No Article Processing Charges (APC)
Authors may publish without payment of APCs. This policy helps ensure equitable publishing opportunities for researchers across institutions and regions.
Prof. Shafayat Ahmad
Professor, MANUU College of Teacher Education, Darbhanga
Editor-in-Chief, JHSS
Mr. Chand Ansari
Assistant Professor, MANUU College of Teacher Education, Darbhanga
Editor-in-Chief, JHSS
JHSS is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal publishing rigorous, policy-relevant and practice-informed scholarship across the humanities and social sciences.
Journal scope
Original research, theoretical analyses, critical reviews, and practice-based reports that interrogate social, cultural, historical and policy questions with methodological rigour.
Disciplines covered
Welcomes anthropology, sociology, education, history, political science, gender & cultural studies, development studies, and interdisciplinary work connecting these fields.
Open access & peer review
Fully open-access publication model. All submissions receive double-blind peer review focused on fairness, transparency and constructive feedback.
Ethical publishing
Strict adherence to international standards on plagiarism, authorship, data integrity and human-subject ethics. Conflicts of interest must be disclosed.
Vision
JHSS envisions a dynamic scholarly platform where interdisciplinary research contributes to deeper understanding of human society, informs educational and policy practices, and fosters equitable knowledge creation across communities and cultures.
Scope
The journal welcomes high-quality contributions from the humanities and social sciences, including anthropology, sociology, education, political science, history, development studies, gender studies, cultural studies, and interdisciplinary fields that address contemporary social issues.
Publication fee information
The Journal of Humanities & Social Studies (JHSS) supports accessible scholarship. As a newly established journal, JHSS currently operates a no-fee policy: we do not charge submission, processing, or publication fees.
No Submission Fee
There is no fee for submitting a manuscript. Submissions are evaluated solely on scholarly merit through our double-blind peer-review process.
Transparent future policy
Should the journal introduce any fees in future, changes will be announced clearly with rationale, scope, and provisions for waiver or institutional support.
Open access support
Our no-fee approach aligns with our commitment to open access and increased visibility for early-career researchers and institutions with limited resources.
JHSS does not charge any publication fees at this time.
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As a new and emerging journal, JHSS is actively building its indexing profile. We prioritise metadata quality, open distribution, and transparent citation practices to ensure published work attains growing visibility and discoverability.
Our approach
We pursue rigorous indexing through deliberate steps: maintaining high editorial standards, producing consistent metadata, assigning persistent identifiers (DOIs where available), and submitting applications to subject-appropriate databases.
Where we are applying
As a start-up journal, we are prioritising inclusion in reputable, humanities- and social-science-friendly services: university library catalogues, multidisciplinary search engines, regional abstracting services, and directories that support open access.
Metadata & preservation
We ensure high-quality abstracts, structured metadata (authors, affiliations, keywords, funding), and long-term preservation strategies to support discoverability and scholarly reuse.
Benefits for authors
Inclusion in indexing services increases citation potential, institutional recognition, and the broader reach of your research. We actively support authors during the indexing process and communicate progress transparently.
JHSS is newly established and actively pursuing indexing partnerships appropriate to humanities & social science scholarship.
Plagiarism Policy
Ensures all manuscripts are original, properly cited, and ethically prepared.
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Authors retain copyright; JHSS uses open-access licensing for broad dissemination.
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Defines ethical standards, responsibilities, and procedures for maintaining integrity.
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Uses a rigorous double-blind review system to ensure impartial and high-quality evaluation.
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