About the Journal
Aims and Scope
International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (IJSSH) is the official journal of the Universidad Tecnica de Manabi. The principal purpose of the journal is to publish scholarly work in the Social Sciences in Education and Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous). The research that is published may take a theoretical or speculative model as well as statistical and mathematical. Contributions are welcome from all fields which have relevant and insightful comments to make about the social sciences. See more...
Online First
At IJSSH we refer to an online first as an article that has been through the peer-review process, has been accepted for publication and has been copyedited and typeset. The article is the final manuscript format, but is distinguished as an early release simply because it has not been delayed until a full issue publication. When the issue is complete, and an editorial is written, the issue will be archived with its own table of contents. Articles in the journal are freely available to the public thanks to our institutional sponsors. See more...
Article Processing Charges
In order to sustain the production of our fully-refereed open access journal, each article accepted for publication in the International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (IJSSH) is subject to an Article Processing Charge of USD 210. This fee is used to cover the costs of the peer-review process, professional typesetting and copyediting, as well as online hosting, long-term preservation, distribution to libraries and content aggregators worldwide, and extensive promotion to potential readers. There is no submission fee. See more...
APC Waiver Policy
International journal of social sciences and humanities aims to encourage and enable authors from all countries to share their scientific knowledge with others and learn from the scientific knowledge of others. To remove financial constraints as a barrier to sharing and learning especially for authors from low income economies, IJHS has formulated a waiver policy. See more...
Archiving Policy
For the long-term preservation service(s), International Journal of Physical Sciences and Engineering (IJPSE) is currently archived in Internet Archive, CLOCKSS, and LOCKSS. See more...
Article Identifier
The persistent article identifier used by the International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (IJSSH) is the Digital Object Identifier (DOI). DOI prefix for IJSSH is https://doi.org/10.53730/ijssh See more...
Business Model
At International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (IJSSH), we hold a deep commitment to the pursuit of knowledge, the sharing of ideas, and the promotion of informed discourse. Founded on the principle of unrestricted access to valuable information, we are proud to affirm our unwavering dedication to financial independence. See more...
Copyright and Licensing
Articles published in the International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (IJSSH) is open access under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives Licence (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). Authors retain copyright in their work and grant IJSSH right of first publication under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles in this journal, and to use them for any other lawful purpose. See more...
Editorial Policy
The editorial policies of International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (IJSSH) can be found on the pages listed below. This policy describes guidelines in the publication process of our journals. This policy closely follows the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). See more...
Ethics & Disclosures
Publishing Ethics
SS journals were committed to ensuring ethics in publication and quality of articles. Conformance to standards of ethical behavior is therefore expected of all parties involved: Authors, Editors, Reviewers, and the Publisher. In particular, SS Journals are peer-reviewed journals in various disciplines. This statement is explained the ethical behavior of all parties involved in the act of publishing an article for its journals. This statement is based on internationally accepted Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors. See more...
Instructions to Authors
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines. See more...
Indexing
The following is a list of abstracting and indexing databases, repositories, and bibliographic listings, that cover International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (IJSSH). See more...
Journal History
IJSSH began publication in 2017. A decision was made to streamline IJSSH to meet the need for specialized journals in areas of study aligned with the interdisciplinary strengths of the university. The revamped IJSSH is now an international peer-reviewed journal devoted to the publication of original papers. See more...
Journal Metrics
We’re supporting responsible research assessment practices by rolling out a broader range of journal and article metrics publicly available, and helping authors gain deeper insights into the impact of their work. To learn more about these plans, read our overview. See more...
Keywords
Arts and Humanities
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Social Sciences
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Business, Management and Accounting
Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)
Lag Time and Acceptance Rate
At International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (IJSSH), we know the importance of your research being published as quickly and efficiently as possible. With the Online Submission system, we can guarantee a streamlined production process to ensure that your paper can reach the academic community rapidly and with maximum impact. See more...
Note to Contributors
Interested in submitting to International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (IJSSH)? We recommend that you review the About the Journal page for the journal's section policies, as well as the Author Guidelines. Authors need to register with the journal prior to submitting or, if already registered, can simply log in and begin the five-step process. See more...
Open Access Statement
The International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (IJSSH) is fully open access. There are no fees to individual authors, and authors are allowed to self-archive their work. The cost of publishing the journal is subsidized by Universidad Tecnica de Manabi and the Ministry of Education and LKP ScienceScholar Institution. Reproduction, posting, transmission or other distribution or use of the article or any material therein, in any medium as permitted by a personal-use exemption or by written agreement of the journal, requires credit to the IJSSH as the copyright holder. See more...
Peer Review Policy
Privacy Statement
The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party without your consent. The users who want to exercise their right to be forgotten can be deleted from the list of users. However, author's names will remain to be present in articles which have been created by them according to respective clauses in the other legal documents valid in other countries. See more...
Plagiarism Policy
Plagiarism, where someone assumes another's ideas, words, or other forms of creative expression as one's own, is a clear violation of scientific ethics. Plagiarism may also involve a violation of copyright law, punishable by legal action. See more...
Publisher
Universidad Tecnica de Manabi (Av. Urbina y Che Guevara, Apartado: 82, Phone: (05) 2635-611, Fax. (05) 2651-569, Ext. 111-115, Zip Code: Portoviejo, 130105, Ecuador/South America) See more...
Repository Policy
International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (IJSSH) supports open access. Articles published in IJSSH is open access under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives Licence (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). Authors retain copyright in their work and grant IJSSH right of first publication under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles in this journal, and to use them for any other lawful purpose. IJSSH is following Sherpa/Romeo's policy. See more...
Reviewer Guidelines
Reviewers play an essential part in science and in scholarly publishing. Scientists and scholars have relied upon peer review to validate research, engage other specialists in the support of submitted work, and increase networking possibilities within specific specialist communities. See more...
