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.

Author Guidelines

Authors are invited to make a submission to this journal. Before making a submission, authors are responsible for obtaining permission to publish any material included with the submission, such as photos, documents, and datasets. All authors identified on the submission must consent to be identified as an author. Where appropriate, research should be approved by an appropriate ethics committee in accordance with the legal requirements of the study's country.

An editor may desk reject a submission if it does not meet minimum standards of quality. Before submitting, please ensure that the study design and research argument are structured and articulated properly. The title should be concise, and the abstract should be able to stand on its own. This will increase the likelihood of reviewers agreeing to review the paper.

Publication Ethics Statement

Journal of Advances in Social Sciences (JASS) is committed to maintaining academic integrity and follows recognised principles of publication ethics.

Submitted manuscripts must be original and must not have been previously published or be under consideration by another journal, including in another language. Plagiarism, data fabrication or falsification, duplicate submission, inappropriate authorship, peer-review manipulation, and other forms of research or publication misconduct are not permitted.

Submitted manuscripts may be screened using similarity-detection software. The overall similarity index should not exceed 30%. This threshold is used as an initial screening criterion and does not replace editorial assessment of the nature, source, attribution, and extent of the matched material.

Manuscripts that pass initial editorial screening undergo double-blind peer review. Authors must disclose relevant conflicts of interest and funding, provide ethical approval information where applicable, and ensure that all listed authors have made significant contributions to the work. Editors and reviewers must maintain objectivity, confidentiality, and fairness throughout the evaluation process.

The journal adheres to the guidelines provided by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Confirmed violations may result in manuscript rejection, correction, expression of concern, retraction, or notification of the relevant institution, depending on the nature and seriousness of the matter.

Detailed policies on authorship, plagiarism, research misconduct, conflicts of interest, ethical oversight, peer review, artificial intelligence, complaints and appeals, corrections, and retractions are provided in the journal’s Publication Ethics and Editorial Policies.

Manuscript Requirements

Please submit your manuscript as a Word file (.doc or .docx format) and ensure that page numbers are included in the file. All contributions must be written in English. The recommended minimum word count for the main text is 4,000 words.

More specific information and formatting instructions are provided in the Manuscript Template.

Peer Review Process

All submissions will be assessed by an editor to determine whether they meet the aims and scope of this journal. Manuscripts that are considered a good fit will be sent for double-blind peer review before a final decision (acceptance or rejection) is made.
The typical review period is 2–4 weeks from submission to the initial decision.

The detailed review process is as follows:

1. Initial Screening – The editorial office checks the submission for completeness, plagiarism, and relevance to the journal’s aims and scope.

2. Assignment to Editor – The manuscript is assigned to a section editor who invites at least two qualified reviewers.

3. Double-Blind Peer Review – Both authors and reviewers remain anonymous throughout the process.

4. Review Decision – Reviewers provide comments and recommendations (accept, minor revision, major revision, or reject).

5. Revision and Resubmission – If revisions are requested, authors revise the manuscript in response to reviewers’ feedback and resubmit the revised version. The revised manuscript may be sent for a second round of review before a final decision is made.

6. Final Decision – The Editor-in-Chief or the handling editor evaluates the revised manuscript and makes the final publication decision.

7. Copyediting and Publication – Accepted papers undergo language editing, typesetting, and publication in the assigned issue.

Review Criteria

Submissions are evaluated according to the following criteria:

• Originality and contribution to the field

• Clarity of research objectives and questions

• Appropriateness and rigor of methodology

• Soundness of results, discussion, and conclusions

• Quality of writing and adherence to journal guidelines

• Relevance of references and use of recent literature

Use of Artificial Intelligence

Authors must disclose any use of generative artificial intelligence in preparing a manuscript beyond routine language correction, editing, and formatting. Authors remain fully responsible for verifying the accuracy, originality, and integrity of all submitted content. Artificial intelligence cannot be credited as an author or cited as a scholarly source.

Reviewers and editors must not upload confidential manuscript materials to publicly accessible generative AI systems or use generative AI to produce peer-review reports or editorial decisions.

Detailed requirements are provided in the journal’s Publication Ethics and Editorial Policies.

Article Processing Charges

All articles published in the Journal of Advances in Social Sciences (JASS) are made freely and permanently accessible online under an open access model.

The submission and peer review process are free of charge.

To cover the costs of high-quality peer review, editorial services, production, website hosting, and long-term archiving, a standard Article Processing Charge (APC) of RMB 980 (approximately USD 136) per accepted paper is applied.

No waivers are currently available for the APC.

The APC may be adjusted occasionally due to editorial policies, funding support, or promotional activities, and any updates will be clearly confirmed and communicated before acceptance.

For full details, please refer to the journal’s Article Processing Charges policy.

Manuscript Withdrawal Policy

Authors may request withdrawal of a manuscript before publication by contacting the editorial office in writing and providing the reason for the request.

Withdrawal requests should normally be submitted by the corresponding author with the knowledge and agreement of all co-authors. Where necessary, the journal may request written confirmation from all authors before processing the withdrawal.

Requests to withdraw a manuscript after acceptance will be considered only in exceptional circumstances. The journal reserves the right to request a clear explanation and supporting documentation before making a final decision.

Where authorship, ethics, data integrity, duplicate submission, or other publication ethics concerns arise, the journal will handle the matter in accordance with its publication ethics policy and may refer to relevant publicly available guidance from the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Copyright Notice

All articles published in this journal are freely available online immediately upon publication. No registration or subscription is required to access the content. All articles in this journal are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.