Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 50 5 2021 04 30 852 865 Mohammad Reza Amir Esmaili Department of Health Management, Economics and Policy Making, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Behzad Damari Department of Social Determinants of Heath, National Institute of Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Science, Teh-ran, Iran Ahmad Hajebi Department of Psychiatric, Addiction Research Center, Medical School, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Noora Rafiee Department of Health Management, Economics and Policy Making, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Reza Goudarzi Department of Health Management, Economics and Policy Making, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Abbas Haghshenas Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2020 10 02 2021 01 13 Background: In this study, the basic criteria, models, and indicators of intersectoral collaboration in health promotion were investigated to facilitate the implementation of collaboration. Methods: This scoping review was conducted using datasets of Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, and PubMed, and search engines of Google, Google Scholar, and ProQuest. Results: 52 studies were included, and 32 codes in Micro, Meso, and Macro level, were obtained. Micro-level criteria had the highest frequency. Among the models used in the reviewed studies, social network analysis, Diagnosis of Sustainable Collaboration, Bergen, and logic models had the highest frequency. Among the indicators studied, the number of participants and the level of collaboration as well as its sustainability were the most frequent indicators. Conclusion: The findings identified the most important and widely used criteria, models, and indicators of intersectoral collaboration in health promotion which can be useful for decision-makers and planners in the domain of health promotion, in designing, implementing, and evaluating collaborative programs. https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/22389 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/22389/7213