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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Articles

Section Default Policy 

To ensure fairness, consistency, and transparency, WAJSS applies the following default editorial and review policies to all manuscript submissions. Authors should select the appropriate section when submitting and follow the requirements outlined below.

1. Research Articles

  • Review Process: Double-blind peer review.

  • Length: 5,000–8,000 words (excluding references, tables, and figures).

  • Content Requirements: Must present original empirical or theoretical research relevant to social sciences. Should include clear research objectives, methodology, analysis, and discussion.

  • Ethics: Submissions must comply with research ethics standards, including informed consent for studies involving human subjects.

2. Review Articles

  • Review Process: Double-blind peer review.

  • Length: 6,000–9,000 words.

  • Content Requirements: Comprehensive, critical, and analytical overviews of existing research in a social sciences domain. Reviews must highlight key debates, knowledge gaps, and future research directions.

3. Case Studies

  • Review Process: Peer review (single or double blind, depending on content).

  • Length: 3,000–5,000 words.

  • Content Requirements: Well-documented analyses of specific cases in policy, society, law, education, governance, or culture that provide new insights or practical applications.

4. Short Communications / Research Notes

  • Review Process: Peer review.

  • Length: 2,000–3,500 words.

  • Content Requirements: Brief reports of preliminary findings, methodological innovations, or emerging issues in the social sciences.

5. Book Reviews / Commentaries

  • Review Process: Editorial review.

  • Length: 1,000–2,000 words.

  • Content Requirements: Critical evaluation of recently published books or commentaries on topical issues in the field of social sciences.

General Policies for All Sections

  • Language: Manuscripts must be written in clear academic English.

  • Formatting: Authors should follow the WAJSS Author Guidelines and use APA referencing style.

  • Open Access: All articles are published under an open access license, ensuring free global access.

  • Ethics & Integrity: WAJSS adheres to the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines. Plagiarism, fabrication, or unethical practices will not be tolerated.

  • Review Timeframe: The journal ensures a 6–8 week review period to allow for thorough peer evaluation.

 

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