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Scholars Journal of Research in Social Science (SJRSS) is a transdisciplinary journal that publishes articles online in English four times a year in the spring, summer, autumn and winter. The journal welcomes papers on a wide range of disciplines, including organizational theory, organizational culture, political economy, entrepreneurship, cross-cultural studies, cultural management, and social anthropology. The journal also welcomes manuscripts on other disciplines, including business finance, human resources, expatriate management. The entire text of the SJRSS is available to anybody who wishes to read it.

The journal's editorial board considers original submissions presenting the findings of research relevant to the journal's profile that have not been published before or have been accepted for publication by other journals. Manuscripts should be sent to the editor electronically to the email: editor.sjrss@ecp.institute

About the Journal

Guidelines for authors

Where to send manuscripts: The journal's editorial board considers original submissions presenting the findings of research relevant to the journal's profile that have not been published before or have been accepted for publication by other journals. Manuscripts should be sent to the editor electronically to the email: editor.sjrss@ecp.institute

Manuscript preparation: Without appendices or references, the primary content must not exceed 6000-8000 words in length. Manuscripts should be revised to ensure that they adhere to the scientific style of writing. Authors must verify that their submissions meet all of these requirements throughout the submission process, and any that do not will be returned to the authors: The submitted file should be in Microsoft Word format; the text should be single-spaced; the font size should be 12-point; all images, figures, and tables should be included within the text rather than at the conclusion and references should be linked to their online counterparts with DOI. The work should adhere to the APA publishing manual's style requirements. A paper written in the APA style has the following sections: a title page, an abstract, an introduction, method, results, and discussion, as well as references. Please adhere to the APA 6th edition style guide here.

After submission what to do: Please wait for the result of the review to be notified. The Journal's peer-review procedure is double-blind; neither reviewers nor authors are identified. Three specialist academics will evaluate the article; two external reviewers and one journal editor will participate in the review process. The evaluation procedure takes between 14 to 21 days to complete. The relevant author will be notified via email of the outcome of the review process. The author(s) of the article will be informed whether it is approved by the reviewers.

After acceptance what to do: The authors are required to carefully consider the suggestion and submit the final version in accordance with the reviewer's recommendations. Separate files with the corrections or revisions will also be required from authors.

Authors agreement: Upon submitting a paper, authors acknowledge that they have agreed to abide by the terms and conditions of the agreement. Please find the agreement here

Copyright and Open access policy

The Journal is a proponent of global open access to scientific research. Unlike traditional subscription-based models, open access allows users to freely access, use, and distribute academic content. This increases engagement significantly and provides authors with a more robust platform for sharing their knowledge and research findings. When authors make their work open access, they retain ownership over it. Indeed, open access allows authors to maintain copyright while requiring users to follow a set of predefined rules on the appropriate use and distribution of their work. Each work is subject to the Creative Commons Attribution License. The Publisher licenses all online-published articles (unless where otherwise indicated) to readers, scientists, and institutions for non-commercial usage under the Creative Commons Attribution 4 license (such as linking to the content or permission for its download, distribution, printing, copying, and reproduction in any medium, except for change of content and for commercial use). Commercial use of the publisher's content requires permission from the publisher.

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the basis that making research freely available to the public facilitates global knowledge exchange. This implies that anybody has access to the full text of articles published in this journal. The Archives part of SJRSS includes the whole database of the papers, which anyone may access simply and for free. SJRSS believes that open access is critical for facilitating a free and equitable discussion that includes a genuine variety of views and ideas that, when supported by solid research, have a major influence on the future of education, both in academia and policy

Peer-review policy

To maintain the integrity of the blind peer-review process for submissions to this journal, every effort should be taken to guarantee that the authors and reviewers do not know each other's identities. This requires authors, editors, and reviewers (who submit documents as part of their review) to verify that the following procedures have been followed regarding the content and file properties: The authors of the paper have omitted their identities from the text, substituting "Author" and the year for the authors' names, article titles, and so on in the references and footnotes. The authors of the paper have taken the necessary measures to delete personal information from the 'file properties'.

Peer reviewers are responsible for reading and assessing manuscripts in their specialist area critically and then giving authors with fair, constructive, and honest comments on their submission. It is acceptable for the Peer Reviewer to analyze the article's merits and shortcomings, suggest methods to strengthen and enhance the work's quality, and assess the manuscript's relevance and originality.

The reviewers must adhere to the following guidelines:

Originality and quality of content: Is the piece unique enough to merit publication? Is it a contribution to the body of knowledge? Is the research question significant?

Clarity and Organization: Does the article's title accurately represent the article? Does the abstract accurately represent the article's content? Is the introduction appropriate in describing the author's intentions and properly stating the issue under investigation? Typically, the introduction should review pertinent studies to provide background and explain how the results of other authors, if any, are being contested or expanded. It should include information on the experiment, the hypothesis(es), and the overall experimental design or technique.

Methods: Does the author properly describe how the data was gathered in the Method section? Is the design appropriate for addressing the stated question? Is there enough information provided to enable readers to reproduce the research? Is the article specific about the methods used? If the techniques are novel, are they well explained? Was the sample size adequate? Has the equipment and supplies been explained sufficiently? Is it evident what kind of data was collected in the paper; was the author accurate in explaining measurements?

Results: This is the section in which the author(s) should describe in detail what they found throughout their study. It should be well-organized and logically sequenced. The reviewer must determine if the proper analysis was performed. Are Tables, Figures, and Images Appropriate? Do they provide the data properly? Are they straightforward to interpret and comprehend?

Conclusion/Discussion: Are the assertions made in this section substantiated by the data, and do they seem acceptable? Have the authors discussed how their findings compare to expectations and previous research? Is the piece a support for or a refutation of prior theories? Does the conclusion describe how the study contributed to the advancement of scientific knowledge?

Peer review process

First screening: All papers are first evaluated by our in-house editors. After receiving a paper, our Editorial Office does a plagiarism check and filters it to see if it should be submitted for peer review. It is essential for authors to ensure that their article is properly written and adheres to the Journal's policies. Our Editorial Office examines the following items during the first screening process: Does the article fall within the scope of the journal? Is the manuscript's substance sufficient to warrant review? Is the article in accordance with the journal's Author Instructions? If a paper does not satisfy the journal's criteria, it will be rejected immediately.

Assigning reviewers: After submissions pass the first screening, the Editor sends them to a minimum of three peer reviewers. The reviewers submit the assessment findings and suggestions in one of the following ways: Accept, Accept with Minor Revisions, Accept with Major Revisions, Reject. We provide the rules to our reviewers to guarantee that the highest ethical standards of assessment are followed.

Final Decision: At least two completed reviews are needed for the managing editor to make a recommendation on the manuscript. The editor will be informed after the reviewers have provided their thoughts. After that, the editor will submit their suggestions and will notify the author of their final choice. If a paper is conditionally approved, the authors will be asked to modify it in accordance with the Editor's recommendations and resubmit it for further assessment. Our Editorial Workflow enables editors to reject submissions for a variety of reasons, including the subject's inappropriateness, a lack of quality, or the findings' inaccuracy. By sending the paper to a broad set of reviewers from across the world, we ensure high-quality and unprejudiced peer review.