About Journal

Publisher: Yazd University

About Journal: Journal of Social Continuity and Change (JSCC) is published by Yazd University in collaboration with Population Association of Iran in four issues per year. JSCC accepts scientific and specialized manuscripts in the fields of social continuity and change in Farsi and English languages. The review process is done anonymously with at least two referees.

JSCC publishes theoretical and empirical research articles based on a wide range of common methodological approaches in social sciences: quantitative, qualitative, mixed-method, interpretive, advanced statistical analysis. Also, critical discussions about various aspects of social continuity and change as well as articles written based on other methodological innovations, will be welcomed by the JSCC. The subject area of articles can be range from micro to macro level of analysis; from behaviors and relationships to values and attitudes; as well as other articles which analyze processes, causes and consequences of continuity and change in social life. Also, articles that analyze the time trends of changes in economic, social, cultural and demographic indicators and processes, as well as articles that pay attention to the management and policymaking of social changes or their consequences, are welcome in this Journal.

Journal Languages: Persian with English Abstract

Type of review: Double Blind Peer Review

Publication Ethics: Journal of Social Continuity and Change (JSCC) is following the regulations of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and complies with the highest ethical standards in accordance with ethical laws.

Publishing Cost: Free   

System Similarity Finder: Yes (iThenticate)

Copyright: Authors retain unrestricted copyrights and publishing rights.

Licensing: The Journal of Social Continuity and Change (JSCC) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). That means readers are free to:

Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.

Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.

Open Access:  This is an open access journal, which means that all content is freely available without charge to users or their institutions. Users are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without requiring prior permission from the publisher or author.

This journal provides immediate open access to its content based on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.