About the Journal

Focus and Scope

SOCIETY: Sociology Journal of Universitas Sam Ratulangi (P-ISSN: 2337-4004 | E-ISSN: xxxx-xxxx) is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Sam Ratulangi, twice a year, in June and December.

SOCIETY: Sociology Journal of Universitas Sam Ratulangi publishes empirically grounded, theoretically informed, and multidisciplinary research in sociology and related social sciences. The journal welcomes original research articles, review articles, and conceptual papers that examine contemporary social phenomena from diverse sociological perspectives. The scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to:

  • Sociological Theory and Social Thought
  • Social Change and Social Transformation
  • Sociology of Religion
  • Political Sociology
  • Sociology of Education
  • Economic Sociology
  • Sociology of Communication and Digital Society
  • Gender and Feminist Studies
  • Family and Youth Studies
  • Social Inequality and Social Stratification
  • Community Development and Social Empowerment

 

The journal encourages interdisciplinary approaches that contribute to the advancement of sociological knowledge and provide practical insights for addressing social issues at the local, national, regional, and global levels.

 

Peer-Review Process

Some policies in the review of SOCIETY: Sociology Journal of Universitas Sam Ratulangi are as follows:

  • Every submitted manuscript will be reviewed by at least two independent reviewers who have expertise relevant to the subject of the manuscript.
  • The review process employs a Double-Blind Peer Review system, in which the reviewers do not know the identity of the authors, and the authors do not know the identity of the reviewers.
  • During the review process, reviewers evaluate the consistency between the title, abstract, objectives, methodology, findings, discussion, and conclusions. Reviewers also assess the originality, novelty, theoretical contribution, methodological rigor, significance of the findings, quality of analysis, clarity of presentation, and the relevance and adequacy of the references used in the manuscript.

The reviewers' recommendations will serve as the basis for the Editor to make one of the following decisions:

  • Accept Submission
  • Revisions Required
  • Resubmit for Review
  • Resubmit Elsewhere
  • Decline Submission

A manuscript may be rejected for publication for one or more of the following reasons:

  • The manuscript does not fall within the aims and scope of the journal.
  • The manuscript does not comply with the journal's author guidelines or academic writing standards.
  • The manuscript contains fundamental methodological or analytical weaknesses.
  • The manuscript lacks originality or makes an insufficient contribution to sociological knowledge.
  • The author fails to adequately address the reviewers' comments without providing reasonable academic justification.
  • The manuscript contains evidence of plagiarism or exceeds the journal's maximum similarity index of 20%.