Instruction for Authors

The Journal of Social Science Research & Innovations (SSRI) accepts original academic works with content that corresponds, or relates to, branches of social science that disseminate ideas, innovation, study and research results in social science. This will benefit the development of academic progress, expand the scope of knowledge and lead to the pursuit of ways to take advantage of that knowledge. The journal accepts many types of manuscripts and academic works, including research articles and academic articles. Authors who wish to submit their academic work for publication in the SSRI should comply with the guidelines for submitting articles for publication, the process of reviewing articles for publication and research ethics related to academic publication in the SSRI, as follows.

Guidelines for preparation and submission of work for publication in the Journal of Social Science Research & Innovations (SSRI)

Authors who wish to submit their articles to the reviewing process for publication in the SSRI need to prepare their academic work according to the publication standards of the SSRI as follows:

1. Preparation of articles for publication in the Journal of Social Science Research & Innovations (SSRI)

1.1  Articles submitted for publication in the SSRI must have content consistent with the objectives of the SSRI. That is to say, there is content related to the various branches of social science.

1.2  Articles submitted for publication in the SSRI must undergo intensive academic analysis, present new academic ideas, and clearly demonstrate academic progress.

1.3  Articles submitted for publication in the SSRI must be able to be published publicly and include a list of authors, co-workers, advisors, information about sponsors funding the research, and, if any, permission documents from the sponsor or the project owner verifying that the authors are able to publish the content.

1.4  Articles submitted for publication in the SSRI must not have been previously published in any other journal and must not be in the process of review for publication in other journals at the same time.

1.5  Articles to be published in the SSRI need to include the following components:

Academic article: title, abstract, introduction, literature review (can be included in the introduction), analytical/conceptual framework, results, conclusion, recommendations, and references.

Research article: title, abstract, introduction, literature review, research methodology, study results, conclusion, discussion, recommendations, and references.

         Book Review: book cover image, book description, preface, content analysis, and benefits of the book: It comprehensively discusses key points but does not summarize the content.

1.6  Articles should be in English, using Times New Roman font, size 12. The topic and page margin distance should be 1 inch on the top, bottom, and sides.

1.7  Original articles must contain no less than 4,000 words, but not more than 12,000 words (including references, tables, graphs, charts, and images) and be prepared in both MS Word and PDF format, with line spacing set at 1.5.

1.8  Abstracts of articles must contain no more than 500 words. There should be no more than 5 key words.

1.9  The authors shall describe methods for obtaining information for research, such as sample groups, sampling operations, reference sources, formulas for calculation, etc. by completing the questionnaire form on the SSRI website.

1.10  Authors must submit the database and calculation set used in research to the SSRI journal’s editorial committee, to be delivered to the reviewers for the verification of data and research results identified in the article.

1.11  Articles submitted for publication in SSRI must include citations in accordance with ethical and academic standards; the document citation format must comply with the American Psychological Association (APA) standard.

2. Submission of articles for publication in journal of Social Science Research & Innovations (SSRI)

2.1  Submission of articles to be considered for publication in the SSRI. Authors can use the method of registering and submitting articles on the SSRI website by filling in the complete information specified in the online form and uploading files of electronic articles and related documents, as specified on the website. Authors must submit manuscripts on time as specified by the SSRI.

2.2  The SSRI does not limit the number of articles submitted for review, but retains the right to impose a limit of 1 article per person in each published journal.

3. Review processes for publication in the journal of Social Science Research & Innovations (SSRI)

Academic work that is registered to enter the review process for publication must be reviewed on the basis of quality and initial suitability by the editor of the SSRI before going into the evaluation process by experts.

3.1 Editors Review

Registered articles will go through a review process by the editorial department of the SSRI to examine the suitability, completeness and preliminary quality of the articles according to the journal's standards (as specified in item 1.1) within 30 days. The editor will notify the author of whether the article needs to be revised or not. If there is no need for revision, the article will be put into the quality review process by reviewers. But if the article still has flaws, the editorial will notify the authors of any revisions needed before being submitted to the evaluation process by reviewers. But if the article cannot be revised to meet the journal’s standards, or if the author does not revise within 30 days after being notified by the editorial, the article will be withdrawn from the review process for publication in the SSRI.

In the preliminary examination process, the editorial staff will organize a system for reviewing the quality of the articles according to various standard issues, especially any plagiarisms contained in the article. The editorial will use programs that are reliable and well-respected in academic circles, which specify that articles must have a redundancy level of not more than 20 percent. If the event that any plagiarism is found in the evaluation process, the editorial will stop the process and contact the main author immediately and request for clarification as "Accept" or "Reject" publication of the article.

3.2 Professional review

The SSRI aims to promote the dissemination of quality studies and research results with standardized and professional processes. Academic work published in the SSRI must pass scrutiny of quality according to the standard criteria used by the reviewers. The editors will typically select three qualified persons with expertise in the field, or issues related to the article, to review the quality of the articles according to academic principles and the standards of the SSRI as stated in article 1.1.

(1) teachers, lecturers, and researchers at least 3 reviewers
(2) students (bachelor's degree, master's degree, and PhD), entrepreneurs or others, at least 2 reviewers

Articles must accord with the research ethics for academic publication in the journal, as will be discussed later in article 3.  In the evaluation process, there will be a double-blind review - the author does not know the reviewers and the reviewers do not know the author's name. During the review, the reviewers may ask the editorial staff to request additional documents from the authors. For approval for publication, articles must receive the agreement of at least two reviewers.

3.3 Publication approval by editors

In the event that a qualified person has suggestions for revision, the author must revise and complete the amendment according to the recommendations of the experts or the author has reasonable explanations for revising the article. After the author has revised the article as advised by the reviewers, the editor of the journal will decide whether to approve or reject the publication of the academic work, which is the final step of the consideration process.