Journals in Social sciences and humanities

Accident Analysis & Prevention

ISSN: 0001-4575
5 Year impact factor: 5.9
Impact factor: 5.7

Affiliated with the Association for the Advancement of Automotive MedicineAccident Analysis & Prevention provides wide coverage of the general areas relating to accidental injury and damage, including the pre-injury and immediate post-injury phases. Published papers deal with medical, legal, economic, educational, behavioral, theoretical or empirical aspects of transportation accidents, as well as with accidents at other sites. Selected topics within the scope of the Journal may include: studies of human, environmental and vehicular factors influencing the occurrence, type and severity of accidents and injury; the design, implementation and evaluation of countermeasures; biomechanics of impact and human tolerance limits to injury; modelling and statistical analysis of accident data; policy, planning and decision-making in safety.

Accounting Open

ISSN: 3050-5461

Accounting Open is a fully open access journal publishing theoretical and empirical research contributing to the description, understanding, and prediction of accounting phenomena. We publish all research that adheres to accepted ethical standards, is rigorous, and addresses an important question (even if narrow). We do not evaluate manuscripts based on their novelty or potential impact. As such, the journal strongly encourages the submission of replications and studies reporting negative/null results.We encourage pre-registered studies and Registered Reports (i.e., peer-review on the basis of theory, methods, and planned data analysis before data has been collected). We welcome theoretical and empirical studies in all areas of accounting. Furthermore, we also publish systematic literature reviews (including meta-analyses), methods papers, simulations, commentaries (including critiques of other published papers), and papers introducing novel data, statistical packages, or other software useful for accounting researchers.As an open access journal, all articles are immediately and permanently available for authors and readers to read, download, cite, and share. All articles in Accounting Open are expected to adhere to best practices for open and transparent research, with publicly available, de-identified data, code, and materials to the fullest extent possible.

Accounting Theory and Practice

ISSN: 2949-9453

The Journal of The Forum For Indian Accounting Research (FFIAR)Accounting Theory and Practice (AT&P) publishes original research in all areas of accounting such as financial accounting, management accounting and control, auditing, taxation. Papers with an accounting or disclosure-related component from related fields such as information economics, capital markets, corporate finance, corporate governance, law, contracting, public policy, sustainability, and corporate social responsibility are also welcome. The primary focus of the journal is on issues related to India and other emerging markets, but it is not restricted to this focus and is open to articles from other settings. It welcomes all methods such as analytical, empirical, historical, content analysis, computational, lab and field experimental, survey, and qualitative field and case study, based on disciplines such as economics, statistics, psychology, and sociology.Consistent with the principles of Responsible Research in Business and Management (www.rrbm.network) the journal aims to serve society through rigorous research on topics of interest to academics as well as practitioners and policy-makers. We believe that this is best done by engaging with phenomena in the Indian and emerging markets contexts. We therefore especially invite research on topics and contexts salient to India and other emerging markets, and their environment. Theories developed or applied in the papers sent for publication should be placed within the context they are investigating.In academic research, rigour comes from engaging with the literature deeply, marshalling the evidence carefully to show that it favours one explanation over other competing ones, and interpreting results cautiously. In contrast to journalistic articles and consulting reports, academic research has a cumulative impact because each piece builds on previous pieces to form a coherent whole. Therefore it is necessary for each paper to explain how it adds to the literature beyond the previous papers. It should not just say that it contributes beyond previous research on those topics; it should also say what a reader would have believed based on the previous literature, and how should the new evidence change that reader's beliefs.In addition to papers that use traditional methods, we welcome interesting descriptive studies which explain the academic implications of the phenomena being described.AT&P encourages data and code sharing through repositories such as the Open Science Framework (OSF), and will recognize publications that are accompanied by data and source code through OSF Badges (https://www.cos.io/initiatives/badges).Types of submissionsMost papers published will be original research articles, including field and case studies.The journal will also publish perspective papers that describe institutional details, direct attention to under-researched or new phenomena, or survey the literature to identify future research opportunities. Authors planning to submit perspective articles are encouraged to check with the editors first about the suitability of the topic. Perspective papers will be peer reviewed.Papers are published online with worldwide open access.

Accounting, Organizations and Society

ISSN: 0361-3682
5 Year impact factor: 5.5
Impact factor: 3.6

An International Journal Devoted to the Behavioural, Organizational & Social Aspects of AccountingAccounting, Organizations & Society is a leading international interdisciplinary journal concerned with the relationships among accounting and human behaviour, organizational and institutional structures and processes, and the wider socio-political environment of the enterprise. It aims to challenge and extend our understanding of the roles of accounting and related emergent and calculative practices in the construction of economic and societal actors, and their modes of economic organizing, including ways in which such practices influence and are influenced by the development of market and other infrastructures.We aim to publish high quality work which draws upon diverse methodologies and theoretical developments from across the social sciences, and which illuminates the development, processes and effects of accounting within its organizational, political, historical and social contexts. AOS particularly wishes to attract innovative work which analyses accounting phenomena to advance theory development in, for example, the psychological, social psychological, organizational, sociological and human sciences.The journal's unique focus covers, but is not limited to, such topics as:• The roles of accounting in organizations and society;• The contribution of accounting practices to the emergence, maintenance and transformation of organizational and societal institutions;• The roles of accounting in the development of new organizational and institutional forms, both public and private;• The relationships between accounting, auditing, accountability, ethics and social justice;• Behavioural studies of accounting practices and the providers, verifiers, and users of accounting information, including cognitive aspects of accounting, judgment and decision-making processes, and the behavioural aspects of planning, control and valuation processes;• Organizational process studies of the design, implementation and use of accounting, information and management control systems;• Accounting for human actors, and the impact of accounting technologies upon human subjectivities and evaluations;• The roles of accounting in shaping the design, operation and delivery of public service providers, not-for-profit entities, government bodies, as well as local, national and transnational governmental organizations;• Social, organizational, political, and psychological studies of the standard-setting process, and the effects of accounting regulations and rules;• The roles and practices of audit, auditors and accounting firms in the construction and understanding of organizational and societal valuations;• Accounting for sustainability and the environment, including studies of environmental and social reporting;• Historical studies of the emergence, transformation and impact of accounting calculations, practices, and representations, including the development and the changing roles of accounting theories, techniques, individual and teams of practitioners and their firms, professional associations, and regulators.Benefits to authors We also provide many author benefits, such as free PDFs, a liberal copyright policy, special discounts on Elsevier publications and much more. Please click here for more information on our author services.Please see our Guide for Authors for information on article submission. If you require any further information or help, please visit our Support Center

Addictive Behaviors

ISSN: 0306-4603
5 Year impact factor: 3.8
Impact factor: 3.7

Addictive Behaviors is an international peer-reviewed journal publishing high quality human research on addictive behaviors and disorders since 1975. The journal accepts submissions of full-length papers and short communications on substance-related addictions such as the abuse of alcohol, drugs and nicotine, and behavioral addictions involving gambling and technology. We primarily publish behavioral and psychosocial research, but our articles span the fields of psychology, sociology, psychiatry, epidemiology, social policy, medicine, pharmacology and neuroscience. While theoretical orientations are diverse, the emphasis of the journal is primarily empirical. That is, sound experimental design combined with valid, reliable assessment and evaluation procedures are a requisite for acceptance. However, innovative and empirically oriented case studies that might encourage new lines of inquiry are accepted as well. Studies that clearly contribute to current knowledge of etiology, prevention, social policy or treatment are given priority. Scholarly commentaries on topical issues, systematic reviews, and mini reviews are encouraged. We especially welcome multimedia papers that incorporate video or audio components to better display methodology or findings.Studies can also be submitted to Addictive Behaviors' companion title, the open access journal Addictive Behaviors Reports, which has a particular interest in 'non-traditional', innovative and empirically-oriented research such as negative/null data papers, replication studies, case reports on novel treatments, and cross-cultural research.

Addictive Behaviors Reports

ISSN: 2352-8532

Addictive Behaviors Reports is a companion title to Addictive Behaviors . This open access, peer-reviewed journal is online only and offers an interdisciplinary forum for the publication of research in addictive behaviors. The journal accepts submissions that are scientifically sound on all forms of addictive behavior (alcohol, drugs, gambling, Internet, nicotine and technology) with a primary focus on behavioral and psychosocial research. The emphasis of the journal is primarily empirical. That is, sound experimental design combined with valid, reliable assessment and evaluation procedures are a requisite for acceptance. We are particularly interested in 'non-traditional', innovative and empirically oriented research such as negative/null data papers, replication studies, case reports on novel treatments, and cross-cultural research. Studies that might encourage new lines of inquiry as well as scholarly commentaries on topical issues, systematic reviews, and mini reviews are also very much encouraged. We also welcome multimedia submissions that incorporate video or audio components to better display methodology or findings.

Advanced Engineering Informatics

ISSN: 1474-0346
5 Year impact factor: 8.2
Impact factor: 8

The science of supporting knowledge-intensive activitiesAdvanced computing methods and related technologies are changing the way engineers interact with the information infrastructure. Explicit knowledge representation formalisms and new reasoning techniques are no longer the sole territory of computer science. For knowledge-intensive tasks in engineering, a new philosophy and body of knowledge called Engineering Informatics is emerging.Advanced Engineering Informatics solicits research papers with particular emphases both on 'knowledge' and 'engineering applications'. As an international Journal, original papers typically:• Report progress in the engineering discipline of applying methods of engineering informatics. • Have engineering relevance and help provide the scientific base to make engineering decision-making more reliable, spontaneous and creative. • Contain novel research that demonstrates the science of supporting knowledge-intensive engineering tasks. • Validate the generality, power and scalability of new methods through vigorous evaluation, preferably both qualitatively and quantitatively.In addition, the Journal welcomes high quality review articles that summarise, compare, and evaluate methodologies and representations that are proposed for the field of engineering informatics. Similarly, summaries and comparisons of full-scale applications are welcomed, particularly those where scientific shortcomings have hindered success. Typically, such papers have expanded literature reviews and discussion of findings that reflect mastery of the current body of knowledge and propose novel additions to contemporary research.Papers missing explicit representation and use of knowledge, such as those describing soft computing techniques, mathematical optimization methods, pattern recognition techniques, and numerical computation methods, do not normally qualify for publication in the Journal. Papers must illustrate contributions using examples of automating and supporting knowledge intensive tasks in artifacts-centered engineering fields such as mechanical, manufacturing, architecture, civil, electrical, transportation, environmental, and chemical engineering. Papers that report application of an established method to a new engineering subdomain will qualify only if they convincingly demonstrate noteworthy new power, generality or scalability in comparison with previously reported validation results. Finally, papers that discuss software engineering issues only are not in the scope of this journal.

Advances in Accounting

ISSN: 0882-6110
5 Year impact factor: 1.9
Impact factor: 1.2

Founded in 1982, Advances in Accounting publishes original research that promises to advance our understanding of accounting over a diverse range of topics and research methods. The Journal welcomes research of significance across a wide range of basic and applied research methods including analytical, archival, experimental, survey and case study. Research published in Advances in Accounting demonstrates original demanding analysis of issues of importance in the areas of financial and managerial accounting, taxation, auditing, government and nonprofit accounting, social and environmental accounting, accounting information systems, forensics and public policy.Although the Journal welcomes a wide range of topics, research that is deemed too narrow in interest or in scope or of unacceptable written quality may not be reviewed for publication in the Journal.Submission Fee: $75.

Advances in Applied Energy

ISSN: 2666-7924
5 Year impact factor: 13.1
Impact factor: 13

Advances in Applied Energy is an open access journal that publishes cutting-edge applied research on all aspects of energy innovation that bridge the gaps between research, development, and implementation. The journal is a companion journal to the highly regarded journal Applied Energy .Advances in Applied Energy welcomes work with significant impact and broad readership, on future energy transition topics such as, but not restricted to:New development trends: advances in cutting-edge applied energy areas, including renewable energy, clean energy conversion and utilization, smart and flexible system integration and optimization, energy storage, climate change mitigation, and energy sustainability;Systems characteristics: integrated energy systems such as industry, transport, and buildings; renewable energy; advanced conversion technologies; energy storage; emission mitigations; smart grids and mini/micro grids; distributed energy systems; e-mobility; and sustainability of energy systems;Energy nexus and synergy with other critical global issues: energy-water, energy-emissions, power-to-x, waste-to-energy, flexibility of renewable energy systems.The journal considers full length articles, reviews, letters, commentaries, perspectives, forums and news & views for publication.This journal welcomes contributions that support and advance the UN's sustainable development goals, in particular SDG 7 (Affordable and clean energy)

Advances in Archaeomaterials

ISSN: 2667-1360

Archaeological sciences are now more than ever a fully integrated aspect within the field of archaeology. With the enormous wealth of techniques, methodologies, theoretical approaches, and regional case studies that have been published over the past two decades, it is time that a journal dedicated to reporting the "state of the field" of various archaeometric sub-disciplines be issued. For example, review articles can cover the use of a specific technique or methodology within a class or type of materials, a region, or some combination thereof that reports on a body of scientific approaches to the materiality of the past. Beyond excavation, it is these techniques that have delivered some of the greatest archaeological discoveries in the past two decades, and regional or methodological syntheses stand to greatly enhance the dissemination of cutting edge case studies within a broader context. Additionally, Advances in Archaeomaterials will also welcome original research, as long as it is contextualized within an expanded introductory framework, in the fields of archaeological science, cultural and industrial heritage, science and technology studies including history of science, and conservation science-as long as the focus is archaeometric research on human-made materials. Finally, special issues can be published in certain circumstances (contact the editors with queries), and manuscripts of interest to a broad audience published in Chinese can be translated into English and published as an article.This will be the only journal dedicated to:Articles synthesizing archaeological science research results in a regionArticles synthesizing archaeological science research results for a method or techniqueArticles synthesizing archaeological science research results of specific ancient material classes (organic and inorganic)Original research in the fields of archaeological science, cultural and industrial heritage, science and technology studies including history of science, and conservation sciencePublishing English translations of Chinese scholarship to make it available to non-Chinese audiences.Special issues can be published in certain circumstances (contact the editors with queries).Editorial Board

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