The Journal of Social Sciences and Philosophy (JSSP) is published quarterly by the Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences (RCHSS), Academia Sinica. It is a tier 1 core journal in the multidisciplinary field indexed in the Tai-wan Social Sciences Citation Index (TSSCI). Contributions should be grounded in theoretical or empirical research within the humanities and social sciences. We particularly welcome contributions in maritime history, political thought and philosophy, economics, empirical political studies, sociology, social welfare, and interdisciplinary approaches that span these fields.

Manuscripts submitted to this journal should not be under any stage of consid-eration by other journals at the same time. Previously published manuscripts will not be considered. Contributors also should comply with the following guidelines: 

1. Manuscripts should be typed, double-spaced and not exceed 30,000 characters in Chinese and 15,000 words in English. Please submit your manuscript in PDF format to the JSSP Online Submission System at http://jssp.rchss.sinica.edu.tw/. To preserve anonymity, manuscripts should contain no identifiable information such as names, affiliations, acknowledgments, personal references, etc.

2. The manuscript should include the following sequence:
(1) An abstract with no more than 250 characters in Chinese and 150 words in English, including the title of the manuscript and the keywords.
(2) Main text.
(3) Footnotes must be typed and numbered sequentially, and a bibliography must be included at the end of the manuscript.

3. A brief foreword and/or an epilogue is not required, but may be included. All manuscripts are peer-reviewed by anonymous reviewers. Accepted manuscripts should be edited by authors in accordance with the format detailed in the “Style Guide of the Journal of Social Sciences and Philosophy”.

4. An editing certificate or statement should be provided when the final draft of an English paper is accepted for publication.

5. Each author of a paper receives 5 copies of the issue in which the paper is published.

6. Whenever the manuscript is to be published thereafter, authors are themselves responsible for obtaining the prior consent of the RCHSS, Academia Sinica. The consent should include a reference (full citation including journal volume, and issue number) to its initial publication in JSSP.

7. Privacy Statement: The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.

Correspondence concerning editorial matters should be directed to the Editorial Board (email: issppub@gate.sinica.edu.tw).