Dear Researchers, the submission period for the January 2026 issue of our journal will close on Friday, 28 November 2025.
The submission period for the July 2026 issue will open on 30 March 2026.
SPECIAL ISSUE ANNOUNCEMENT
A March 2026 Special Issue will be published within the scope of the Kırıkkale University International Family Studies Congress (IFSC 2025). Papers that participants wish to submit as articles will be accepted for the publication process between 8 December 2025 – 12 January 2026.

Dear Researchers,

The Kırıkkale University Journal of Social Sciences (KUJSS) is a peer-reviewed, international, electronic, and open-access journal that aims to publish qualified academic studies produced in all fields of social sciences. The journal is published twice a year, in January and July.

KUJSS accepts only original scientific articles written in Turkish and English. The journal welcomes qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-method research conducted in disciplines such as History, Literature, Education, Business Administration, Economics, Public Administration, Sociology, Psychology, Law, Philosophy, Fine Arts, International Relations, field education, and other branches of the social sciences.

All submitted manuscripts must include an English extended summary (Extended Summary).
            

    - Ethics Committee Approval: Ethics committee approval must be uploaded for quantitative research and survey-based studies.
    

    - Thesis-Based Studies: In articles derived from postgraduate theses, the name of the thesis advisor must be included among the authors. Articles that do not include the advisor’s name will not be published.

    - Furthermore, articles derived from postgraduate theses may constitute no more than 20% of the total number of articles published in a given issue of the journal.
          

    - Out-of-Scope Studies: By decision of the Editorial Board, scale development/adaptation, translation, and book review studies are not accepted for publication.

KUJSS follows a publication policy grounded in the universal principles of science, committed to open access, ethical values, and the public good. The journal ensures free and unrestricted access to all its content in order to promote the open dissemination of scientific knowledge.

KUJSS follows a publication policy based on universal scientific principles, committed to open access, ethical values, and public benefit. The journal provides free access to all its contents to support the free circulation of knowledge.