Aims & Scope
Contemporary Social Sciences aims to present the most outstanding research and achievements in the field of social sciences in China. The scopes of research fields for consideration include, but not limited to: political science, economics, literature, linguistics, journalism and communication, education, sociology, philosophy, history, law and interdisciplinary research. Contemporary Social Sciences enhances the international discourse of China, both at home and aboard and seeks to promote communication and cooperation between scholars from China and the rest of the world.
Copyright
Prior to publication, all authors contributing to Contemporary Social Sciences must assign copyright or licence the publication rights to the editorial department of Contemporary Social Sciences.
All the authors warrant:
The author(s) are the sole author(s) and owner(s) of the copyright in the manuscript. If the manuscript includes materials of others, the author(s) have obtained the permission of the owners of the copyright in all such materials to enable them to grant the rights contained herein.
The manuscript has not been published before (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture, review or thesis).
The manuscript does not involve any academic misconduct including plagiarism, self-plagiarism, infringement, and falsification of data, etc. Otherwise, the authors of the manuscript must take the blame for the violation or infringement of the related copyright and indemnify Contemporary Social Sciences for all its losses incurred.
All articles published in this journal are protected by copyright, which covers the exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute the article (e.g., as offprints), as well as all translation rights. No material published in this journal may be reproduced photographically or stored on microfilm, in electronic data bases, on video disks, etc., without first obtaining written permission from the publisher (respectively the copyright owner if other than the editorial department of Contemporary Social Sciences). The use of general descriptive names, trade names, trademarks, etc., in this publication, even if not specifically identified, does not imply that these names are not protected by the relevant laws and regulations.
Peer Review Policy
Contemporary Social Sciences adopts double-blind peer-review. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the editors, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert reviewers.
Requirements for Submissions
Manuscripts must generally be prepared according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Formatting instructions for tables, figures, references, metrics, and abstracts appear in the APA Manual. Guidance on APA Style is available on the APA Style website (http://www.apastyle.org/learn/tutorials/basics-tutorial.aspx).
Include an abstract of no more than 250 words, typed on a separate page. After the abstract, please supply up to five keywords or brief phrases. Provide personal information for each author (name, position and title, degree, postal address including postcode, phone number and e-mail address).
Papers should be approximately 10,000 words including notes and references.
If you do not receive a notice of acceptance within three months after submission, feel free to submit your paper to other journals.
Our editorial department reserves the right to make corrections or deletions to manuscripts. Any such changes will be reported to you for your approval. If you do not agree with this policy, please clearly state so in your submission.
Please secure copyright independence for your submission and ensure there is no academic misconduct, like plagiarism, no dispute about the order of authors’ names, and be responsible for the content of your manuscript.
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