Manuscript Type

SOCIA: Jurnal Ilmu-Ilmu Sosial

1. Original Research Article

Empirical Research Peer Review

An Original Research Article presents original empirical findings that contribute to the advancement of knowledge in social sciences and social studies education. The manuscript should address a clearly defined research problem, engage with relevant theoretical or conceptual perspectives, employ a rigorous methodology, and provide an analytical discussion of its findings.

Accepted approaches include:

• Qualitative research, including case studies, ethnography, phenomenology, and other interpretive approaches.
• Quantitative research, including surveys, experiments, and statistical analysis.
• Mixed-methods research integrating qualitative and quantitative approaches.
• Action research and participatory research, where methodologically appropriate.

Recommended manuscript structure:

1. Introduction, including the research problem, relevant theoretical or conceptual framework, research gap, and objectives.
2. Method, describing the research design, context or participants, data collection, and data analysis.
3. Results and Discussion, presenting the findings, interpreting the evidence, and relating the results to relevant scholarship.
4. Conclusion, summarising the principal findings, scholarly contributions, implications, and relevant limitations.
5. References.

Key requirements:

• The manuscript must present original findings and a clear contribution to the relevant field of social sciences.
• The research questions, methods, findings, and conclusions must be logically connected.
• Research involving human participants must comply with applicable research ethics requirements.
• The manuscript must follow the journal's official template and author guidelines.

2. Systematic Literature Review

Evidence Synthesis PRISMA 2020

A Systematic Literature Review provides a structured and critical synthesis of existing research addressing a clearly defined question within the social sciences or social studies education. It should use a transparent, systematic, and reproducible process to identify, select, appraise, and synthesise relevant studies.

Submissions should move beyond a descriptive summary of previous publications and provide a meaningful synthesis of the state of knowledge, theoretical developments, methodological trends, research gaps, and directions for future research.

Recommended manuscript structure:

1. Introduction, explaining the review question, rationale, research gap, and objectives.
2. Method, detailing the review protocol, information sources, search strategy, eligibility criteria, study selection, quality appraisal, and synthesis procedures.
3. Results, reporting the study selection process and characteristics of the included studies.
4. Discussion, interpreting the synthesis, identifying patterns and inconsistencies, and explaining theoretical and practical implications.
5. Conclusion, summarising the principal contributions, limitations, and recommendations for future research.
6. References.

Key requirements:

• The title and abstract should clearly identify the manuscript as a systematic literature review.
• The review question, search process, selection criteria, and synthesis procedures must be clearly reported.
• The review should provide a critical synthesis rather than a descriptive catalogue of publications.
• Authors are encouraged to follow the PRISMA 2020 reporting guidelines where applicable and provide a study selection flow diagram.
• The manuscript must follow the journal's official template and author guidelines.

Important note

Manuscripts that fall outside the journal's scope, lack methodological rigour, or do not comply with the author guidelines may be returned to the authors before the peer-review process.