-- Advancing Knowledge Through Evidence.

The Journal of International Scholarship (JIS) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal publishing evidence-based scholarship across the sciences and applied disciplines. The journal provides a multidisciplinary forum for research that advances knowledge through systematic inquiry, rigorous analysis, methodological innovation, and the synthesis of evidence.

JIS welcomes high-quality scholarship that contributes to cumulative knowledge through transparent research practices and appropriate interpretation of findings. Manuscripts are evaluated primarily on methodological soundness, scholarly contribution, and the strength of the evidence rather than disciplinary affiliation. Submissions should present conclusions that are appropriately supported by empirical findings, systematic evidence synthesis, or methodological scholarship.

Article Types

The journal welcomes a broad range of scholarly contributions, including:

Original empirical investigations

Exploratory and confirmatory studies

Validation and measurement research

Replication studies

Systematic reviews

Scoping reviews

Integrative reviews

Meta-analyses

Methodological and statistical contributions

Cross-disciplinary empirical research

Research Approaches

JIS welcomes a wide range of research designs and analytical approaches appropriate to the research question. Interdisciplinary investigations integrating methods or perspectives from multiple evidence-based disciplines are particularly encouraged.

Quantitative

Qualitative

Mixed methods

Experimental

Observational

Clinical

Computational

Modeling and simulation

Implementation research

Other systematic research approaches appropriate to the research question

Representative Research Areas

The following research areas are representative rather than exhaustive. JIS welcomes evidence-based scholarship from across the sciences and applied disciplines.

Physical, Earth, and Mathematical Sciences

Biological, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences

Medicine, Public Health, and Allied Health Sciences

Engineering, Computing, and Technology

Psychology, Behavioral, and Educational Sciences

Architecture, Built Environment, and Design Sciences

Business, Economics, and Management

Social Sciences (including sociology, anthropology, political science, public policy, criminology, geography, and related disciplines)

Communication, Media, and Information Sciences

Interdisciplinary Research