Indo-Iranian Journal was founded by a group of Indologists in Leiden in 1957, though the idea has existed since 1952. Jan Willem de Jong and Franciscus Bernardus Jacobus Kuiper started publishing the journal to facilitate the publication of articles related to Indian studies, though its scope also included Iranian studies. As a rule, the published articles focus on Indo-Iranian linguistics and philology, and various studies dedicated to the study of the language and literature of Sanskrit and Avestan appear very frequently. 

Persica is the official journal of the Genootschap Nederland-Iran (Netherlands-Iran society), founded in Leiden, Netherlands. It is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to Iranian studies in the broad sense of the word. It covers both the pre-Islamic and Islamic periods of Iranian history, and it also covers the topics related to the broader Persianate world, where Persian had been a language of high cultural and political importance. The journal is open to articles in linguistics, literature, and (religious and cultural) history.

Iranian Studies is a peer-reviewed multidisciplinary journal, concerning everywhere with a Persian or Iranian legacy, especially Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia, the Caucasus and northern India, and Iranians in the diaspora.

Iran and the Caucasus is a peer-reviewed multi-disciplinary journal. Published in four issues per year, the Journal promotes original, innovative, and meticulous research on history (ancient, medieval, and modern), culture, linguistics, literature, folklore, social and cultural anthropology, and the political issues of the Irano-Caucasian world. 

Journal of Persianate Studies is a peer-reviewed publication of the Association for the Study of Persianate Societies. The journal publishes articles on the culture and civilization of the geographical area where Persian has historically been the dominant language or a major cultural force, encompassing Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan, as well as the Caucasus, Central Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, and parts of the former Ottoman Empire.

Iran: Journal of the British Institute for Persian Studies encourages research in all academic fields of activity, but it has traditionally supported archaeology, ancient history, Persian literature (poetry and prose), linguistics, religion, medieval and the modern history of the Persianate world. This list is not exclusive, and Iran would be happy to consider other subjects for inclusion within the journal.

Iranica Antiqua is one of the leading scholarly journals covering studies on the civilization of pre-Islamic Iran in its broadest sense. The journal was established by Roman Ghirshman and Louis Vanden Berghe in 1961. Articles are in French, English or German.

Studia Iranica is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal covering Iranian and Persianate history, literature, and society published by Peeters Publishers on behalf of the Association for the Advancement of Iranian Studies.

International Journal of Persian Literature is a peer-reviewed journal with a novel focus on Persian poetics, poetry, classical Persian philology, prose, and the literature of Iran and the broader geographical areas.

Journal of Sufi Studies is dedicated to Sufi studies in the Islamic world, from Nigeria to Indonesia, from the medieval period to modernity. Articles published in the JSS focus on the different aspects of Sufi mysticism, philosophy, literature, ethics, etc.

Īrān Nāmah is the Foundation for Iranian Studies’ quarterly journal of Iranian studies, which was published for 34 years, from 1982 to 2016. 

Transeuphratène is an academic journal focusing on the research on Transeuphratia in the Achaemenid period (550-330 BC), published by the Association pour la recherche sur la Syrie-Palestine à l’époque perse (ASPEP). Transeuphratia was a province of the Achaemenid Persian Empire consisting of Phoenicia, Syria, Palestine, and Cyprus. The journal contains valuable research on the history of the Achaemenid Empire.

Persica Antiqua is the official journal of the Tissaphernes Archaeological Research Group. An international, peer-reviewed journal, it publishes high-quality, original research. The journal covers studies on the culture and civilization of pre-Islamic Persia in its broadest sense. Persica Antiqua publishes on Persian Studies, including archaeology, ancient history, linguistics, religion, epigraphy, numismatics, and history of art of ancient Iran, as well as on cultural exchanges and relations between Iran and its neighbors.