Aims and scope
Net Journal of Social Sciences is a peer-reviewed open access journal, which publishes innovative work from all areas related to Social Sciences. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, Anthropology, Sociology, Geography, Economics, History, Environmental Studies, Business Administration, Home Science, Public Health, Political Science, Demography, Cultural Studies, Ethnography and Sociolinguistics.
Open access
All articles published by Net Journal of Social Sciences are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication, without subscription charges or registration barriers.
Authors of articles published in Net Journal of Social Sciences are the copyright holders of their articles and have granted to any third party, in advance and in perpetuity, the right to use, reproduce or disseminate the article, according to the Net Journals copyright and license agreement.
Article-processing charges
Open access publishing is not without costs. Net Journal of Social Sciences therefore levies an article-processing charge of $400 for each article accepted for publication. We routinely waive charges for authors from low-income countries. A limited number of waivers for article-processing charges are also available at the editors' discretion, and authors wishing to apply for these waivers should contact the editors.
Publication and peer review process
Content overview
Net Journal of Social Sciences considers the following types of articles:
• Regular articles: These should describe new and carefully confirmed findings, and experimental procedures should be given in sufficient detail for others to verify the work. The length of a full paper should be the minimum required to describe and interpret the work clearly.
• Reviews: Submissions of reviews and perspectives covering topics of current interest are welcome and encouraged. Reviews should be concise and no longer than 4-6 printed pages (about 12 to 18 manuscript pages). Reviews manuscripts are also peer-reviewed.
• Short Communications: A Short Communication is suitable for recording the results of complete small investigations or giving details of new models or hypotheses, innovative methods, techniques or apparatus. The style of main sections need not conform to that of full-length papers. Short communications are 2 to 4 printed pages (about 6 to 12 manuscript pages) in length.
Ethical guidelines
Net Journal of Social Sciences' publisher, Net Journals, has a legal responsibility to ensure that its journals do not publish material that infringes copyright, or that includes libellous or defamatory content. If, on review, your manuscript is perceived to contain potentially libellous content the journal Editors, with assistance from the publisher if required, will work with authors to ensure an appropriate outcome is reached.
Competing interests
Net Journal of Social Sciences requires authors to declare any competing financial or other interest in relation to their work. All competing interests that are declared will be listed at the end of published articles. Where an author gives no competing interests, the listing will read 'The author(s) declare that they have no competing interests'.
Plagiarism detection
In cases of suspected plagiarism CrossCheck is available to the editors of Net Journal of Social Sciences to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. CrossCheck is a multi-publisher initiative allowing screening of published and submitted content for originality.
Copyright
Authors of articles published in Net Journal of Social Sciences retain the copyright of their articles and are free to reproduce and disseminate their work.