How to Submit
Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal
Submission Checklist & How to Submit
A pre-submission checklist and step-by-step instructions for submitting your manuscript to ASSRJ.
Submission checklist
Before you submit, confirm that:
| ✓ | the manuscript fits the journal’s Aims & Scope and is original, unpublished and not under consideration elsewhere; |
| ✓ | you have selected the correct article type; |
| ✓ | the manuscript uses the ASSRJ template and is supplied as an editable file (.docx recommended); |
| ✓ | the title page lists all authors, affiliations, ORCID iDs and the corresponding author’s email; |
| ✓ | an abstract (150–250 words) and 4–6 keywords are included; |
| ✓ | citations and references follow the required style, with DOIs where available; |
| ✓ | all declarations are present: Funding; Conflicts of Interest; Data Availability; Author Contributions (CRediT); Ethics & Consent; Use of Generative AI; |
| ✓ | tables and figures are numbered, captioned and permission-cleared where needed; |
| ✓ | all co-authors have read and approved the submission; and |
| ✓ | you have read the Ethics and Disclosures policy. |
How to submit
All submissions are made through the journal’s online submission system (Open Journal Systems). First-time authors register for a free account; returning authors log in. The corresponding author submits on behalf of all co-authors.
What you will need
| ▸ | The manuscript file (editable; .docx recommended), prepared to the guidelines. |
| ▸ | Each author’s name, affiliation, country and ORCID iD. |
| ▸ | The corresponding author’s email. |
| ▸ | Your declarations (funding, conflicts, data availability, CRediT, ethics & consent, AI use). |
| ▸ | Any permission documentation for third-party material. |
Steps
| 1 | Log in and start a new submission. |
| 2 | Confirm the submission-preparation requirements and select the article type and section. |
| 3 | Upload the manuscript and any supplementary files. |
| 4 | Enter metadata (title, abstract, keywords, all authors and ORCID iDs). |
| 5 | Review and complete the submission; the corresponding author will receive an acknowledgement. |
After submission, the manuscript is checked for suitability and screened for originality before being sent for peer review.
