The Journal of Social Science (TJSS) was established in 2017. It is a blind, peer-reviewed journal that is available to anyone interested in research related to social sciences. The Journal of Social Science (TJSS) aims to provide a highly readable and valuable contribution to the literature which will serve as an indispensable reference.
The coverage of the journal includes all new theoretical (literature reviews) and experimental findings (research articles) in the fields of Social Science.
The scopes include:
- Anthropology
- Archeology
- Media & Communication Sciences
- Economics
- Fine Arts
- International Relations
- Linguistics and Philology
- Literature
- Management
- Philology
- Philosophy
- Political Sciences
- Psychology
- Public Administration
- Sociology
The articles can be written only in English.
All parts of the work should be in "Times New Roman" font and "12 point size" except Abstract. Posts are 1 line spacing, paragraph spacing before a single paragraph (6 nk), and after (0 nk) margins are 2,5 cm from each side.
The articles to be prepared in English should generally be prepared in bold "11 pt" in the form of "Abstract", "Introduction", "Subparts", "Conclusion" and "References".
The title "Times New Roman" font should be written in the size of "12 points", in bold, center, and 1 line.
In the submitted article, the names of the authors should be written on the right under the heading "11 pt" and the other information should be written in footnotes below the first page (title, institution, e-mail)
The length of the summary should be at least 100 and no more than 250 words. The abstract font should be "11 point size" and 1 line spacing. The abstract should include the purpose, methodology, major findings, and general conclusion of the study. The abstract should be written after the title and the name of the author/authors. "Key Words" should be included in a line below the summary.
Ethical Principles
The author(s) warrant that the manuscript submitted is his/her/their own original research.
All participating authors in this work take public responsibility and have approved that the manuscript has not been sent to any other journal for publication.
The review process cannot begin in case of failure or missing any of the requirements mentioned in this journal.
The submitter must provide and maintain all requirements during the evaluation process.
It should be made sure that other individuals shown as co-authors have contributed to the research. It is contrary to scientific ethics to add some, who are not academic contributors to the article, as co-authors or to put in order co-authors with non-academic criteria such as title, age, and gender regardless of the order of contribution.
It is assumed that authors who submit articles to the journal read and accept the publishing and writing principles of the journal, and the writers are deemed to have committed themselves to these principles.
Citations and bibliographies should be complete and realistic.
The author commits to all conditions by sending the manuscript.
All material included in the manuscript does not violate any existing copyright rules or the intellectual property rights of any person or entity.
The manuscript meets ethical standards applicable to the research discipline.
All peer-reviewed publications will be refereed in the double-blind review process by at least two reviewers.
Authors and editors should take into account the criteria of the Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive specified by the Higher Education Council and Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Plagiarism Policy
During the review process, we use iThenticate or Turnitin plagiarism software.
In regards to plagiarism, we act based on flow charts and workflows determined in COPE.
Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content, on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Publication Principles
The Journal of Social Science is an open-access, academic, double-blind, peer-reviewed journal that is published twice a year. The issues are published in February and September.
The Journal of Social Science accepts only studies in the areas of social science.
The papers sent to the journal must be original and have not been published or sent for publication elsewhere.
It is assumed that the papers sent to the journal were subjected to final control and are ready to be published. Therefore, those papers that suffer from grammatical errors are not evaluated.
The papers that have been subjected to preliminary/formal examination by the editors are sent to the Editorial Board for evaluation. The papers examined by the Editorial Board are sent to at least two anonymous referees; completed or corrected papers can again be sent to the referee by the Editorial Board.
A "form of ethical liability declaration” must be filled out by the author(s) of accepted papers and sent to the editors.
Manuscripts that are not original, are not copyrighted, and are considered to be in violation of various ethical principles are not subject to the referee evaluation process and are rejected.
Original articles that are sent to The Journal of Social Science to be published are peer-reviewed by two referees after being reviewed by the editorial board, and as reviewers accept articles, they are published. If one of the referees rejects the article, it is sent to the third referee. It is decided whether to publish the article, request some corrections, or not publish the article based on the reports of these referees. The author is informed of the decision quickly and through email.
This journal provides immediate open access to the principle that makes it constant.
All legal responsibility for the articles belongs to The Journal of Social Science.
All responsibility related to the contents of the articles in this journal belongs to the authors. After the article is published, the authors' requests for changes on their articles are not accepted. The journal accepts ithenticate or Turnitin anti-plagiarism programs. Whether articles have plagiarism or not is evaluated by referees, and if plagiarism is detected, the peer-review process is suspended.
The manuscript submitted to the International Journal of Management and Administration requires a deposit of 100 USD in order to initiate the review process.
This fee is paid before the start of the reviewer process, according to the information message sent by the journal after the manuscript submission to the system by the author.
After the processing fee is paid, the receipts from the authors are examined by the journal management, and the reviewer process is started accordingly.
Fees paid for manuscripts that fail the review process (cannot be published) will not be refunded.