Akdeniz University Journal of the Institute of Social Sciences (AKSOS), is a peer-reviewed and interdisciplinary academic journal, began to be published in 2017. The journal is published on a biannual basis (Spring and Autumn issues) and adopts OPEN ACCESS policy. All published articles are and will be freely available in a full-text format without any kind of restrictions such as subscription, price barriers, embargo periods, or regional locks. AKSOS welcomes original, up-to-date articles from all disciplines in social sciences and aims to contribute to the literature and the field of social sciences by publishing theoretical articles and empirical research in Turkish or English. AKSOS is currently listed in Eurasian Scientific Journal Index, ASOS Index, Journals Directory, ResearchBib.

All articles submitted to AKSOS are evaluated on the basis of scientific merits by volunteered peers. During the evaluation and publication processes of the submitted works, no fee is paid or charged to the referees, field editors, or authors for any kind of service. Likewise, the readers of the journal are not charged for accessing published content.

All articles submitted to AKSOS journal must be original and unpublished. The responsibility of published articles belongs to the authors. All articles published by Akdeniz University Journal of the Institute of Social Sciences (AKSOS) are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Public License.