Aims and Scope
Aims and Scope
Aims
The Asian Review of Social Sciences (ARSS) aims to advance research and scholarly communication across the major disciplines of the social sciences by publishing rigorous theoretical, empirical, methodological, and practice-oriented studies. The journal provides an international forum for research on individuals, communities, institutions, cultures, communication, information environments, public policy, and societal transformation.
ARSS welcomes research addressing contemporary social, cultural, economic, political, educational, informational, and technological challenges, including social change, development, inequality, governance, education, sustainability, migration, digital society, media transformation, and public participation.
The journal also encourages interdisciplinary research involving advanced ICT, artificial intelligence, digital platforms, data analytics, social media, digital humanities, computational social science, journalism and mass communication, media studies, and library and information science, where the contribution to social science knowledge, policy, or professional practice is clear and substantive.
Scope of the Journal
ARSS publishes original research articles, review articles, and case studies in areas including:
- Sociology, social theory, social change, social institutions, communities, culture, identity, inequality, and contemporary social issues.
- Political science, governance, public administration, public policy, citizenship, political participation, and institutional development.
- Economics and society, development studies, poverty, employment, livelihoods, social welfare, economic inclusion, and sustainable development.
- Anthropology, cultural studies, indigenous studies, heritage, ethnicity, migration, population studies, and intercultural relations.
- Psychology and social psychology, human behaviour, attitudes, social cognition, community psychology, and psychosocial dimensions of society.
- Education, educational sociology, higher education, lifelong learning, educational policy, digital learning, and social dimensions of education.
- Journalism, mass communication, media studies, news media, media ethics, media literacy, political communication, and communication for development.
- Digital journalism, social media, online communication, audience studies, digital cultures, misinformation, disinformation, and emerging media environments.
- Library and information science, information behaviour, information literacy, knowledge organisation, information services, digital libraries, and scholarly communication.
- Knowledge management, institutional repositories, digital preservation, research communication, open science, bibliometrics, scientometrics, and research evaluation.
- Information and communication technologies in social sciences, digital society, digital inclusion, e-governance, digital citizenship, and technology-mediated social interaction.
- Artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, social network analysis, computational social science, digital humanities, and data-driven approaches to social research.
- Gender studies, family studies, youth studies, ageing, disability studies, social justice, diversity, inclusion, and human rights.
- Rural and urban studies, community development, regional development, environmental sociology, sustainability, climate-related social change, and disaster resilience.
- Criminology, legal and socio-legal studies, social policy, healthcare and society, tourism and society, organisational and workplace studies, and interdisciplinary social science research.
Interdisciplinary manuscripts are encouraged where the research demonstrates a substantive contribution to social science theory, methodology, policy, professional practice, social development, communication, information environments, or understanding of contemporary societal challenges.
Research integrating the social sciences with information technology, data science, artificial intelligence, communication technologies, healthcare, environmental studies, education, management, or other disciplines may be considered where the social science contribution is explicit, central, and analytically developed.
Manuscripts that are primarily concerned with pure computer science, software engineering, electrical engineering, clinical medicine, laboratory sciences, or other technical disciplines without a clear and substantive social science, communication, information science, or societal dimension are outside the principal scope of the journal.
Readership
The journal is intended for an international readership of researchers, academics, social scientists, sociologists, political scientists, economists, anthropologists, psychologists, education researchers, media and communication scholars, journalists, library and information science professionals, information specialists, policymakers, development practitioners, research scholars, educators, and professionals working in public, private, academic, cultural, media, information, and community organisations.
ARSS also serves professionals and policymakers interested in applying social science evidence to social development, governance, education, communication, information access, digital transformation, public policy, community engagement, and technology-mediated social change.
Types of Articles
ARSS publishes:
- Original research articles
- Review articles
- Case studies
Originality and Relevance
Submitted manuscripts must present original scholarly work relevant to the stated aims and scope of ARSS. Manuscripts should demonstrate theoretical, empirical, methodological, societal, policy, or professional significance through the development, application, validation, evaluation, or advancement of social science theories, conceptual frameworks, research methods, communication practices, information systems, social interventions, institutional practices, or evidence-based approaches to societal challenges.
