Knowledge Retrieval and Semantic Systems is an open-access, double-blind, peer-reviewed journal published by Allameh Tabataba’i University, the leading university in Humanities and Social Sciences in Iran. This Journal has been established to provide an intellectual platform for national and international researchers working Knowledge Retrieval and Semantic Systems. The Journal was founded in as a response to quick advancements in Knowledge Retrieval and Semantic Systems and was dedicated to the publication of highest-quality research studies that report findings on issues of great concern to the profession of Knowledge Retrieval and Semantic Systems.

To allow for easy and worldwide access to the most updated research findings, the journal is set to be an open-access journal. Yet, the journal does not charge any fee for reviewing, processing, and publishing research papers from the authors or from the research institutes and organizations. All the mentioned processes for paper publication are sponsored by Allameh Tabataba’i University Press.  

The journal is published in both a print version and an online version.