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.
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).
The submission requires 1) a Manuscript and 2) a Submission form.
The submission file must be prepared by using HASSS template. Manuscript must be anonymized.
The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.
All submitted manuscripts will be checked for plagiarism and the use of generative AI. Manuscripts containing similarities of more than 20% and of more than 30% proportion of AI-generated texts will be rejected.
Author Guidelines
Editorial Policy
Manuscripts submitted for publication in this journal must not have been previously published or not be under consideration for publication in any other media. All manuscripts must pass a double-blind peer-review process. Manuscripts are accepted with the understanding that the authors have obtained the authority for publication. If accepted, the manuscript must not be published elsewhere in the same form, in either the same or another language, without the consent of the editor. Authors are responsible for the scientific accuracy of the papers. HASSS assumes no responsibility for conclusions and errors made by the authors.
Publication Charge
There is no charge for articles submitted and published. HASSS is an open access journal. All articles published in this journal are freely and widely available to all readers via the journal website.
Journal Template
All manuscript must be prepared in HASSS Template and can be opened in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format. The template for manuscript preparation must be strictly followed and can be downloaded here:
For authors who are interested in submitting articles to be published in HASSS, please fill the submission form and attach it when you submit your manuscript. The submission form can be downloaded here:
Types of Articles
HASSS publishes articles in the following categories:
1. Research articles: Full reports of research projects including background, theoretical frameworks, methodology and data, results and discussion. 2. Review articles: Articles which provide a comprehensive summary or review on a certain topic and a perspective on the state of related fields. Review articles are usually by invitation from the journal’s editorial team. However, independent submissions are also welcome.
One set of page proofs (as PDF files) will be sent by e-mail to the corresponding author. Please use this proof only for checking the typesetting, editing, completeness and correctness of the text, tables and figures. Significant changes to the article as accepted for publication will only be considered at this stage with permission from the Editor-in-chief. It is important to ensure that all corrections are sent back to HASSS: please check carefully before replying, as inclusion of any subsequent corrections cannot be guaranteed. Proofreading is solely the responsibility of the author(s).
Copyright Notice
All rights reserved. Apart from citations for the purposes of research, private study, or criticism and review, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any other form without prior written permission by the publisher.