The scientific-research Journal of Rock Mechanics is a quarterly journal, with the privilege of the Iranian Society for Rock Mechanics, with the aim of expanding knowledge in this young branch of mechanical science, and is trying to promote the flourishing and advancement of this science in the best possible way. Therefore, the system of the scientific-research journal of rock mechanics is trying to take a clear and useful step towards the flourishing of rock mechanics science by creating open access to the text of the authors' articles and inviting researchers to submit their articles and research achievements in this journal with a two-way anonymous refereeing policy. The journal of Rock Mechanics receives strong reviews in the areas of fundamental, developmental, and applied knowledge, technical note articles, and research articles. The first language of the journal is "Persian". However, this journal also accepts articles in the second language "English". This journal follows the principles and criteria of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and therefore, when evaluating submitted articles, it uses similarity-finding software to ensure the originality of the articles.