Focus and Scope

Overview

The Caucasus Journal of Social Sciences (CJSS) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal publishing original research across a broad range of social science disciplines. The journal examines social, political, economic, and cultural developments in the Caucasus and situates these processes within wider regional and international scholarship.

CJSS brings together work by scholars based in the Caucasus and researchers from the wider international academic community. The journal presents studies addressing social change, governance, cultural heritage, and economic development in both regional and comparative contexts.

Particular attention is given to research on small states and emerging societies whose academic perspectives often receive limited visibility in international scholarship. Through this orientation, CJSS highlights regional research and places it within broader conversations in the social sciences.

Focus

The Caucasus Journal of Social Sciences publishes original research across the social sciences. While the Caucasus remains a central area of interest, the journal also includes studies that place regional developments within comparative and international research.

The journal features work using a variety of research approaches, including qualitative, quantitative, comparative, and mixed-method analysis. All manuscripts are assessed through a double-blind peer-review process conducted by independent specialists.

Scope

CJSS publishes research that examines social, political, economic, and cultural developments in the Caucasus and neighboring regions while situating these processes within wider regional and international contexts.

Although the journal maintains a strong interest in the Caucasus and other emerging regions, its scope is not geographically restricted. The journal considers comparative, theoretical, and empirical studies that engage with questions relevant to the social sciences more broadly.

Research employing a range of methodological approaches, including qualitative, quantitative, comparative, historical, and mixed-method analysis, is considered. Particular interest is given to studies addressing social transformation, institutional development, governance, cultural heritage, and economic change.

CJSS considers manuscripts related, but not limited, to the following fields:

Anthropology
Archaeology
Economics
Education
Human Geography
History
Information Science
International Relations
Law and Legal Studies
Linguistics
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
Public Policy and Governance
Development Studies
Communication and Media Studies
Cultural and Area Studies
Interdisciplinary Social Science Research

Research published in CJSS addresses both regional and international questions within the social sciences. 

Special consideration is given to research focusing on the Caucasus and other regions that remain underrepresented in international academic publishing. Such studies bring locally grounded knowledge into wider academic debates and expand the diversity of viewpoints represented in global social science scholarship. Through the inclusion of research rooted in particular regional settings, the journal highlights the value of locally grounded knowledge for understanding wider social processes.

Readership

The Caucasus Journal of Social Sciences (CJSS) is intended for an international academic and professional readership engaged in interdisciplinary social science research. Its audience includes researchers, university faculty, graduate students, policy-makers, and practitioners working in research institutions, and international organizations. The journal addresses a broad disciplinary spectrum, including anthropology, economics, education, geography, history, political science, law, linguistics, psychology, and sociology. While maintaining a regional focus on the Caucasus, CJSS serves a global readership interested in comparative and cross-cultural studies. The journal provides peer-reviewed research to support academic scholarship, teaching, evidence-based policy-making, and interdisciplinary knowledge exchange.

Ownership

The Caucasus Journal of Social Sciences is owned by The University of Georgia.

Publication Model

CJSS is an online-only journal, ensuring broad accessibility and rapid dissemination of scholarly research. Articles are published individually as soon as they complete the editorial and peer-review process and are subsequently compiled into annual volumes.

All published articles represent the final version of record and remain permanently accessible through the journal’s online platform.