Journal profile
mjl@ ldrst ljtm`y@
ISSN 2312-525X · eISSN 2312-5268 · University of Science and Technology, Yemen · Yemen
mjl@ ldrst ljtm`y@: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 40 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 142 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
mjl@ ldrst ljtm`y@ is published by University of Science and Technology, Yemen. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Employee Performance and Management, Management and Organizational Practices and Qur’anic Interpretation Studies, together about 22.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Focus and Scope: Journal of Social Studies is an open access peer-reviewed journal published by the Faculty of Administrative and Human Sciences, University of Science and Technology, Aden - Yemen. The Journal welcomes articles that contribute to wide spectrum coverage of academic research papers in the fields of administration, economics, education and other human and social sciences. Originality, high quality and significance of the content are essentially considered. Peer review process: Peer Review: The submitted manuscripts are carefully peer-reviewed by a panel of scholars in the subspecialties of a field to ensure that the manuscripts are original, valid, and significant. Before sending the manuscripts to the reviewers, the editor makes sure that these manuscripts contribute significantly to the content area of the journal, follow JSS’s guidelines and they are well-written (clear & concise). JSS adopts a double blind/ masked review. The identities of both authors and reviewers are not revealed to one another. Reviewers are requested to review a manuscript within two weeks. The author is noted about the status of the manuscript within three weeks from the submission. The author may communicate with the editor if no feedback has been received for a month. Manuscript acceptance, rejection or acceptance with revision: The editor decides whether the manuscript is accepted, rejected or needs to be revised based on the reviewers’ reports. Manuscript acceptance: Accepted manuscripts will undergo copy-editing and production phases of publication process. The authors will not be allowed to make further changes to the manuscript except for those recommended by the copyeditors. The authors remain responsible for the completion of any amendments required by the journal. Manuscript Rejection: A manuscript is rejected if it falls outside the domain of the journal, has serious defects in design, methodology, analysis or interpretations, lack of contribution to the field, or has a low-quality. Manuscript acceptance with revision: A manuscript may be conditionally accepted. This takes place when the manuscript has a high potential for final acceptance and publication in the journal, and the author adheres to all the essential modifications required by the journal (e.g. gathering essential data, conducting new experiments, reanalyzing the data, etc.). The author has to attend to the editor’s recommendations for revision. The revised manuscript should be resubmitted wi
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Egypt 2, Malaysia 1, Saudi Arabia 1, Qatar 1, Iraq 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Employee Performance and ManagementSocial Sciences7.6%
- Management and Organizational PracticesBusiness, Management and Accounting7.3%
- Qur’anic Interpretation StudiesSocial Sciences7.3%
- Employee Performance and LeadershipBusiness, Management and Accounting6%
- Islamic Thought and Society StudiesArts and Humanities5.7%
- Translation Studies and PracticesArts and Humanities5.1%
- Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting5%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting4.8%
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
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.16OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 637 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 66 | 66 | 34 |
| 2025 | 142 | 142 | 34 |
| 2024 | 57 | 57 | 37 |
| 2023 | 37 | 37 | 38 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | 50 |
| 2021 | 41 | 41 | 65 |
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
40 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 8 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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 30 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 40 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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 | |
| 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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- APA
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access
- Conflicts of interest
APA 6th edition citation style required Model summary
Authors are required to format all references according to the APA 6th edition citation style, both in-text and in the reference list.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
JSS publishes Open Access articles under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license. If author(s) submit their article for consideration by JSS, they agree to have the CC BY license applied to their work, which means that it may be reused in any form provided that the author (s) and the journal are properly cited. Under this license, author(s) also preserve the right of reusing the content o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open Access under CC BY license Model summary
JSS publishes Open Access articles under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) 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
- University of Science and Technology, Yemen
- Country or region
- Yemen
- Language
- English, Arabic
- ISSN
- 2312-525X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2312-5268
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 32, Issue 8 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about mjl@ ldrst ljtm`y@
How long does peer review take at mjl@ ldrst ljtm`y@?
The publisher reports about 40 days (submission to acceptance); 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 mjl@ ldrst ljtm`y@?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: APA; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Cover letter: Required. 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 mjl@ ldrst ljtm`y@ based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Egypt (2), Malaysia (1) and Saudi Arabia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index mjl@ ldrst ljtm`y@?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, mjl@ ldrst ljtm`y@ is indexed in DOAJ.
Is mjl@ ldrst ljtm`y@ open access, and what is the APC?
mjl@ ldrst ljtm`y@ 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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: .