http://socialisjournal.org/index.php/socialis <p><img src="https://old.socialisjournal.org/public/site/images/admin/socialis-cover-new-12.jpg" alt="" width="175" height="180" /></p> <p>Socialis Series in Social Science is <strong>Monographic Series</strong> that provides fast and flexible publication of Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings in the various areas of Social Science, Arts and Humanities. We publish online, peer-reviewed and open-access articles. </p> <p><strong>Aims and Scope:</strong> The journal aims to publish inter-disciplinary articles from the field of Social Science and Humanities.</p> <p><strong>ISSN:</strong> 2583-1585</p> <p><strong>Frequency:</strong> As this serial is a 'Monographic Series', books are released in successive volumes, each of which is structured like a separate book or scholarly monograph.</p> <p><strong>Language:</strong> English</p> <p><strong>Starting Year:</strong> 2021</p> <p><strong>Format:</strong> Online</p> <p><strong>Editor-In-Chief</strong></p> <p><a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6714-0858" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Katalin LIPTÁK, PhD in Economics, Associate Professor, Head of Department, Faculty of Economics, Department of Labour Market and Employment Policy, University of Miskolc, Hungary</a></p> <p><strong>Copyright of Published Articles</strong></p> <p>Author(s) retain the article copyright and publishing rights without any restrictions.</p> <p><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/"><img src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc/4.0/88x31.png" alt="Creative Commons License" /></a><br />All published work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License</a>.</p> <p><strong>Open Access Statement</strong></p> <p>This is an open-access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access.</p> <div> <p><strong>Peer Review Process</strong></p> </div> <div id="peerReviewProcess"> <ol> <li class="show">This journal follows a peer-review process.</li> <li class="show">After a paper is received, it is sent to the subject matter expert for blind review.</li> <li class="show">The review process takes up to 3-4 weeks.</li> <li class="show">Manuscripts are judged on the basis of the following criteria : <ul> <li class="show">The overall contribution of the paper to the field of knowledge</li> <li class="show">Significance and relevance of the topic to the scope of the concerned journal</li> <li class="show">The originality of the content</li> <li class="show">Adequacy of the Literature Review</li> <li class="show">Conceptual rigor</li> <li class="show">Logical and technical soundness</li> <li class="show">Organization of the content</li> <li class="show">Writing quality</li> <li class="show">Managerial/Theoretical/ Policy Implications of the Research</li> <li class="show">Limitations of the Study and Scope for Further Research</li> <li class="show">References</li> </ul> </li> <li class="show">The Editor- in - Chief and Managing Editor reserve the right to accept or refuse an article for publication, without assigning any reasons.</li> <li class="show">After the review process is completed, the authors will be informed about the decision of the reviewers by email.</li> </ol> </div> <div id="publicationFrequency"> <p><strong>Publication Time</strong></p> <p>Socialis Series in Social Science publishes individual items as soon as they are ready, by adding them to the "current" volume's Table of Contents. Generally, the publication process takes around 70 days from submission to publication.</p> </div> <div id="openAccessPolicy"> <p><strong>Sponsors</strong></p> </div> <div id="sponsors"> <p>Principal Sponsor</p> <ul> <li class="show">Social Science Network</li> </ul> <p><strong>Author Guidelines</strong></p> <p><a href="https://eurasiaresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Paper-Template.docx" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>DOWNLOAD PAPER TEMPLATE</strong></a></p> <ol> <li class="show">The Manuscripts should be in MS-Word format. Manuscripts must be double-spaced, with 1-inch margins with “Times New Roman, Font Size 12, black”. </li> <li class="show">The authors are required to submit their article in MS Word Format and according to the template available at www.socialisjournal.org under respective journals.</li> <li class="show">Authors need to submit details of 2 Reviewers with their affiliations and official email IDs. The editor may send the author’s paper to either the suggested reviewers or to any other reviewers of choice. </li> <li class="show">Two or more referees review all contributions by following the double-blind system. The review process takes up to 3-4 weeks and the status would be known after review of the submitted article. It is mandatory to mention a valid email address with content submitted online. We will acknowledge the receipt of your paper by email and an article id will be issued to the corresponding author. Manuscripts will be acknowledged within one week of receipt. The author(s) should keep in mind that it would be mandatory to cite this id while sending a query about the paper submitted online.</li> <li class="show">On the first page of the paper (cover page), please provide full names (first, middle and last names) and full addresses (institute's address along with designation and correspondence address) along with the email address of the author(s). The author's name or affiliations should not appear anywhere else in the body of the manuscript, because our peer-review process is blinded.</li> <li class="show">The actual paper should commence from the second page containing the title followed by the abstract, keywords, and the main paper. The author's name should not be mentioned anywhere except on the first page (cover page).</li> <li class="show">The Manuscripts ideally should not be more than 6000 words. </li> <li class="show">The abstract, followed by relevant keywords, should not be more than 250 words and should adequately describe the work and highlight its significance. The abstract should only include text. Avoid the use of abbreviations and references in the abstract.</li> <li class="show">Tables should be numbered consecutively. The title of the table should be placed above the table. The source should be indicated at the bottom. Please provide the table(s) as the real table(s) with rows, columns, and cells. Each piece of information should reside in its own cell.</li> <li class="show">Figures should be numbered consecutively. Wherever necessary, the source should be indicated at the bottom. The figures should also be given relevant titles.</li> <li class="show">All tables, charts, graphs, diagrams should be black and not in colour. The images should be of high resolution and in black and white only. The number and complexity of such exhibits should be as low as possible. All charts and graphs should be drawn legibly and figures should be indicated in millions and billions.</li> <li class="show">References should be included at the end of the paper. All the references should be cited in the body of the text. References and citations should be complete in all respects and arranged in alphabetical order. All references must be in APA style. The authors may take help of these online tools for generating APA references: <a href="https://www.ukessays.com/referencing/apa/generator/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.ukessays.com/referencing/apa/generator/</a>; <a href="http://www.citationmachine.net/apa/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.citationmachine.net/apa/</a><a href="http://www.citationmachine.net/apa/%C2%A0"> </a></li> <li class="show">Display formulae and mathematical equations should be numbered serially. Equations should be typewritten and use the form (1).</li> <li class="show">Footnotes, italics, and quotation marks should be kept to a minimum.</li> <li class="show">The primary heading should be in the capitalized form (Uppercase), and boldface. The sub-headings should be in the title- case capitalization (first letter of each word in the capital) and in bold.</li> <li class="show">Manuscripts not accepted for publication will not be sent back to contributors. Contributors whose papers are accepted or rejected will be informed by email only. Manuscripts will be acknowledged within one week of receipt. Hence, it is mandatory to mention a valid email address with the submitted content.</li> <li class="show"><strong>All accepted papers will be checked for plagiarism using iThenticate. The acceptable plagiarism level is up to 20%. A plagiarism report will be sent to the author if the manuscript is detected with plagiarism levels higher than acceptable limits. The author needs to take corrective measures, so as to, bring the plagiarism below 20%, and resend the manuscript to the editor. Socialis Series in Social Science will not publish any paper, which fails in these criteria.</strong></li> <li class="show">WE WILL NOT ACCEPT HARD COPIES OF THE PAPERS. The paper has to be submitted in MS Word format only. </li> </ol> <p><strong>After a Paper is accepted for Publication</strong></p> <ol> <li class="show">If a paper is accepted for publication, the authors will be informed by email about the acceptance.</li> <li class="show">An electronic version of the manuscript in MS- Word would be required once the paper is accepted for publication.</li> <li class="show">Copyright of published articles will rest with the respective authors.</li> <li class="show">The final draft is subject to editorial amendments to suit the journal's requirements.</li> <li class="show">Each author will receive an electronic copy of his/her published paper.</li> </ol> <p>For the mutual benefit and protection of the author and publisher, it is necessary that the author(s) provide a written consent to publish before publication in the journal. The signed consent ensures that the publisher has the author’s permission to publish the article. The Corresponding Author signs for and accepts the responsibility on behalf of any and all Co-Authors.</p> <p><strong>Submission Details:</strong><a class="cmp_edit_link" href="https://docensjournal.org/index.php/docens/management/settings/workflow#submission"><span class="pkp_screen_reader">Edit Submission Preparation Checklist</span></a></p> <p>Submit your manuscript by email: <strong>editor@socialisjournal.org</strong></p> <p>As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.</p> <ul> <li>The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).</li> <li>The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.</li> <li>Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.</li> <li>The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.</li> <li>The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.</li> </ul> </div> en-US editor@socialisjournal.org (Dr. Anupam Krishna) editor@socialisjournal.org (Managing Editor) Mon, 16 Sep 2024 09:06:38 +0000 OJS 3.3.0.13 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://socialisjournal.org/index.php/socialis/article/view/62 <p><em>A serial mediation effect refers to a mediation effect that emerges through multiple stages within a mediation model, such as 'X-&gt;M1-&gt;M2 -&gt;...-&gt; Y'. Recently, high-performance PCs have enabled the application of the Bootstrap technique to obtain confidence intervals and determine statistical significance. However, when raw data is unavailable or when attempting to calculate mediation effects from other studies, the Sobel test can be utilized. Yet, the calculation of the Sobel test’s standard error becomes complex when there are more than three coefficients in a path, highlighting the need for a dedicated computational tool. Additionally, when the sample size is small, adjustments for normal distribution and heteroscedasticity issues are required. Consequently, this study proposes a method for calculating the standard error of the generalized Sobel test and introduces a calculator that implements this method.</em></p> Joonghee Park , Kwanghee Han Copyright (c) 2024 http://socialisjournal.org/index.php/socialis/article/view/62 Mon, 16 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000 http://socialisjournal.org/index.php/socialis/article/view/64 <p><em>This article researched on whether people should be accountable for their beliefs. Culture, religion, environment, and mental health are factors wholly outside of one’s control to develop beliefs; therefore, holding people blameworthy for their beliefs is problematic. To this end, one's cultural upbringing seems to shape beliefs unconsciously from an early age. Environmental factors, which may include media and propaganda, go further to shape beliefs through the constant exposure to messages to which may result in the adoption of ideas they would otherwise not have had. Mental health conditions, such as depression and bipolar disorders, distort a person's thinking about oneself and the world. These factors can thus mean that belief is essentially a product of external forces, and did not spring from personal will. From this perspective, holding an individual responsible for his or her beliefs may create some undue prejudices, given that belief formation is a complex process, stemming from both objective and subjective inputs.On the other hand, it is easier for society to judge a person by the actions the person takes, rather than by the beliefs a person inherits or is influenced to align with which are beyond the person’s control. Although beliefs can motivate behavior, the final decision to take or not take the action is the responsibility of the individual. These actions are directly linked to an impact to the society. The individual deserves consequences from the resulted impact. This is a more accurate judgement rather than one based on the subjective impulses and motivations which triggered the actions to happen. This distinction is crucial in displaying fairness and not prejudice. In a world shaped by many external forces, beliefs beyond a person’s control should not be used to punish the person. People should be held accountable for actions rather than beliefs.</em></p> Elaine Guo Copyright (c) 2025 http://socialisjournal.org/index.php/socialis/article/view/64 Sun, 15 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000