A Scholarly Home for Research Across Disciplines
PenScholar Journals publishes scholarly research across the social sciences and humanities, creating a focused platform for researchers, authors, reviewers, editors, and readers.
A Focused Publishing Platform
PenScholar Journals is a scholarly publishing platform focused on the social sciences and humanities. The platform connects authors, editors, reviewers, and readers around journals with a defined scope, transparent editorial practice, and accurate scholarly metadata.
Research Across the Social Sciences and Humanities
Why PenScholar
Scholarly Focus
Journals are organized around defined academic fields and research communities.
Editorial Responsibility
Manuscripts are handled through structured editorial and peer review processes.
Transparent Publishing
Authors and readers can understand publication policies, access models, fees, and rights.
Research Discoverability
Accurate article metadata and persistent identifiers support scholarly discovery where available.
Publishing With Purpose
Clear journal scope, responsible editorial practice, and peer review sit alongside transparent policies, research integrity, and accurate scholarly metadata. Author rights and reader access are governed by published policy, not assumption — and discoverability is treated as a long-term responsibility, not an afterthought.
Journal selection, guidelines, submission, peer review, and publication.
Our Journals
Journals are being added to the platform.
Focused Journals, Defined Scope
A clearly defined scope helps a journal serve the right research community with appropriate article types and relevant editorial expertise. As PenScholar’s journal portfolio grows, each journal is expected to maintain clear scope, defined peer review, author guidelines, publication ethics, a transparent access model, and reliable metadata — scope alone does not guarantee quality, but it is where quality begins.
Our Publishing Standards
Authors and readers should be able to find clear information about editorial policy, peer review, ethics, access, fees, and rights — not have to search for it.
- Peer Review
- Publication Ethics
- Research Integrity
- AI & Generative AI Policy
- Corrections & Retractions
- Open Access
- Copyright & Licensing
- Author Guidelines
- Publication Fees
A Structured Editorial Workflow
Each PenScholar journal manages submission and editorial workflow through its own submission system — some use Open Journal Systems (OJS), others accept submissions directly on this website. The general process:
The public website and its journal and article pages are the discovery layer; each journal’s own submission system remains the authoritative venue for submission, review, and editorial decisions. Not every journal necessarily follows an identical workflow.
Indexing & Discovery
PenScholar works to make published research discoverable through accurate metadata, persistent identifiers, and appropriate scholarly discovery systems.
Editorial Governance
Journals are supported by editorial roles such as an editor-in-chief, associate editors, section editors, and an editorial board, alongside the reviewers who evaluate individual submissions. Specific appointments for each journal are listed on its editorial board page. Editorial Board
Contact PenScholar
Authors, reviewers, and readers with questions about a journal, a submission, or PenScholar’s publishing policies can reach the editorial office directly.
Contact Us · Submit Manuscript
Frequently Asked Questions
What is PenScholar Journals?
PenScholar Journals is a scholarly publishing platform for peer-reviewed research across the social sciences and humanities.
Which disciplines does PenScholar publish?
Across the social sciences, including sociology, psychology, education, political science, economics, and communication, and the humanities, including linguistics, applied linguistics, literature, history, and cultural studies.
How many journals does PenScholar publish?
PenScholar Journals is establishing its journal portfolio across the social sciences and humanities.
How can I submit a manuscript?
Choose the journal that fits your research, then submit through that journal’s editorial system.
How does peer review work?
Each journal follows an editorial peer-review process before a publication decision is made. The specific review model varies by journal.
Are PenScholar journals Open Access?
Access models are confirmed on each journal’s page and are not assumed to be identical across journals.
Does PenScholar charge publication fees?
Fee information for each journal, if applicable, is confirmed on that journal’s page.
Where can I find Author Guidelines?
Author Guidelines are available on the Author Guidelines page, linked from every journal.
How can I contact the editorial office?
Through the Contact page linked in the site footer.
Where can I find publication ethics policies?
On the Publication Ethics page.
How can I browse published articles?
Through the Articles page, which indexes research across all PenScholar journals.
Explore PenScholar Journals
Discover journals across the social sciences and humanities, explore published research, and find the right place for your work.