Society, Policy and Human Development (SPHD) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal dedicated to publishing high-quality research across the social sciences, public policy, governance, development studies, and human well-being. The journal provides a scholarly platform for research that examines how societies change, how policies are designed and implemented, and how human development can be advanced in diverse local, national, and global contexts.
The journal welcomes original research articles, review papers, policy analyses, theoretical contributions, case studies, and methodological studies from across the social sciences and related interdisciplinary fields. It encourages research that connects social science theory and evidence with practical policy relevance, particularly in areas such as inequality, education, poverty, governance, migration, gender, public health, sustainability, social protection, and community development.
With a strong commitment to academic rigor, inclusiveness, and global relevance, the journal aims to support social science scholarship that contributes to more equitable, resilient, and sustainable societies. It especially welcomes studies from underrepresented regions and research addressing contemporary social challenges.
Aims & Scope
Society, Policy and Human Development aims to advance critical, empirical, theoretical, and policy-relevant scholarship in the social sciences, with a focus on society, governance, public policy, and human development. The journal welcomes diverse social science perspectives and research methods, including qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, comparative, historical, participatory, and interdisciplinary approaches.
Areas of Interest
- Social sciences theory, methods, and interdisciplinary research
- Society, social change, and social transformation
- Sociology, anthropology, and community studies
- Public policy, governance, and public administration
- Political science, institutions, democracy, and civic participation
- Human development, well-being, and quality of life
- Development studies and sustainable development
- Economics, poverty, inequality, and social exclusion
- Education, skills, and lifelong learning
- Health policy, social welfare, and social protection
- Gender, family, youth, and generational studies
- Migration, displacement, and population studies
- Labor markets, employment, and livelihoods
- Human rights, justice, ethics, and social equity
- Urbanization, rural development, and regional studies
- Media, communication, digital society, and technology studies
- Climate change, sustainability, and social resilience
- Culture, identity, religion, and social values
- Conflict, peacebuilding, and humanitarian studies
- Policy evaluation, impact assessment, and evidence-based decision-making