Double-blind peer review
Open access
CC BY 4.0

Applied Social Science Research

Empirical, theoretical and policy-oriented research on the social questions of a changing world.

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Sociology
Economics & Development
Education
Public Policy
Psychology

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About the journal

Frequency
Quarterly
Since 2026
Peer review
Double-blind
At least 2 reviewers
Licence
CC BY 4.0
Open access
APC (on acceptance)
₹10,000
India authors; $100 elsewhere

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Applied Social Science Research invites rigorous, original work and is committed to fair, constructive and timely review — every manuscript judged on its merits, and every published article open to all.

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What the journal publishes

Applied Social Science Research publishes empirical, theoretical and policy-oriented scholarship that addresses real-world social questions. The journal brings together research from across the social sciences, valuing methodological rigour, contextual depth and findings that inform practice and public policy. Manuscripts are evaluated through double-blind peer review and published open access.

Sociology and social change
Economics, development and inequality
Education, learning and educational policy
Psychology and behavioural science
Public policy, governance and law
Management, organisations and the world of work
Media, communication and digital society
Gender, equity and social inclusion

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The journal welcomes research articles, review articles, short papers, case studies and letters to the editor across 13 research domains, assessed through double-blind review by at least 2 independent experts and published open access under CC BY 4.0.

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