History of the Journal

The activity of the packaging group started in 1372 with the development of a scheduled program. In the beginning, due to the lack of university courses in this profession of the industry, many problems were encountered such as the lack of scientific and expert resources. For this purpose, data collection started with the following activities:

1- Identification of industrial research centers, scientific associations and educational institutions related to different aspects of packaging in Iran and the world.

2- Identification, communication and cooperation with experienced people in the field of packaging.

3- Identifying, collecting and preparing available scientific resources from the libraries of technical colleges and research centers and government organizations

4- Identification of all producers and manufacturers of packaging materials, supplies and equipment in the country.

By identifying and collecting scientific resources in the 70s, it became clear that the scientific information on packaging was very limited and scattered, but with the seriousness and expert work of the packaging group, resources were prepared and compiled that can be used by manufacturers, distributors and customers of packages. It was closed.

Expert studies and research led to the classification of packaging science in the following subjects.

1- The importance of packaging; Advantages and disadvantages of using it. 2- The economic role of packaging in maintaining and preventing waste. 3- Identification of packaging materials and their characteristics. 4- Division of packaging machines and equipment based on their application. 5- Examining product packaging processes. 6- Identification of common types of packages inside and outside. 7- How to make and produce all kinds of packages. 8- Identification of new product packaging technologies. 9- The importance and role of the designer in packaging. 10- Transportation and packaging. 11- Packaging and its role in product storage. 12- Classification of national and foreign packaging standards. 13- Packaging rules. 14- Packaging and environment. 15- Packaging and recycling of materials. 16- Useful life of packages and destructive factors affecting packaging. 17- Quality control and control tests. 18- The role of printing and labeling in packaging.

After identifying, collecting, studying and researching the topics and science of packaging, books with the following titles were published in the logistics research and studies center:

1- Metal packaging 2- Glass packaging 3- Paper and cardboard packaging 4- Wooden packaging 5- Plastic packaging 6- Coatings and laminates in packaging 7- Packaging printing 8- Rules for choosing plastic packages 9- Card packaging 10- Ecology and packaging 11- Shrink 12- Understanding packaging 13- Sealing 14- The structure of flexible packaging films 15- Packaging and lamination 16- Packaging rules 17- Strapping guide 18- Guide to global packaging standards 19- Basics of design in packaging 20- Design Package with shock absorber 21- Requirements of packaging standards 22- Packaging standard of hazardous materials 23- Biological layers in food processing environment

In addition to preparing and collecting scientific resources, software has been prepared to search for information and choose the right product package.

In this group, various research projects have been carried out in the military and civilian sector, and now, by using this research, the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology was able to publish the first quarterly magazine ((Packaging Science and Technology)) with Scientific degree - Extension at the Logistics Studies and Research Center of Imam Hossein University (AS) with the ability of scientific professors in fields related to packaging (such as: design, graphics, printing, industries, polymer, wood and paper industries, food industries and agriculture) and receive printing.

Another activity of this group is to deal with packaging training and holding specialized packaging courses at the Logistics Studies and Research Center, the names of some of these courses are as described in the following table:

Row	Course name	duration
1	Understanding (the basics) of packaging	16  hours
2	Knowledge of packaging materials	30  hours
3	Packaging plastics (polymer)	20  hours
4	Packaging Design	24  hours
5	Paper, cardboard and modern printing and its standards	24  hours
6	food packing	14  hours
7	Standard packaging tests	14  hours

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Important policies of the journal

License

All papers published in journal are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY).

According to this license, public use of content is free and users are allowed to reproduce, download and publish the content of works and articles of authors and producers for commercial and non-commercial purposes.

Copyright

In the journal of Packaging Science and Art, the authors retain the copyright of the articles published in the journal and all publication rights without restrictions.

Open Access

The articles of the Packaging Science and Art Journal is free, immediate and free access, and all users can download, copy, print and use the articles for any other legal purpose without asking for permission from the author or publisher.

Publisher

This Journal published by the Imam Hussein University (AS).

Archive policy

The archive of articles of the journal is stored in the National Library of Iran in addition to the website of the journal itself.

Fees

The Journal of Packaging Science and Art is an electronic journal and has no subscription fees for Authors and readers.

Advertising

This Journal does not accept any advertisements on the website and journal articles.

Repository policy

Authors are allowed to post the accepted and published version of their article on their personal pages, such as Research Gate, LinkedIn, Academia, personal or organizational sites, etc.

Discount policy

Since no fees are charged for sending, reviewing and printing articles, this journal does not have a discount policy on the cost of printing articles.