practice for finance and economics professionals of the Iranian diaspora.
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Arts and Culture
A proposed community of practice for artists and cultural workers of the Iranian diaspora.
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Media and Information Integrity
A proposed community of practice for journalists and information professionals of the Iranian diaspora.
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Environment, Water and Energy
A proposed community of practice for environmental and energy specialists of the Iranian diaspora.
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Governance and Public Administration
A proposed community of practice for public administration and governance specialists of the Iranian diaspora.
Cite this page
- APA
Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. (2026). Science and Research. iranians.global. https://iranians.global/learn/communities/science-research/
- Chicago
Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. 2026. “Science and Research.” iranians.global. https://iranians.global/learn/communities/science-research/.
- BibTeX
@misc{idcdc2026_learn_communities_science_research, author = {{Iranian Diaspora Cooperation \& Development Council}}, year = {2026}, note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0}, title = {Science and {Research}}, url = {https://iranians.global/learn/communities/science-research/}, howpublished = {https://iranians.global/learn/communities/science-research/}, }- RIS
TY - ELEC AU - Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council DA - 2026/// PY - 2026 ID - idcdc2026_learn_comm N1 - Licence: CC BY 4.0 TI - Science and Research UR - https://iranians.global/learn/communities/science-research/ ER -
08Research and sources
Recent and relevant work on this page’s subject, from approved open scholarly sources. Metadata and links only. Titles stay as published. Not yet reviewed.
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Adel Soleimani Nezhad, Fariborz droudi, Farzaneh jahanshahi javaran · 2020 · Iranian Research Institute for Information Science and Technology (IranDoc)
ArticleDataCiteZenodoOpen accessCC-BY-4.0
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Editorial · 2022 · Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control
ArticleDOAJOpen access
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Samaneh Saberi, Razieh Karamzadeh, Parisa Moghadam et al. · 2019 · Archives of Iranian Medicine
ArticleZenodoOpen accessCC-BY-4.0
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Pits and Challenges of Research in Humanities in Iran: A Window into Science Policy
Behrooz Rasuli, Parviz Shahriari · 2021 · Iranian Research Institute for Information Science and Technology (IranDoc)
ArticleDataCiteZenodoOpen accessCC-BY-4.0
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Mahmoud Moradi, Sara Bahrami Nia, Vida Seifouri · 2023 · نشریه مطالعات دانشپژوهی
ArticleDOAJOpen access
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Diabetes Basic Science Research in Iran
Ensieh Nasli-Esfahani · 2018 · Mendeley
DatasetDataCiteOpen accessCC-BY-4.0
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Somayeh Ghavidel, Abbas Gilvari · 2016 · International Journal of Information Science and Management
ArticleDOAJOpen access
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Consequences of International Sanctions on Iranian Scientists and the Basis of Science
Soodabeh Saeidnia, Mohammad Reza Abdollahi · 2013 · Hepatitis Monthly
ArticleOpenAlexOpenAIREOpen accessCC-BY-NC
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Arman Sajadi-Nejad, Ahmad Ganjii, Masoumeh Sadat Kashfi · 2018 · Iranian Research Institute for Information Science and Technology (IranDoc)
ReportDataCiteZenodoOpen accessCC-BY-4.0
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Vahideh Soleymani Rad, Younes KarimiFardinpour, Mohammad Hassan Behzadi et al. · 2025 · پژوهشنامه علم سنجی
ArticleDOAJOpen access
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Predicting academic major of students using bayesian networks to the case of iran
Shiva Asadianfam, Mahboubeh Shamsi, Sima Asadianfam · 2015 · arXiv
PreprintarXivOpen access
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Farzaneh Ghanadinezhad, Farideh Osareh, Mohammadreza Ghane · 2022 · ranian Research Institute for Information Science and Technology (IranDoc)
ArticleDataCiteZenodoOpen accessCC-BY-NC-4.0
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