Journal profile
Nitel Sosyal Bilimler
ISSN 2687-5764 · Melih Sever · Türkiye
Nitel Sosyal Bilimler: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 103 days (submission to final decision, publisher); 10 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nitel Sosyal Bilimler is published by Melih Sever. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Qualitative Research Methods and Applications, Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics and Gender and Feminist Studies, together about 24.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Qualitative Social Sciences (QSS) is a peer-reviewed, open access, international journal published two times a year (June & December). The main aim of this journal is to develop qualitative interpretation and analysis of phenomena in social sciences, including, but not limited to: social science methodology, social work, psychology, psychological counseling, sociology, marketing, organizational behavior and other related disciplines. Research and review studies in social science methodology, social work, psychology, psychological counseling, sociology, marketing, organizational behavior, and other related disciplines can be published in the journal.The journal publishes only: research papers based on qualitative methods or mixed methods, review and theoretical papers.Manuscripts can be written in either English or Turkish. Last Update Time: April 10, 2026 Period Months June December
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 1, Australia 1, Netherlands 1, Türkiye 1, Malaysia 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Qualitative Research Methods and ApplicationsSocial Sciences10.8%
- Qualitative Research Methods and EthicsSocial Sciences7.7%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences6.2%
- Focus Groups and Qualitative MethodsSocial Sciences6.2%
- Religion, Spirituality, and PsychologySocial Sciences4.6%
- Educational Research and MethodsSocial Sciences4.6%
- Media, Gender, and AdvertisingSocial Sciences4.6%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology3.1%
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
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
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.36OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 63 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 52 |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 63 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 44 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | 29 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 19 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
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
103 dayssubmission to final decision · community reports about 7 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 7 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to final decision
- 103 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication
- 67 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 7 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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 9,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use
- AI use Generative AI usage key principles
Qualitative Social Sciences and other publishers declared their principles on AI use in scientific articles. As per the criteria commonly used in academic publishing, copywriting any part of an article using a generative AI tool would not be permissible, including the generation of the abstract or the literature review, the author(s) must be responsible for the work and accountable for its accurac…
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
- Melih Sever
- Country or region
- Türkiye
- Language
- Turkish, English
- ISSN
- 2687-5764
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nitel Sosyal Bilimler
How long does peer review take at Nitel Sosyal Bilimler?
The publisher reports about 103 days (submission to final decision); authors report an average review time of about 7 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 Nitel Sosyal Bilimler?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 9,000 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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 Nitel Sosyal Bilimler based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (1), Australia (1) and Netherlands (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Nitel Sosyal Bilimler?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nitel Sosyal Bilimler is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Nitel Sosyal Bilimler open access, and what is the APC?
Nitel Sosyal Bilimler 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .