Call for Papers - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

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About the Call for Papers

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications is a fully open-access, online journal publishing peer-reviewed research from across—and between—all areas of the humanities, behavioral and social sciences.

We publish Articles, Reviews and Comments, as well as guest-edited thematic Article Collections (‘special issues’). The journal is supported by an international Editorial Board.

Our scope is inclusive and is open to theoretical, methodological, quantitative and qualitative scholarship that makes a contribution to the literature. We particularly welcome research that speaks to emerging areas of thinking, agenda-setting issues, or grand societal challenge—irrespective of the field of study.

We encourage the submission of interdisciplinary perspectives where there is a clear relevance to the advancement of the humanities, or behavioural or social sciences. This includes research arising in, or informed by, the physical, life, clinical and environmental sciences, for instance: medical humanities, digital humanities, environmental sociology, and complex network studies.

Scholarship that reflects on, or seeks to inform, policymaking of all types, is also welcomed.

We are committed to providing an efficient service for submitting authors. An efficient peer-review system, together with the support of an eminent Editorial Board, allows us to make rapid and fair publication decisions. Prompt dissemination of accepted papers to our wide readership and beyond is achieved through a process of continuous online publication. Published manuscripts are enhanced by innovative web technologies, including an enhanced article template and article-level metrics.

Highlight your research and enhance its visibility to your field and community by submitting to one of our Collections. Collections at HSS Comms provide a high-profile venue for topics of substantial interest to the community. Papers included in a Collection are published in the journal and featured on our Collection page.

How to Apply

At Humanities & Social Sciences Communications we want to make the process of submitting your manuscript as simple as possible. Please carefully follow our step-by-step process, completing each step before progressing to the next.

Step 1: Before you submit

There are several important things you need to know and understand before you begin the submission process. From checking that your research is relevant to our journal, to preparing your manuscript and finding out about open access costs and funding, you will find it in this section.

To go straight to this step, please visit our before you submit page.

Step 2: Ready to submit

Ensuring your manuscript adheres to our submission guidelines and you have consulted our submission checklists helps prevent delays to the assessment of your work.

Once you have successfully formatted and prepared your manuscript files, you will be ready to submit them.

After your manuscript is submitted via our online submission system, it enters our editorial process. We aim to get a first decision to you within approximately 50 days, although this cannot be guaranteed.

Step 3: Post-publication

Our marketing and communications teams promote articles across multiple channels following publication. We have a pre-publicity policy for authors, and we also offer advice and guidance to help you promote your published article through your own channels and techniques.

All published articles include article-level metrics allowing readers to track the impact and reach of research.

To go straight to this step, please visit our post-publication page.

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