For Authors

JIHSS welcomes submissions from scholars worldwide. Please read the guidelines below carefully before submitting your manuscript.

1. Author Guidelines

Submission Requirements
  • Manuscripts must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration elsewhere.

  • Submissions should be prepared in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx).

  • Manuscripts should be written in clear academic English, Chinese, Thai or other Asian languages.

  • Research articles should normally be 3,000–5,000 words in English or 5,000–8,000 Chinese characters, including references. Manuscripts in Thai and other Asian languages should follow comparable length guidelines, with flexibility according to language and discipline.

Manuscript Format
  • Font: Times New Roman, 12-point, with 1.5 line spacing.

  • Title Page: Article title, author name(s), institutional affiliation(s), and email address(es).

  • Abstract: 150–250 words, summarizing the research objectives, methods, and main findings.

  • Keywords: 4–6 keywords.

  • Main Text: Organize the manuscript into appropriate sections, including an introduction, main discussion, conclusion, and references. Section structures may vary by discipline.

  • Tables and Figures: Number consecutively and place near their first mention in the text.

Citations and References

Authors should use a recognized academic citation style, preferably APA (7th edition) or Chicago, consistently throughout the manuscript.

Examples:

In-text citation (APA): (Smith, 2020, p. 45)

Book (APA): Smith, J. (2020). Title of the book. Publisher.

Journal article (APA): Smith, J. (2020). Title of the article. Journal Title, 10(2), 45–60.

For archival materials, interviews, and non-English sources, authors should provide sufficient bibliographic information to enable identification and verification. Where appropriate, English translations of non-English titles should be included.

Publication Ethics

Authors must ensure the accuracy and originality of their work, properly acknowledge sources, disclose relevant conflicts of interest, and obtain necessary permissions for copyrighted materials.

Submission Procedure

All manuscripts should be submitted through the journal's online submission system. Submissions will undergo initial editorial screening, and manuscripts selected for further consideration will be subject to peer review.

2. Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • This submission meets the requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • This submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
  • All references have been checked for accuracy and completeness.
  • All tables and figures have been numbered and labeled.
  • Permission has been obtained to publish all photos, datasets and other material provided with this submission.

3. Privacy Statement

The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.

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