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Social Sciences Template

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About the Social Sciences format

Social Sciences is a peer-reviewed journal published by MDPI, covering Migration, Health and Trauma, Migration, Refugees, and Integration, Social Media and Politics. Over its lifetime it has published 4,908 papers, which have received 50,146 citations.

PublisherMDPI
Reference styleNumbered (MDPI)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
1. Smith, A.; Jones, B.; Lee, C. A Representative Article Title. Social Sciences 2023, 12, 45–58.

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Abbreviation (ISO-4)Soc. Sci.
Publishes research inMigration, Health and Trauma Migration, Refugees, and Integration Social Media and Politics Migration and Labor Dynamics Employment and Welfare Studies
ISSN2076-0760
Citation impact (2-yr)2.36
h-index75
i10-index1,376
Article processing charge$1,515
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereIscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
Journal websitewww.mdpi.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Social Sciences per year

63
2014
71
2015
77
2016
161
2017
269
2018
328
2019
240
2020
491
2021
608
2022
690
2023
685
2024
733
2025

Citation impact of Social Sciences by publication year

1.7K
2014
1.4K
2015
984
2016
3.4K
2017
6.3K
2018
8.4K
2019
4.4K
2020
6.6K
2021
6K
2022
5.6K
2023
3K
2024
1.1K
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Social Sciences

Pragmatism as a Research Paradigm and Its Implications for Social Work Research

Vibha Kaushik, Christine A. Walsh · 6 Sep 2019

Debates around the issues of knowledge of, and for, social work and other social justice–oriented professions are not uncommon. More prevalent are the discussions around the ways by which social work knowledge is obtained. In recent years, social work scholars have drawn on the epistemology of pragmatism to present a case for its value in…

Industry 4.0: A Solution towards Technology Challenges of Sustainable Business Performance

Muhammad Haseeb, Hafezali Iqbal Hussain, Beata Ślusarczyk et al. · 16 May 2019

Technology adoption is always a difficult task for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) due to lack of resources and other market issues. Many technology challenges adversely affect the sustainable business performance of SMEs. However, the incorporation of Industry 4.0 can overcome various technology issues. The goal of Industry 4.0 is to attain an advanced level…

Covid-19 and Women’s Triple Burden: Vignettes from Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Vietnam and Australia

Helen McLaren, Karen Rosalind Wong, Kieu Nga Nguyen et al. · 21 May 2020

During disease outbreaks, women endure additional burdens associated with paid and unpaid work, often without consideration or the alleviation of other life responsibilities. This paper draws on the concept of the triple burden in theorizing the gender divisions in productive and reproductive work and community activities in the context of disaster. Events that include famine,…

Gender Socialization and Identity Theory

Michael Carter · 12 May 2014

Gender socialization is examined through a social psychological lens by applying identity theory and identity control theory. Current research from the fields of family and sociological social psychology are surveyed to provide a better conception of how the family operates as agents of socialization, and how identities that are cultivated and fostered in youth provide…

Who Will Be the Members of Society 5.0? Towards an Anthropology of Technologically Posthumanized Future Societies

Matthew E. Gladden · 10 May 2019

The Government of Japan’s “Society 5.0” initiative aims to create a cyber-physical society in which (among other things) citizens’ daily lives will be enhanced through increasingly close collaboration with artificially intelligent systems. However, an apparent paradox lies at the heart of efforts to create a more “human-centered” society in which human beings will live alongside…

Social Sciences template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Social Sciences format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Social Sciences template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official MDPI format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Social Sciences use?
Social Sciences uses Numbered (MDPI) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. Smith, A.; Jones, B.; Lee, C. A Representative Article Title. Social Sciences 2023, 12, 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Social Sciences?
No. DocuGuru generates the mdpi LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a MDPI-ready Social Sciences document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Social Sciences template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Social Sciences format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
What is Social Sciences?
Social Sciences (Soc. Sci.) - MDPI Journal. It is a multidisciplinary journal, published by MDPI.
Can I export a submission-ready Social Sciences PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Social Sciences template (the mdpi class) that is ready to submit to MDPI, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Social Sciences template cost?
You can start writing in the Social Sciences template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Social Sciences PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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