Aims:Kotuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online aims to showcase the increasing number of individual and collaborative research endeavours across the social sciences. The Maori name ‘Kotuitui’ means ‘interweaving’, and reflects the interdisciplinary nature of the journal. Although it is of particular relevance to New Zealand, and its social research community, as a multidisciplinary social sciences journal, Kotuitui covers subject matter of widespread relevance and interest to social researchers across the globe.
Scope of submissions:Kotuitui publishes original research papers, review articles, short communications on topical issues. We encourage quality submissions addressing questions of pertinence to national policy and communities in the New Zealand context. International submissions of relevance to New Zealand are also welcome. The journal’s subject matter ranges across the social sciences. Kotuitui also publishes special sections on matters of major New Zealand and international interest from time to time.
Open Access Kotuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online is a fully open access journal. Once published, your article will be immediately and permanently available for readers to read, download, and share. Readers will be able to access your article freely on Taylor and Francis Online. All articles in this journal will be published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license. Royal Society Te Aparangi is currently offering an ongoing waiver on all Article Publishing Charges (APC).
Journal metrics
Usage
221K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
1.4 (2023) Impact Factor
Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
1.3 (2023) 5 year IF
3.6 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
1.082 (2023) SNIP
0.417 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
38 days avg. from submission to first
decision
70 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
19 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
43% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors
who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Senior Editor Professor Bruce Curtis – University of Waikato, New Zealand
Associate Editors Associate Professor Polly Atatoa-Carr – University of Waikato, New Zealand Dr Simon Barber – University of Otago, New Zealand Dr William Cochrane – University of Waikato, New Zealand Dr Cate Curtis – University of Waikato, New Zealand Associate Professor Victoria Egli – University of Waikato, New Zealand Professor Daniel Exeter – University of Auckland, New Zealand Associate Professor Tyron Love – University of Canterbury, New Zealand Professor Juliana Mansvelt – Massey University, New Zealand Professor Steve Matthewman – University of Auckland, New Zealand Associate Professor Jason Paul Mika – University of Waikato, New Zealand Dr Thomas O'Brien – University of York, United Kingdom Dr Suzanne Phibbs – Massey University, New Zealand Professor Katie Pickles – University of Canterbury, New Zealand Professor Verica Rupar – Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand Dr Nichola Shackleton – Muka Tangata—People, Food, and Fibre Workforce Development Council, New Zealand Associate Professor Rachel Simon-Kumar – University of Auckland, New Zealand Dr Nimbus Staniland – University of Auckland, New Zealand Dr Marc Tadaki – Cawthron Institute, New Zealand
Kotuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online is abstracted/indexed in:
Current Abstracts
DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)
EBSCOhost
Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
Proquest (Central, International, National Science Collection, SciTech Collection, Social Science Journals, & Sociology)
SCOPUS
TOC Premier
Open access
Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
To publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis. Discounts and waivers may also be available for researchers in selected countries when publishing in open access journals.
The Royal Society Te Apārangi is a not-for-profit society that advances education and shares knowledge to support a thriving New Zealand. The society promotes evidence-based research covering science, technology, and humanities, including engineering, applied science, and social sciences.
Members receive a discount subscription to the research journals published by the society. Membership information including fees, benefits, and how to join is available on the society website.
The Royal Society Te Apārangi publishes eight journals:
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