A look at the state of print periodicals from the angle of subject, language, and publication frequency
A print periodical is a long-standing medium that is printed at a printing house and has a regular publication interval and a geographic range of distribution. Although the emergence of electronic media has reduced the dominance, influence, and role of print periodicals, they still have a high function and importance in areas such as analyzing and explaining events.Rising printing costs and a change in audience taste and greater engagement with electronic media have caused the publication type of a number of currently publishing media to change from print to electronic. A look at print periodicals in Iran from various angles such as subject, language, and publication frequency can help map and identify their status.
The number of currently publishing print periodicals in 1401 (2022/23), compared with 1397 (2018/19), was accompanied by a decrease of 2,000, and the number of active print periodicals has reached 5,484. On this basis it can be said that print periodicals in Iran are in a period of stagnation.
The subject of 53 percent of print periodicals in 1401 (2022/23) was "general," and 37 percent of print periodicals are non-Persian-language. Also, natural persons are the license-holders of more than 50 percent of print periodicals, and quarterlies have accounted for 33 percent of currently publishing print periodicals.
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Machine-translated from Persian by Namafar; the Persian original is authoritative. Read the original in Persian