Scope

JRISA is intentionally multidisciplinary. The journal welcomes research and scholarly inquiry across a wide range of academic fields, including but not limited to:

Research involving human participants, clinical information, biological materials, or other ethically sensitive activities must comply with appropriate institutional, ethical, and legal requirements.

Fields covered

Academic fields within the journal’s scope
Natural and Physical SciencesBiology, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Science, Earth Science, Ecology, Astronomy, Interdisciplinary Natural Sciences.
Health and Life SciencesPublic Health, Health Education, Neuroscience, Nutrition, Health Behavior, Biomedical Research, Health Technology.
Engineering, Computing, and TechnologyComputer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Robotics, Human-Computer Interaction, Computational Modeling, Emerging Technologies.
Social and Behavioral SciencesPsychology, Sociology, Political Science, Communication, Anthropology, Human Development, Behavioral Science, Public Policy.
EducationEducation Research, Learning Sciences, Educational Psychology, Educational Technology, Curriculum and Instruction, School Improvement, Student Development, Higher Education.
Business and EconomicsEconomics, Finance, Management, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Organizational Studies, Consumer Behavior.
Humanities and Interdisciplinary StudiesHistory, Philosophy, Literature, Cultural Studies, Media Studies, Ethics, Digital Humanities, Interdisciplinary Research.

Interdisciplinary work

JRISA welcomes interdisciplinary work and does not require manuscripts to fit neatly within a single academic discipline. The journal is especially interested in work that demonstrates thoughtful inquiry and appropriate scholarly practice, including research that is exploratory, preliminary, replicative, applied, educational, or interdisciplinary.

What JRISA does not publish

  • manuscripts containing fabricated or falsified data
  • plagiarized work
  • manuscripts containing unverifiable or systematically inaccurate references
  • previously published manuscripts presented as original work
  • submissions created primarily through automated generation without meaningful author contribution and verification
  • research that does not comply with applicable ethical requirements
  • promotional or advertising content presented as research
  • unsupported medical or clinical advice
  • manuscripts without a meaningful scholarly purpose
  • classroom assignments submitted without sufficient development into a scholarly manuscript

A classroom paper or student project may be suitable for JRISA if it has been substantially developed into an academically structured manuscript appropriate for publication.