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

 

: Article Processing Charge (Formatting and Hosting) Adjustment Notice (Effective January 1, 2026)

  

Effective January 1, 2026, the Article Processing Charge (formatting and hosting) will increase from 100.00USD to 200.00USD. Manuscripts submitted on or after this date will be charged the new rate of 200.00USD per article.

Manuscripts submitted before January 1, 2026 can take advantage of the old rate (100.00USD) if paid on or before January 30, 2026. All manuscripts unpaid after January 30, 2026 will be charged the new rate of 200.00USD.

Thank you very much for your cooperation.

  
Posted: 2025-12-03 More...
 

: Call for Papers: Vol. 14, No. 1, March 2026

  
International Journal of Social Science Research is calling for papers for the Vol. 14, No. 1, March 2026 issue (Deadline: Feb. 10, 2026).
 
If you are interested in submitting a manuscript, please submit your manuscripts online or e-mail your paper to ijssr@macrothink.org
  
Posted: 2025-11-11
 

: 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
 
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