Journal profile
Itobiad
ISSN 2147-1185 · Mustafa Süleyman ÖZCAN · Türkiye
Itobiad: fully open access; APC about USD 100; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 143 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Itobiad is published by Mustafa Süleyman ÖZCAN. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Islamic Thought and Society Studies, Historical Turkish Studies and Turkish Literature and Culture, together about 34.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of the Human and Social Science Researches [itobiad] aims to contribute to scientists by publishing original articles, book reviews, and studies on the symposium and congress activities in the field of social sciences related to human and society (History-Culture and Art, Economics and Administrative Sciences, Philosophy and Religious Studies and Education).The target audience of Journal of the Human and Social Science Researches [itobiad] is Academicians, Researchers, Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Doctorate students, and interested readers. Journal of the Human and Social Science Researches is a peer-reviewed, scientific journal published 4 times a year (March-June-September-December). The copyrights of the studies published in the Journal of the Human and Social Science Researches belong to their authors. Journal of the Human and Social Science Researches has embraced open access and non-commercial scientific publishing. Articles published in the Journal of the Human and Social Science Researches can be made accessible in the institutional archive of his/her university and in the archives on the subject or in other archives requested by the author without the embargo period. All published articles are assigned a DOI as a permanent article identifier.AimJournal of the Human and Social Science Researches [itobiad] aims to contribute to scientists by publishing original articles, book reviews, and studies on the symposium and congress activities in the fields of humanities, social sciences and cultural studies related to human and society (History, Culture and Art, Economics and Administrative Sciences, Philosophy and Religious Studies and Education). It also aims to contribute to the sharing of information about the field at the national and international levels through these publications. ScopeIn Journal of the Human and Social Science Researches [itobiad] original articles, book reviews, and studies on the symposium and congress activities in the fields of humanities, social sciences, and cultural studies related to human and society (History, Culture and Art, Economics and Administrative Sciences, Philosophy and Religious Studies and Education) are published.Subject CategorySocial Sciences: History and Philosophy of Science; Education and Educational Research, Psychology; Religion,Cultural Studies; Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations, Business, CommunicationHumanities: Philosophy, Religion & Theology, HistoryField of
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Malaysia 8, Türkiye 5, United Kingdom 2, Poland 2, Ukraine 2 (24 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Islamic Thought and Society StudiesArts and Humanities12.2%
- Historical Turkish StudiesSocial Sciences11.9%
- Turkish Literature and CultureArts and Humanities10%
- Qur’anic Interpretation StudiesSocial Sciences6.8%
- Cultural and Sociopolitical StudiesArts and Humanities4.8%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences4.5%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting4.3%
- Ottoman Empire History and SocietySocial Sciences4.1%
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
Indexed in: no record yet.
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
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 111OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.9OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 115Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,693 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 126 | 126 | 826 |
| 2025 | 143 | 143 | 1,034 |
| 2024 | 117 | 117 | 795 |
| 2023 | 135 | 135 | 746 |
| 2022 | 113 | 113 | 605 |
| 2021 | 177 | 177 | 457 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | TRY 2,500 / USD 100 | 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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 250–300 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 9,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted3
- kitap değerlendirmeleriinsan ve toplum ile ilgili sosyal bilimler (Tarih-Kültür ve Sanat, İktisadi İdari Bilimler, Felsefe ve Dini Araştırmalar ile Eğitim) alanlarında sempozyum ve ko…Length not stated
- sempozyum ve kongre etkinliklerine dair çalışmalarinsan ve toplum ile ilgili sosyal bilimler (Tarih-Kültür ve Sanat, İktisadi İdari Bilimler, Felsefe ve Dini Araştırmalar ile Eğitim) alanlarında sempozyum ve ko…Length not stated
- özgün makalelerinsan ve toplum ile ilgili sosyal bilimler (Tarih-Kültür ve Sanat, İktisadi İdari Bilimler, Felsefe ve Dini Araştırmalar ile Eğitim) alanlarında sempozyum ve ko…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics
Follows COPE ethical principles and best practices. Model summary
The journal follows the ethical principles and best practices of COPE.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright 4. Copyright Form
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0) license; authors retain copyright. Model summary
The Copyright Agreement Form must be signed and uploaded to the system in PDF format. If authors are affiliated with different institutions, separate signature pages may be submitted; however, all signed pages must be merged into a single PDF file before upload. Authors retain copyright of their published work. All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 Int…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 11. Editorial and Review Process
Double-blind peer review. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts undergo the following stages: Preliminary technical reviewEditorial reviewSimilarity / plagiarism screeningEthics compliance reviewDouble-blind peer review by at least two reviewersLanguage review (Turkish / English where necessary) Manuscripts that fail to meet submission requirements may be returned to authors for correction. The final publication decision is made by th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism similarity rate must be below 20%. Model summary
The article's plagiarism similarity rate must be less than 20%.
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
- Mustafa Süleyman ÖZCAN
- Country or region
- Türkiye
- Language
- Russian, German, French, English, Turkish
- ISSN
- 2147-1185
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Itobiad
How long does peer review take at Itobiad?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Itobiad?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 250–300 words; Keywords: ≥ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 9,000 words; Reference style: APA. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Itobiad based?
Of the 24 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Malaysia (8), Türkiye (5) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Is Itobiad open access, and what is the APC?
Itobiad is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 100.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .