Submissions

Author(s) are expected to comply with the best ethical practice in research & publication. The author is requested to read the paper publishing process and article processing charge (publishing fee) information before submission to this journal. The author may visit this video tutorial for guidance on online submission steps.

1. This journal will accept Research Article, Review Article, Short Review, Short Communication, Survey Article, and Opinions. Visit section policy for more detail on each article type.
2. A separate cover letter in pdf file should be uploaded during the manuscript submission (step 2) that includes:
   • Declaration from the corresponding author on the behalf of all co-author(s) for its originality and non-simultaneous submission to any other journal.
   • An explanation of the suitability of the article in this journal in view of the journal's aims and scope.
   • Highlights that convey the core findings of the article in 3-5 bullet points. (maximum 90 characters per bullet point including spaces)
   • The suggestion of 3 suitable potential referees with their affiliation and working email id. Referees should be selected from institutions other than those where the author(s) work.

3. Text formatting requirements

   • The manuscript should be in A4 size with a single column layout and normal margin and the text should be single-spaced; with 11-point, Garamond font.
   • All manuscripts must contain the essential elements of the article and divide the article into clearly defined sections, for example, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, Artwork, and Tables with Captions. Further, all Headings/subheadings should be numbered appropriately using the style tag of Microsoft Word (heading 1, heading 2......).
   • The abstract should be within 300 words. Abstract and conclusion section should be written with continuous sentences without any subheading in it, do not use bullet point/numbered list. The abstract and conclusion section should not have any citations within it.
   • If your article includes any Supplementary material, this should be uploaded separately as the supplementary file in step 2 of the submission process.  
   • The final formatting of the published article may be different than the submission requirement as final formatting in the accepted article gets applied by our copyeditor at the copyediting stage.

4. Author's detail
   

   • All author(s) presented in the manuscript should be added in the same order during step 3 of online submission.  Further, on the first page of the article (Just before the abstract section), complete detail of each author should be provided in the following format (use the same format as given below)-
     Full Name:
     Highest Qualification:
     Affiliation (Department and College/University):
     Post/Rank (If a student, provide the course name and course year):
     email id: (fake/wrong/invalid email id may cause article rejection)
     

   • If the manuscript is written by Bachelor/Master Degree student (below Ph.D. level student), it's mandatory to consult with the mentor before submission in this journal and include the mentor/supervisor as an author.  In the case where the supervisor does not wish to be included as a co-author, we will require an email from the supervisor confirming the same. 

5. Figures and tables embedded in the text

   • All illustrations; figures and tables should be placed within the text at the appropriate place with a consistent figure/table number and descriptive title. Each table figure should be explained in the text by referring to the corresponding figure/table number.
   • Please ensure that the figures are of high resolution and the tables are drawn using the MS word table tool. 

6. References

   • The author should include at least 50% recent (from the last 2 years) reference citations.
   • References can be in any consistent format, APA is preferred. Valid doi/url (link) should be given next to each reference in the reference list. If any reference is not available online it should be modified/deleted, as we do not support offline references.
   • All references in the list should be cited within the text and all cited references should be available within the reference list, just after the acknowledgment section in APA style with DOI or URL (link).
   • Kindly note that only scholarly literature can be used as a reference, grey literature or unauthentic website/ social media cannot be included as a reference. 

7. Declarations

   The author should add the following set of declarations at the end of the manuscript-

   7.1 Study Limitations: Provide all possible limitations faced in the study that might significantly affect the research outcome, If not applicable, write, none.
   7.2 Acknowledgments: If not applicable, write, none
   7.3 Funding Source: If no funding source exists, write, none.
   7.4 Competing Interests: The author must add a statement for the potential conflict of interest; refer to this link for more details on competing interests.

8. Human and Animal-related Study

   If the work involves the use of human/animal subjects, each manuscript should also contain the following set of declarations-

   8.1 Ethical Approval: Provide an ethical approval authority name with the reference number. If not required, provide an ethical exemption letter of not required. The author should upload a scanned PDF copy of the ethical approval/exemption letter during manuscript submission. Visit this link for more details on the ethical approval policy.
   8.2 Informed Consent: Write a statement for the informed consent taken from the respondent/ participants/ patient to publish this study. The editor may ask to upload the scanned PDF copy if required. Visit this link for more details on the consent requirement.

Publishing Fee & Reviewing Time

All articles published in the Advanced Journal of Social Science are fully open-access and freely available online, immediately upon publication. This journal offers the following publishing model based on reviewing time and author(s) interest-
Regular Publication (Low-cost): In this publishing model author(s) need to pay the publishing fee as low as $50 (USD) after the article gets ready for acceptance. For Indian authors publishing charges will be ₹4,000+GST. In the regular publishing model, the first-round review report will be available within 6-10 weeks of the submission date. The second review round may take up to 6 weeks. Normally there would be only 2 rounds of review and if a third round requires it may take up to 4 weeks. Unsatisfactory revision even after the third round review will be rejected. There is no submission or any other kind of hidden fee for the article submitted to this journal. All submitted articles will be automatically processed under Regular publication (by default) if the author(s) do not send a separate request for Rapid Publication Options through the comment section during submission or by sending an email request after submission.

Rapid Publication (Rapid Review): The author can choose the rapid publication model by writing in comments for the Editor section of submission step 1 that they are interested in rapid publication and agree to pay the article processing charge after the article gets ready for acceptance as per following schedule (Select one of the options)-

Rapid Review 1: The first round review report will be available within 3-4 weeks and the author(s) will need to pay $100 (USD) if ready for acceptance. The second and each subsequent round may take up to 2 weeks with a maximum of 3 rounds. 
Rapid Review 2: The first round review report will be available within 12-15 days and the author(s) will need to pay $500 (USD) if ready for acceptance. The second and each subsequent round may take up to 10 days with a maximum of 3 rounds. 
Rapid Review 3: The first round review report will be available within 5-7 days and the author(s) will need to pay $1000 (USD) if ready for acceptance. The second and each subsequent round may take up to 5 days with a maximum of 4 rounds. 

Normally there would be only 2 review rounds to make a final decision however, in case of unsatisfactory revision, a final decision will be taken after completing the maximum review rounds as explained above in each option. If the author forgets to choose the rapid publication model during submission, then they can email to ajss@aijr.org at any later stage by mentioning one of the above options. If the author(s) do not indicate their interest in Rapid publication, the article will be automatically considered under Regular publication.

Kindly note that all publishing models have the same review process and acceptance criteria, the only difference is the time period of reviewing.

(A special APC waiver of 50% for authors below Ph.D. level students is available, such students shall take prior approval of manuscript submission from their supervisor and include the supervisor as co-author. The student's academic detail shall also be included to indicate that the paper belongs to Bachelor's or Master's degree level students.)

Note: Considering articles under rapid review will depend upon the availability of related reviewers which will be confirmed to the author after they request for rapid review. Further, the article under rapid review cannot be withdrawn at any stage of submission/publication. The author will be responsible for the timely response of any query/comments or an explanation if requires an extension. Not responding to the editor will be considered as author misconduct which may result in blocking, surcharge, or other misconduct action. APC is not refundable in any circumstances even if the article gets retracted or removed due to the author's ethical misconduct. 

The above APC info has been updated on 15/11/2023

APC for non-academic R&D divisions

Research Articles from the authors belong to the R&D division of non-academic industries will be processed as follows-

Regular Publication (non-academic): In this option author(s) need to pay $500 (USD) after the article gets ready for acceptance. For Indian authors, APC will be ₹35,000+GST. In this option, the first-round review report will be available within 3 weeks of the submission date. The second round review may take up to 2 weeks. Normally there would be only 2 review rounds and if the third round requires it may take up to 10 days. Unsatisfactory revision even after the third round review will be rejected.

Rapid Review (non-academic): The first round review report will be available within 10-14 days and the author(s) will need to pay $1000 (USD) if ready for acceptance. The second and each subsequent round may take up to 10 days with a maximum of 3 rounds. 

Non-academic authors need to select any one option after the submission either by emailing us or by replying discussion initiated by us. The article will get processed after selecting an option.