Aims & Scope

International Journal of Contemporary Humanities is a double-blind, peer-reviewed, open-access refereed international journal focusing on the arts, humanities, technology and culture studies, as well as interdisciplinary research. The journal aims to become a leading international academic journal in the arts and humanities.

The journal publishes original research, creative work, and critical commentaries on key issues in arts and humanities. Contribution can be in the form of conceptual or theoretical studies, case studies, or review essays. Contributions in art-related fields may include artists' exegetical writings, interviews, critical essays, historical documentation, and book reviews.

The journal welcomes submissions from scholar in arts and humanities disciplines, including (but are not limited to these areas) Aesthetic and culture studies, Anthropology, Communication studies, Creative industry, Cross-cultural studies, Cultural studies, Ceramic and materials, Digital humanities, Education and technologies, Environment and sustainability, History studies, Industrial design, Information science and design, Media studies, Methodological aspects of art and design, Philosophy, Product design and application, Psychology, Linguistics, Literature, Performing arts (music, theatre & dance), Religious studies, Virtual reality in the humanities,Visual arts, Visual communication. 

Manuscripts for this journal should be prepared in line with the submission guidelines of the Journal.

Submission Guidelines

Thank you for choosing to submit your paper to us. These guidelines will ensure that you understand everything required before sending your manuscript to the journal for review. Please take the time to read and carefully follow them as closely as possible, as doing so will ensure that your paper meets the journal's requirements.

The submission has not been previously published in either print or electronic format, and it should not be currently under consideration by any other journals.   

Your paper should be compiled in the following order: title page; abstract; main text introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, conclusion; acknowledgments; declaration of interest statement; references; appendices (as appropriate); table(s) with caption(s); figures; figure captions.

Checklist

1.  Author details: All authors of a manuscript should include their full name and affiliation on the cover page of the manuscript. Where available, please also include ORCiDs. One author will need to be identified as the corresponding author, with their email address normally displayed in the article PDF. Authors’ affiliations are the affiliations where the research was conducted. If any of the named co-authors moves affiliation during the peer-review process, the new affiliation can be given as a footnote. Please note that no changes to affiliation can be made after your paper is accepted. Author lists need to be carefully considered before submission. After the article has been accepted, no changes to the author lists are permitted. 

2.  Abstract. This summary of your article is normally no longer than 250 words.

3.  The submission file is in Microsoft Word (.doc/.docx) file format.

4.   Funding details. Please supply all details required by your funding and grant-awarding bodies, including Funding agency and Grant number.

5.   Figures. Figures should be high quality. Figures should be supplied in one of our preferred file formats: PDF, PS, JPEG, TIFF, or Microsoft Word (DOC or DOCX) files are acceptable for figures that have been drawn in Word.

6.   Tables. Tables should present new information rather than duplicating what is in the text. Readers should be able to interpret the table without reference to the text.

7.   Keywords (3-6).  Please carefully select the keywords as this is how we select a relevant Associate Editor to manage the peer review of your article.

8.  To submit your paper, you need to create a user account and submit the paper through the user homepage.

Login or Register to make a submission. 

Alternatively, you can send your research paper directly to the editor by using the following email: submssion@amkrpub.com

References

Please use the APA (American Psychological Association) referencing style when preparing your paper. You can refer to the citation guide available at https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references for assistance. 

Using Third-Party Material (Figures or images)

Please ensure that you acquire the appropriate permission to reuse any third-party content in your article (Figures or images). If you intend to include any material in your paper that you do not possess the copyright for and is not covered by this informal agreement, it is necessary to obtain written permission from the copyright owner before submitting your work.

Publication Ethics and Malpractice

The journal stipulates that approval from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) or a similar governing body is necessary for all studies involving human subjects. Consequently, all papers that include research on humans should expressly state whether they have received IRB approval or exemption, along with disclosing the gender and age of the subjects. If applicable, this information should also be provided as supplementary materials. Please note that the editors may request the aforementioned documentation at their discretion.

Similarly, authors must acknowledge that informed consent has been obtained for studies involving humans after explaining the nature and potential consequences of the studies. The journal requires authors to include a statement confirming that informed consent was obtained from participants in any research involving human subjects. Furthermore, authors describing studies on internet and digital tools and technologies must also confirm their compliance with informed consent guidelines, where applicable.

Peer-review process

When we receive a manuscript, we will assess the manuscript to ensure that it meets the formal criteria specified in the Instructions for Authors and that aligns within the scope of the journal. In case of any uncertainty, the editor will consult with other members of the Editorial Board. Subsequently, manuscripts are assigned to a Section Editor, who will then send them to 2-4 external experts for peer review.

The journal follows a double-blind model during the review process, whereby reviewers and authors' names remain anonymous. The journal aims to facilitate a rapid, thorough, and rigorous peer-review process.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism involves the act of using someone else's work and attempting to pass it off as one's own original work. It can occur both intentionally and unintentionally. Authors should be aware of how to properly document their sources, which involves including citations in their work. The International Journal of Contemporary Humanities has a very strict policy regarding plagiarism. Any article submissions that plagiarize another author's work will be rejected, and the author may be banned from submitting articles to the journal for a period of up to five years.

APC (Article Processing Charge)

No Article Processing Charge (APC) is applicable for every accepted article. 

Editing Services

To help you improve your manuscript and prepare it for submission, the journal provides a range of editing services. Choose from options such as English Language Editing, which will ensure that your article is free of spelling and grammar errors, Translation, and Artwork Preparation. For more information, including pricing, visit this website.

Copyright and License

Copyright on any open access article in a journal published by AMKR Publications is retained by the author(s). Authors grant AMKR Publications a license to publish the article and identify itself as the original publisher.

Authors also grant any third party the right to use the article freely as long as its integrity is maintained and its original authors, citation details and publisher are identified.

Articles in the International Journal of Contemporary Humanities are Open Access articles published under the Creative Commons CC BY License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)   

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