About Us

The International Journal of Social and Development Concerns (IJSDC) is a peer-refereed online journal that publishes six (6) issues per year in either English, Kiswahili, French or German. Democratic governments have a moral obligation to deliver social services to their citizens, and the development of any country is determined by the delivery of those services, whether by the public or the private sector. This journal provides rapid publication of articles in all areas of the social sciences, humanities, business, education and development studies.

The IJSDC aims at the creation, dissemination and re-invention of knowledge, emphasized by the quintessence of extraordinary and innovative research works. Our multi-dimensional mission is to promote awareness of and compatibility with the dynamics of the study area among scholars, academicians, professors and proponents.

We prefer the term “social and development concerns” because problems that affect a considerable number of people in a community affect their functioning, and consequently development. The journal is multidisciplinary, for what affects development in our society is diverse. It has been published six times a year since July–August 2017.

The vision of IJSDC is to be the source of sound scientific publications, continuing growth of scientific knowledge and interventions.

The journal aims to assist researchers in improving the quality of their research and innovations by:

• Organizing, managing and assessing research activities for member researchers
• Disseminating research findings to the global community through conferences, workshops, seminars, training and publishing in journals
• Mentoring young researchers to match seasoned, qualified and experienced personalities
• Facilitating researchers with the research process, from writing a concept paper to presenting research reports
• Supporting researchers in acquiring appropriate research materials and facilities
• Hosting workshops and research conferences on emerging issues, where researchers showcase findings and awards are presented for the best of them
• Assisting, where possible, in providing research grants to competitive proposals
• Promoting the integration of interdisciplinary research
• Forging mutual research relationships and partnerships with other institutions, businesses and corporations
• Sourcing funding and support from members, friends, government institutions and grant-giving institutions for research projects in line with the journal's strategic development plan
• Appointing members of the journal to the Editorial Board to advise on research and governance matters and to oversee the journal's projects
• Facilitating social networking among members of the journal
• Carrying out any other activity aimed at improving research and innovation matters

IJSDC is committed to real and immediate open access to academic work and published articles. All accepted manuscripts are free to access immediately from the date of their publication. The journal is licensed under either a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0) or a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (CC BY-NC 4.0). Readers are free to share — copy, distribute and transmit the work — and to remix — adapt the work. There are no charges to readers to download and use published works.

• Full coverage of social and development research and development interventions
• Best global knowledge sharing platform
• Encourages quality research
• Connects researchers and development proponents to the world of opportunities
• Online promotion of your content for lifetime
• Dedicated to a timely and rapid review process
• Eminent review team
• Formal review reports and evaluation matrix for manuscripts before publishing
• Free access to all published works globally
• Authors retain copyright to their work
• Increased visibility and readership
• No spatial constraints

• All authors must contribute to the research. Naming an author who did not contribute, or omitting one who did, is a violation of publication ethics and practice.
• Authors must acknowledge the source of financial support for the research and their professional membership or workplace.
• Published articles must contain a list of quotations in accordance with the citation standards of the journal.
• All forms of plagiarism and the publishing of false information are unacceptable.
• It is forbidden to publish the results of the same research in other journals.
• Authors are required to participate in, cooperate with and follow the timelines of the review process, and to cooperate with additional comments and corrections.

International Journal of Social and Development Concerns, P.O. Box 3634–00100, Nairobi, Kenya. Email info@ijsdc.org.