About the Journal

International Journal of Fundamental Psychology and Social Sciences (IJFPSS)

ISSN : 2231-9484
DOI :10.14331/ijfpss

IJFPSS, is a Multi-Sciences and quarterly journal which publishing all accepted papers as open-access journal which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. All published articles at IJFPSS are in the major areas of fundamental sciences such as Psychology and Social Sciences , and also some other different fields. IJFPSS’s aim is to offer excellent functionality, which makes them invaluable resources for researcher and scholars. IJFPSS is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access. IJFPSS, publishing original research and review papers in English covering all areas of fundamental Psycholgy and Social sciences studies and more.

Peer Review Process

All submissions made to the Research Articles section undergo a double-blind peer review by a minimum of two subject matter experts. A double-blind review process ensures that neither the authors nor the reviewers are aware of each other’s identities. The Journal Editors screen submitted articles for relevance, quality, and meaningful contributions to the field of open and distributed learning before sending them out for review.  Submissions are then distributed to a minimum of two qualified reviewers. The Journal Editors determine what will be included in the Journal by consulting the reviewers' assessment and comments. Generally, articles with qualitative and/or quantitative data are preferred, though we occasionally publish high-quality theoretical articles.

Open Access Policy

The copyright of any IJFPSS article rests with the author(s). As a condition of publication, the authors AGREE to release their copyright under a shared licence, specifically the Creative Commons - Attribution International 4.0 (CC-BY) License. See: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This licence allows anyone to reproduce IJFPSS articles at no cost and without further permission as long as they attribute the author and the journal. This permission includes printing, sharing, and other forms of distribution.

The Steps in the Review Process

After Papers submitted online to IJFPSS, then the following process will be start.

1-This process can take several days due to the volume of submissions we receive.
2-The submission will be evaluated for suitability and readability.
3-The submission will be checked for  APA style references.
4-The paper submitted to TurnItIn to check for any possible plagiarism.
5-The Editor reads over the paper for suitablity and selects an appropriate reviewer to conduct the double-blind peer review.
6-Author(s) are notified by the Editor of their decision.