Journal of Social and Development Sciences (JSDS) is a peer-reviewed open-access journal (ISSN 2221-1152) that publishes original unpublished research work. A scholarly journal deals with the disciplines of social and development sciences. JSDS publishes research work that meaningfully contributes to the theoretical bases of contemporary developments in society
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FOCUS AND SCOPE
The objective of JSDS is to widen the knowledge base in collaboration with scholars, academicians, professionals and practitioners by allowing free access to valuable information around the globe. Research studies in JSDS address emerging issues and developments in business and societies around the world. JSDS encourages submissions related to subjects of sociology, psychology, anthropology, economics, political science, international relations, linguistics, history and project management.
PEER REVIEW PROCESS
Inhouse journal editors will initially scrutinize each submission (with the help of tools like Grammarly and Turnitin etc.) for relevance, scope, quality and similarity. After initial screening, manuscripts will be sent for review to relevant and experienced external reviewers. All manuscripts are subject to double-blind peer review. Feedback will be given to authors as early as possible, as we make every effort to complete the review process within 8-10 weeks. The editorial board aims to publish accepted manuscripts within 12-14 weeks after submission. For manuscripts submission please read and follow author guidelines and publication ethics.
PUBLICATION FREQUENCY
JSDS is a quarterly publication journal.
OPEN ACCESS POLICY
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public. The journal supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. All contents are freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author.
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. For more info click here.
PUBLICATION FEE
There is no submission fee. However, if a paper is accepted for publication, the author will be asked to pay an Article Publication Fee to cover publication costs. Authors, especially from developing countries, who do not have sufficient funds to meet publication charges may apply for a partial fee waiver.
Article Publication Fee: 100.00 (USD)
