The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed journal is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them.
Frontiers in Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS) is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and follows the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Duties of Editors
- The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for the final decision regarding the acceptance or rejection of articles.
- Editors must ensure that the peer review process is fair, unbiased, and timely.
- Editors guarantee the anonymity of the reviewers during the review process.
- Editors will not use unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript for their own research without the express written consent of the author.
Duties of Reviewers
- Reviewers should not take advantage of the manuscript before publication; instead, they should help the authors to improve their work.
- Reviewers should not criticize the manuscripts in public.
- Reviewers must treat the manuscript as a confidential document and must not share or discuss it with others.
- Reviewers should evaluate the scientific quality of the paper objectively.
Duties of Authors
- An author is a person who has a substantial contribution to the article; all other contributions should be mentioned as acknowledgments.
- Authors should present their work as objectively as possible. Arguments that discriminate against people by race, sex, origin, religion, etc., are not accepted.
- Bogus results must not be given. All data must be accurate and verifiable.
- Authors should cite only the articles which have contributed to their work; unnecessary citations should not be listed.
- All authors must have seen and approved the manuscript as submitted, and the manuscript must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere.
Plagiarism and AI Policy
Before publication, Boya Century Publishing will review all papers using the powerful text comparison tool iThenticate. This procedure aims to prevent scholarly and professional plagiarism. Manuscripts with a high similarity index will be rejected.
Peer Review Process
FHSS operates a single-blind review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the Editor-in-Chief for suitability for the Journal. Papers which are suitable are sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The average review process period is between 1 - 60 days.