{"id":418,"date":"2025-09-02T18:26:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T18:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/xe\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2026-01-31T04:31:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T04:31:08","slug":"about-the-journal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/actasocialscience\/about-the-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Journal\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"418\" class=\"elementor elementor-418\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb54c30 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bb54c30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b50226 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b50226\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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The journal serves as a vibrant platform for academicians, researchers, and practitioners to present innovative perspectives, critical analyses, and empirical findings that deepen the understanding of human society, culture, and behavior.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The journal emphasizes <strong>interdisciplinary dialogue<\/strong> and encourages contributions that explore the intersection of social theory, human values, cultural transformation, and global development. It supports both <strong>conceptual and applied research<\/strong> that addresses emerging societal issues and promotes inclusive, ethical, and sustainable human progress.<\/span><\/p><h3>The journal covers, but is not limited to:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc9d332 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"dc9d332\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Psychology<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Political Science, Public Policy, and International Relations<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">History, Philosophy, and Cultural Studies<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Linguistics, Literature, and Communication Studies<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Education, Ethics, and Human Development<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Gender Studies, Identity, and Social Justice<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Media, Arts, and Cultural Representation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Religion, Society, and Globalization<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d11a5e e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d11a5e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"PublicationModel\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1800b28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1800b28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Publication Model<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bda5e17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bda5e17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Frequency:<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> Biannual (2 issues per year)<br \/><strong>Access Type:<\/strong> Gold Open Access (free for readers worldwide)<br \/><strong>Review System:<\/strong> Double-blind peer review<br \/><strong>Article Types:<\/strong> Original Research, Review Articles, Case Studies, Short Communications, Book Reviews, and Essays<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36318a8 e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"36318a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"EditorialStructure\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b00373e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b00373e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Editorial Structure<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-936ed1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"936ed1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Editor-in-Chief:<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> Provides overall academic leadership and final decision on manuscripts.<br \/><strong>Associate Editors:<\/strong> Oversee discipline-specific submissions and coordinate peer reviews.<br \/><strong>International Editorial Board:<\/strong> Comprises eminent scholars and practitioners in social sciences and humanities.<br \/><strong>Advisory Panel:<\/strong> Guides the journal\u2019s academic standards, editorial policy, and international outreach.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e416868 e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e416868\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"Policies\" 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journal follows a <strong>double-blind peer review process<\/strong>, involving at least two independent experts to ensure objectivity and academic integrity.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Ethics Policy:<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"><br \/>The journal adheres to the ethical guidelines of <strong>COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics)<\/strong> and <strong>ICMJE<\/strong>, ensuring transparency, fairness, and responsibility throughout the publication process.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Open Access Policy:<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"><br \/>All published articles are available under the <strong>Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0)<\/strong> License, promoting unrestricted access, sharing, and citation with appropriate acknowledgment.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Copyright Policy:<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"><br \/>Authors retain full copyright of their work, while the journal holds the right to publish and distribute the content for academic and research purposes.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Article Processing Charge (APC):<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"><br \/>A nominal APC applies; <strong>waivers or discounts<\/strong> may be granted for authors from developing regions or those facing financial constraints.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Withdrawal Policy:<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"><br \/>Manuscripts may be withdrawn freely before the peer review process begins. Post-review or post-acceptance withdrawals may incur a nominal processing fee.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9890372 e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9890372\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"ForAuthors\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d047fe4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d047fe4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">For Authors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f933336 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f933336\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Submissions must be original, unpublished, and not under review elsewhere.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The corresponding author must provide a valid <strong>ORCID iD<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Manuscripts should adhere to the <strong>APA reference style<\/strong> and journal formatting guidelines.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Research involving human participants must include an <strong>ethical clearance statement<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Accepted manuscripts are assigned a <strong>DOI<\/strong> and published online upon acceptance.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a54475b e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a54475b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"ForReviewers\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c63fa0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c63fa0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">For Reviewers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85ca6fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85ca6fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Uphold confidentiality and academic integrity during the review process.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Provide constructive, detailed, and unbiased feedback within the review timeline.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Disclose any potential <strong>conflicts of interest<\/strong> before accepting a review assignment.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Reviewers receive <strong>certificates of appreciation<\/strong> and acknowledgment in the annual editorial summary.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the Journal Journal Information Contents About the Journal Publication Model Editorial Structure Policies For Authors For Reviewers About the Journal Acta Social Science &amp; Humanities: An International Journal (ISSN: 3117-860X) is a peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly publication dedicated to advancing research and discourse across the broad fields of social sciences, humanities, and cultural studies. 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