HIS is an academic research journal for introduction and examination of handicrafts and art in Iran. It has been founded by the department of Advanced Studies of Art in Faculty of Architecture and Arts, University of Kashan, Iran. It invites articles concerned with the following subjects:

• The history and backgrounds of Iranian handicrafts
• The aesthetics of Iranian handicrafts
• The theoretical and practical approaches to Iranian handicrafts
• The knowledge and native technologies of Iranian handicrafts
• Arts affiliated to architecture
• Contemporary Iranian handicrafts
• Futures studies of Iranian handicrafts
• Research into variety of handicrafts, including: wood, porcelain, metal, fabric, the hand-woven, carpet, leather, glass, stone, architecture-related arts, Islamic and traditional arts, and forgotten arts