International Journal of Social Science Research

International Journal of Social Science Research (Online ISSN: 2327-5510) is an international, double blind peer-reviewed, open-access academic research journal, published semiannually by Macrothink Institute.

The mission of the journal is to provide an academic forum for discussing the issues of significant public interest across the world.

The journal publishes research articles, literature review articles, commentaries, opinion pieces, case studies, case reports, etc. Contributions are welcome from all fields of social sciences. The typical topics include, but are not limited to the following fields:

  • Anthropology
  • Sociology
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Criminology
  • Linguistics
  • Law
  • History
  • Communication Studies
  • Political Science
  • Human Geography
  • Psychology

Issues

Each paper published in International Journal of Social Science Research is assigned a DOI®number, which appears beneath the author's affiliation in the published paper. Click HERE to know what is DOI (Digital Object Identifier)? Click HERE to retrieve Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) for journal articles, books, and chapters.

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Peer Review Policy

Once International Journal of Social Science Research (IJSSR) receives an article, the author will be notified by e-mail that the submission has been received. An initial evaluation will be carried out to determine if the submission meets IJSSR standards and if it is within the scope of the journal.

If the paper passes the initial evaluation, the peer review process will be handled. The paper will be peer-reviewed by at least two potential reviewers who are experts in the same field. Reviewers are asked to complete the process within two weeks.

The contributions submitted to IJSSR will be reviewed based on the following general criteria:

  • Contribution to existing knowledge
  • Organization and Readability
  • Soundness of methodology
  • Evidence supports conclusion
  • Adequacy of literature review

When the reviews and recommendation have been received, the editor makes one of the following decisions: Accept Submission; Revisions Required; Resubmit for Review; Decline Submission.

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Paper Selection and Publication Process

  • The manuscripts should be written in English, and they should be submitted online or by email.
  • On receiving the paper, the system will send an acknowledgement to the corresponding author immediately.
  • The process of peer review may take 4-10 weeks. 
  • We will send an acceptance E-mail to the corresponding author, indicating acceptance or not, as well as the date of publication. The authors should decide whether or not to accept our arrangements for publishing.
  • Authors need to re-edit the paper, using the template. The re-edited paper should use the template provided by us and pay Article Processing Charge (Formatting and Hosting) (100USD).
  • After publishing, the authors may download the e-journal from the website.

Announcements

 

: Call for Papers: Vol. 13, No. 1, March 2025

  
International Journal of Social Science Research is calling for papers for the Vol. 13, No. 1, March 2025 issue (Deadline: Feb. 10, 2025).
 
If you are interested in submitting a manuscript, please submit your manuscripts online or e-mail your paper to ijssr@macrothink.org
  
Posted: 2024-11-27
 

: International Journal of Social Science Research Has Been Indexed in ERA

  
International Journal of Social Science Research has been indexed in ERA, Excellence in Research for Australia, Australia’s national research evaluation framework. ERA identifies and promotes excellence across the full spectrum of research activity in Australia’s higher education institutions.  
Posted: 2020-09-01
 

: Recruitment for Reviewers

  

Status: Part time 
Working language: English
Working style: Internet-based 
Payment: Volunteer job, no payment

Requirements

a). have a doctoral degree in the specific subject related closely to the journal; 
b). have a job at a university or academic organization, in a teaching or research position; 
c). have free time outside your regular job, at least 6 hours per month (2-4 papers for review per month); 
d). be familiar with the APA citation system; 
e). be fluent in academic and professional English; 
f). have a strong interest in a scholarly journal; 
g). work quickly and accurately to tight deadlines; 
h). have an effective network in your research field.

How to apply

1. Find details and download application form at: http://www.macrothink.org/recruitment.htm 
2. Send your application to: ijssr@macrothink.org

  
Posted: 2020-03-20
 
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