Hitit Journal of Social Sciences

Dear Researchers,

As of 2026, the Hitit University Journal of Social Sciences will accept only manuscripts prepared in English and will publish all its issues exclusively in English.

The journal will consider for review only research articles that are written in English and derived from master's or doctoral theses completed within the last three years.

Hitit Journal of Social Sciences (formerly known as the Journal of the Social Sciences Institute of Hittite University), which began its publication life in 2008, is an academic, international, and peer-reviewed scientific journal that is indexed in national/international field indexes and published three issues a year (April, August, and December) with a double-blind peer review process. Since 2018, it has been published electronically only.

Before submitting an article, please ensure that all requirements specified in the publication policies and writing rules are met. All necessary information is available under the relevant menu titles. To proceed to the Editor's preliminary review without being rejected in the pre-check, it is recommended to "DEFINITELY use the article template and carefully fulfill all specified requirements completely.

Publication Review Process (Approximately 100-125 Days)
• Editorial Review
• Editorial Board Review
• Formal and Ethical Review
• Double Blind Arbitration Process
• Language review
• Last reading

As the Hitit Journal of Social Sciences, we exclusively accept original research articles and do not consider the following types of submissions for review:
1.  Review articles/literature reviews,
2. Quantitative or qualitative studies lacking in-depth analysis.