- Focus and Scope
- Section Policies
- Peer Review Process
- Publication Frequency
- Open Access Policy
- Archiving
- Index/List/Archive
- Journal Metrics
- Special Issues
Focus and Scope
Encourage and publish research and studies in the field of Anthropology, Archaeology, Area Studies, Communication Studies, Criminology & Criminal Justice, Cultural and Ethnic Studies, Economics, Education, Geography, History, Law, Linguistics, Management, Philosophy,Political Science, Psychology, Sociology& Social Work
Section Policies
Articles
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Original Articles
Original full-length research papers, clearly state their objective or hypothesis, the experimental design and methods used, the essential features of any interventions, the main outcome measures, the result from the study, and a section placing the results in the context of published literature.
Review Articles
Provide a summary of evidence derived from primary studies that have been selected and synthesized according to the author's personal and professional perspective.
Case Reports
Report of a single case
Short Communications
Report results of a pilot study or preliminary findings from a study. The scope of this section is intended to be wide and to encompass methodology and experimental data on subjects of interest to the readers of the Journal.
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Open Submissions | Indexed | Peer Reviewed |
Peer Review Process
The journal uses double-blind system for peer-review; both reviewers and authors' identities remain anonymous. The paper will be peer-reviewed by three experts; two reviewers from outside and one editor from the journal typically involve in reviewing a submission.
Publication Frequency
Quarterly, published in March, June, September and December
Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Archiving
This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...
Index/List/Archive
BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine)
Crossref
EconBiz
Genamics JournalSeek
Infotrieve
LOCKSS
Open Access Library (OALib)
OpenEdition
PKP Open Archives Harvester
Scilit
SHERPA/RoMEO
The Standard Periodical Directory
Worldcat
Journal Metrics
1. h-index (January 2024): 31
The h-index is an author-level metric that attempts to measure both the productivity and citation impact of the publications of a scientist or scholar.
h-index is the largest number h such that h publications have at least h citations.
The data was calculated based on Google Scholar Citations
2. i10-index (January 2024): 136
i10-index is the number of publications with at least 10 citations.
The data was calculated based on Google Scholar Citations
3. h5-index (January 2024): 16
h5-index is the h-index for articles published in the last 5 complete years. It is the largest number h such that h articles published in 2018-2022 have at least h citations each.
The data was calculated based on Google Scholar Metrics
4. h5-median (January 2024): 24
h5-median for a publication is the median number of citations for the articles that make up its h5-index.
The data was calculated based on Google Scholar Metrics
Special Issues
If you are interested to work together with the Editorial Office to publish a Special issue, please contact us for the details. (Email: ijsss@redfame.com)
You may keep the following points in mind before contacting us:
1. Generally, we will publish 8-30 articles in one issue. If you collect less than the required number of articles, we suggest you publish them in the regular issue instead of a special issue.
2. All the articles should be peer-reviewed. You may nominate guest editors and reviewers for the special issue. However, we can also assign our reviewers, depending on your needs and requests.
3. The publication schedule should be discussed with the editorial assistant.
4. You will be asked to pay an article processing charge of 300USD once the papers are accepted for publication. To avoid confusion and ensure fairness among customers, we do not waive or reduce fees/charges.
5. After the publication, we will provide you with a free e-journal in PDF. You may also apply for free copies of the printed journals.