Bharat International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
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BIJHSS
BIJHSS Bharat International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

About the Journal

Open Access Policy

BIJHSS is an open access journal: all of its content is available free of charge to readers and their institutions. Readers may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author, in line with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition of open access.

Focus and Scope

The Bharat International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (BIJHSS) aims to disseminate high-quality scientific research in the Humanities and Social Sciences. The journal is published semiannually, follows a double-blind peer-review process and receives submissions on a continuous basis.

BIJHSS publishes original texts in English and Hindi in the following forms:

ART

Articles

Original research results, methodological developments, or extensive bibliographic and theoretical reviews.

REV

Reviews

Reviews of books, theses, films, exhibitions and events of interest to the Humanities and Social Sciences.

NOT

Notes

Preliminary and partial results of ongoing research of high relevance to current debates.

INT

Interviews

Interviews with renowned researchers and professionals in the field.

Thematic dossiers may be published as separate issues or within a regular issue.

Peer Review Process

Every manuscript submitted to BIJHSS is evaluated by at least two external reviewers, chosen for their expertise in the subject of the work. Reviewers must disclose any conflict of interest to the editors and decline to review a manuscript when they are not in a position to assess it impartially.

  1. Initial screening by the editors for scope, formatting and originality.
  2. Double-blind review by at least two external specialists.
  3. Decision: accept, accept with revisions, or reject, with a reasoned report.
  4. Revision by the authors and re-evaluation by the reviewers when needed.

Reviewers have 20 calendar days to submit their report. This deadline may be extended at the discretion of the editorial committee, provided it does not delay the publication of the issue.

Publication Frequency

FrequencySemiannual
IssuesJune & December
SubmissionsContinuous
AccessOpen Access

Journal History

BIJHSS was founded in 2026 as an international forum for researchers in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Its first issue, Vol. 1 No. 1 (2026), brought together contributions from History, Education, Sociology, Philosophy and Linguistics. All issues are published online and made freely available in open access.

Copyright, Ethics and Anti-Plagiarism Policy

BIJHSS is committed to open access, ethical integrity and the quality of its publications. Everyone involved in the editorial process (authors, editors, reviewers and board members) is expected to follow these principles.

Authors keep the copyright of their work, which is published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. By publishing in BIJHSS, authors agree that:

  1. They may enter into separate agreements for non-exclusive distribution of the published version (for example, an institutional repository or a book chapter), acknowledging its first publication in BIJHSS.
  2. The work is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, which allows sharing with attribution, for non-commercial purposes and without derivatives.
  3. BIJHSS may distribute the published version non-exclusively (repositories, indexing databases, collections), always acknowledging authorship.

Conflicts of interest and ethical violations

The editors take the necessary measures to identify and prevent the publication of articles involving research misconduct, such as plagiarism, citation manipulation, data falsification or fabrication, lack of required authorisations or discrimination. Any allegation is referred to the Editorial Committee.

Duties of editors
  • Publication decisions: editors decide which articles are published, based on peer review and the journal's policies, and in compliance with the law on defamation, copyright and plagiarism.
  • Fairness: manuscripts are evaluated without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnic origin, nationality or political views.
  • Confidentiality: information about a submitted manuscript is shared only with reviewers and the editorial board.
  • Conflicts of interest: editors do not use unpublished material without the author's written consent, and step aside when they have a conflict of interest.
  • Investigations: editors act appropriately when ethical complaints are made about a manuscript or a published article.
Duties of reviewers
  • Contribution: peer review supports editorial decisions and helps authors improve their work.
  • Promptness: reviewers who feel unqualified or cannot meet the deadline notify the editor immediately.
  • Confidentiality: manuscripts are treated as confidential documents.
  • Objectivity: reports are written objectively, with clear and well-supported arguments.
  • Sources: reviewers point out relevant uncited work and any substantial overlap with other publications.
  • Conflicts of interest: privileged information is kept confidential and never used for personal gain.
Duties of authors
  • Accuracy: authors present an accurate account of their research and an objective discussion of its significance.
  • Originality and plagiarism: submissions must be entirely original, with all other work properly cited. All manuscripts are checked with similarity-detection software.
  • Multiple submission: the same manuscript must not be submitted to or published in more than one journal.
  • Sources: the work of others is always acknowledged; privately obtained information is used only with written permission.
  • Authorship: limited to those who made a significant contribution; all co-authors approve the final version.
  • Disclosure: financial or other conflicts of interest and all sources of funding are declared.
  • Errors: authors who find a significant error in their published work inform the editors promptly and help correct it.

Policies and Terms of Use for Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Following the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) on the use of chatbots and generative artificial intelligence in academic publishing, BIJHSS adopts the following rules:

  1. AI tools cannot be listed as authors or co-authors, and must not be used to generate the text of a submitted article.
  2. AI tools do not meet authorship criteria: they cannot approve the final version, take responsibility for the work, or manage conflicts of interest, copyright and licensing.
  3. If an AI tool is used to support the research (for example, organising material), authors must state which tool was used and for what purpose.
  4. If AI is used for images, graphics, or data collection and analysis, this must be disclosed in the abstract, the image credits and the body of the article.
  5. Information about AI use must be complete (tool, results and date of use) so that the work can be verified and replicated.
  6. Authors remain fully responsible for the content of their manuscript and for any breach of publication ethics.
  7. Editors and reviewers must not use AI tools to evaluate submitted manuscripts.
  8. Any evaluation produced with an AI tool will be disregarded in the editorial process.

This statement follows the Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).