SIMBISA JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES & HUMANITIES

Overview

Simbisa Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities is the official journal of the Indonesian Society of Experts, Educators, and Researchers (Lembaga Masyarakat Ahli, Pendidik, dan Peneliti (LMAPPI)). It is an open-access online scientific journal. It publishes original scientific output. It neither accepts nor commissions third-party content.

Simbisa Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities is a biannual periodical that considers the publication of original articles within its scope. The journal, published in English, is open for submission by authors from around the world, with issues released in February and July.

The journal is available worldwide.

Aims and scope

Simbisa Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities aims to develop as a pioneer journal for the social sciences with a focus on emerging issues pertaining to the social and behavioral sciences as well as the humanities. Areas relevant to the scope of the journal include Social Sciences—accounting, anthropology, archaeology and history, architecture and habitat, consumer and family economics, economics, education, finance, geography, law, management studies, media and communication studies, political sciences, and public policy, population studies, psychology, sociology, technology management, and tourism; and Humanities—arts and culture, dance, historical and civilization studies, language and linguistics, literature, music, philosophy, religious studies, and sports.

Vision

To publish journals of international repute.

Mission

Our goal is to bring the highest quality research to the widest possible audience.

Quality

We strive for excellence, supported by a responsible and professional approach to journal publishing. Submissions can expect to receive a decision within 3 days. The elapsed time from submission to publication for articles averages 7–10 days. We are actively working to reduce processing time with the assistance of our editors and reviewers.

Citing journal articles

The abbreviation for Simbisa Journal of Social Science & Humanities Simbisa J. Soc. Sci. & Hum.

Publication policy

The Simbisa policy prohibits an author from submitting the same manuscript for concurrent consideration by two or more publications. It also prohibits the publication of any manuscript that has already been published, either in whole or in substantial part elsewhere. It also does not permit the publication of a manuscript that has been published in full in proceedings.

Code of Ethics

The Simbisa journals and the Indonesian Institute of Experts, Educators, and Researchers take seriously the responsibility of all of their journal publications to reflect the highest standards of publication ethics. Thus, all journals and journal editors are expected to abide by the journal’s codes of ethics.

Originality

The author must ensure that when a manuscript is submitted to Simbisa, it is an original work. The author should check the manuscript for any possible plagiarism using any program such as Turnitin or any other software before submitting the manuscript to the Simbisa Editorial Office, Journal Division. All submitted manuscripts must be in the journal’s acceptable similarity index range: ≤ 20% (pass); > 20% (reject).

Authorship

Authors are not permitted to add or remove any names from the authorship provided at the time of initial submission without the consent of the journal’s Chief Executive Editor.

Manuscript preparation

Most scientific papers are prepared according to a format called IMRAD. The term represents the first letters of the words Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion. IMRAD is simply a more 'defined' version of the "IBC" [Introduction, Body, Conclusion] format used for all academic writing. IMRAD indicates a pattern or format rather than a complete list of headings or components of research papers; the missing parts of a paper are the title, authors, keywords, abstract, conclusions, references, and acknowledgement. Additionally, some papers include appendices.

The Introduction explains the scope and objective of the study in light of current knowledge on the subject; the Materials and Methods describe how the study was conducted; the Results section reports what was found in the study, and the Discussion section explains the meaning and significance of the results and provides suggestions for future directions of research. The manuscript must be prepared according to the journal’s Author’s guideline (http://Simbisa.lmappi-journals.org/index.php/Simbisa/authorguide)

Editorial process

Authors who complete any submission are notified with an acknowledgment containing a manuscript ID on receipt of a manuscript, and upon the editorial decision regarding publication.

Simbisa follows a double-blind peer-review process. Manuscripts deemed suitable for publication are sent to reviewers. Authors are encouraged to suggest the names of at least 3 potential reviewers at the time of submission of their manuscripts to Simbisa, but the editors will make the final selection and are not, however, bound by these suggestions.

Notification of the editorial decision is usually provided within 3–7 days from the receipt of the manuscript. Publication of solicited manuscripts is not guaranteed. In most cases, manuscripts are accepted conditionally, pending an author's revision of the material.