Aims & Scope

International Journal of Social Exploration (IJSoE) aims to provide a scholarly platform for the advancement and dissemination of theoretically informed, methodologically rigorous, and socially relevant research in the fields of Sociology and Social Work. The journal seeks to promote critical understanding of social structures, institutions, relationships, lived experiences, social problems, welfare systems, and processes of social change at local, national, and international levels.

The journal encourages original empirical research, theoretical contributions, review articles, research notes, and practice-oriented scholarship that strengthen sociological understanding and contribute to the development of Social Work knowledge, policy, and practice.

The scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to:

  • Sociological Theory and Contemporary Sociology
  • Social Research and Research Methodology
  • Social Stratification, Caste, Class and Inequality
  • Family, Marriage and Kinship
  • Gender and Society
  • Sociology of Health and Medical Sociology
  • Rural and Urban Sociology
  • Sociology of Education
  • Sociology of Ageing
  • Migration, Population and Demographic Change
  • Social Movements and Collective Action
  • Culture, Identity and Social Change
  • Communities and Community Development
  • Social Problems and Social Disorganization
  • Social Policy and Social Welfare
  • Social Work Theory, Methods and Practice
  • Community Organization
  • Medical and Psychiatric Social Work
  • Family and Child Welfare
  • Gerontological Social Work
  • Social Work with Vulnerable and Marginalized Populations
  • Human Rights and Social Justice
  • Poverty, Exclusion and Development
  • Disaster, Environment and Community Resilience
  • Emerging Social Issues and Contemporary Social Transformations

The journal particularly welcomes studies that connect theory with empirical evidence, examine emerging social challenges, and contribute to socially responsible policy and practice. Comparative, interdisciplinary, qualitative, quantitative, mixed-method, and field-based studies relevant to Sociology and Social Work are encouraged.