Publishes social-science research on development, public policy, institutions and societal change. Submissions should explain their conceptual framework, population or setting and methods, then relate conclusions to the evidence without overgeneralizing.
Journal of Social Science, Policy and Development is a journal in the EJSIR Publisher programme, focused on Social Science, Policy and Development. Its scope is organized into academic sections covering Development Studies, Public Policy, Sociology, Political Economy, Demography, Urban & Regional Studies, Science & Technology Studies, Social Data Science, Inequality & Inclusion and Sustainable Development. This structure helps authors assess disciplinary fit and gives readers a clear route through the journal’s subject coverage.
Read the journal overview →Section scopes describe the topics covered and the contribution expected from submissions.
This section covers development studies within social science, policy and development. It welcomes foundational questions, methodological contributions and well-supported applications that make a clear scholarly contribution. Authors should identify the problem, explain why the chosen approach is suitable, and report the sources, methods, assumptions or evidence needed for readers to assess the work.
View section scope →This section covers public policy within social science, policy and development. It welcomes foundational questions, methodological contributions and well-supported applications that make a clear scholarly contribution. Authors should identify the problem, explain why the chosen approach is suitable, and report the sources, methods, assumptions or evidence needed for readers to assess the work.
View section scope →This section covers sociology within social science, policy and development. It welcomes foundational questions, methodological contributions and well-supported applications that make a clear scholarly contribution. Authors should identify the problem, explain why the chosen approach is suitable, and report the sources, methods, assumptions or evidence needed for readers to assess the work.
View section scope →This section covers political economy within social science, policy and development. It welcomes foundational questions, methodological contributions and well-supported applications that make a clear scholarly contribution. Authors should identify the problem, explain why the chosen approach is suitable, and report the sources, methods, assumptions or evidence needed for readers to assess the work.
View section scope →This section covers demography within social science, policy and development. It welcomes foundational questions, methodological contributions and well-supported applications that make a clear scholarly contribution. Authors should identify the problem, explain why the chosen approach is suitable, and report the sources, methods, assumptions or evidence needed for readers to assess the work.
View section scope →This section covers urban & regional studies within social science, policy and development. It welcomes foundational questions, methodological contributions and well-supported applications that make a clear scholarly contribution. Authors should identify the problem, explain why the chosen approach is suitable, and report the sources, methods, assumptions or evidence needed for readers to assess the work.
View section scope →The journal considers the following types when the manuscript is appropriate to the section and meets the relevant methodological, reporting and ethics requirements.
