Journal profile
Hitit Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi
ISSN 2757-7449 · Hitit University · Türkiye
Hitit Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 199 days (submission to final decision, publisher); 54 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Hitit Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi is published by Hitit University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Financial Markets and Investment Strategies, Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior and Market Dynamics and Volatility, together about 27.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Hitit Journal of Social Sciences aims to increase the quality of research by carefully evaluating and publishing original studies with scientific qualifications at national and international level in the field of social sciences in accordance with scientific rules and scientific ethics, and by supporting theoretical and research-oriented studies. This aim; With the entrepreneurial and innovative approach of Hitit University, together with all its stakeholders, it has the questioning and analyzing mindset of the future; to train competent, productive and virtuous individuals who are committed to national values; It is in line with its mission to conduct and implement sustainable development-oriented research for the world and our country and its vision of becoming a leading research university in the production of knowledge and technology, aiming for continuous development worldwide. In line with this goal, Hitit Journal of Social Sciences aims to be among the preferred priority journals in the field of social sciences. Manuscripts deemed suitable for the submission rules of Hitit Journal of Social Sciences and the scope of the journal are sent to at least two referees who are experts in their fields for scientific evaluation. The members of the Editorial Board of Hitit Journal of Social Sciences, who discuss the suitability of the manuscript, then take into account the comments of the referees on each submission. The final decision for all submitted manuscripts belongs to the Editor-in-Chief. The Editorial Board of Hitit Journal of Social Sciences is committed to comply with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) criteria. Subject CategoryOur journal mainly focuses on the following fields: Banking, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Fiscal Policy, History, Linguistics, Literature, International Relations, International Trade and Logistics, Political Science, Public AdministrationArticle Submissions:The language of the journal is English.Submitted manuscripts should be appropriate to the purpose and scope of the journal.Original, unpublished manuscripts that are not in the evaluation process in another journal and whose content and submission have been approved by each author are accepted for evaluation.Manuscripts submitted after the article acceptance date specified on the journal's website will not be evaluated.More than one study by one author will not be published in the same issue.Hitit Journal of Social Sciences Journal does not accept
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Iran 2, United Kingdom 1, Türkiye 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.6%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting8.4%
- Market Dynamics and VolatilityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.4%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.8%
- Financial Risk and Volatility ModelingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.3%
- Historical Turkish StudiesSocial Sciences4.9%
- Employee Performance and ManagementSocial Sciences4.9%
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.74OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 240 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 47 | 47 | 116 |
| 2025 | 54 | 54 | 98 |
| 2024 | 46 | 46 | 82 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | 57 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 | 14 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 0 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
199 dayssubmission to final decision · community reports about 10 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 25 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to final decision
- 199 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication
- 85 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Model summary
Hitit Journal of Social Sciences published by Hitit University is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Hitit University
- Country or region
- Türkiye
- Language
- English, Turkish
- ISSN
- 2757-7449
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Hitit Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi
How long does peer review take at Hitit Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi?
The publisher reports about 199 days (submission to final decision); authors report an average review time of about 10 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Hitit Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Iran (2), United Kingdom (1) and Türkiye (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Hitit Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Hitit Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Hitit Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi open access, and what is the APC?
Hitit Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .