SOCILEXIA: Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities is a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary scholarly journal encompassing the broad spectrum of research within the Social Sciences and Humanities. The journal welcomes original contributions from diverse academic disciplines concerned with human behaviour, society, institutions, economic and political organisation, knowledge, culture, history, language, and human experience.

SOCILEXIA provides an academic platform for discipline-specific and interdisciplinary studies employing empirical, theoretical, conceptual, historical, comparative, interpretive, and methodological approaches. The journal encourages scholarly contributions that advance knowledge within established disciplines or develop connections between different areas of the Social Sciences and Humanities.

The journal's focus and scope include, but are not limited to, the following areas.

A. Social Sciences

1. Sociology and Social Studies: Social theory, social structures, social interactions, social stratification, inequality, social institutions, family studies, community studies, social movements, and social transformation.

2. Anthropology and Human Geography: Social and cultural anthropology, ethnography, human geography, cultural diversity, population studies, migration, urban and rural societies, indigenous communities, and human-environment relations.

3. Political Science and International Relations: Political institutions, political behaviour, democracy, electoral studies, political participation, international relations, diplomacy, geopolitics, international cooperation, conflict, peace studies, and global governance.

4. Government, Public Administration, and Public Policy: Government studies, governance, public administration, public management, public services, public sector reform, public policy formulation and evaluation, decentralisation, institutional development, and administrative governance.

5. Law, Legal Studies, and Criminal Justice: Legal studies, comparative law, constitutional law, criminal law, civil law, international law, human rights, law and society, socio-legal studies, criminology, victimology, criminal justice, legal institutions, and legal reform.

6. Economics, Finance, and Development Studies: Economic theory and policy, development economics, regional economics, international economics, behavioural economics, public finance, financial studies, economic inequality, labour economics, economic institutions, and sustainable economic development.

7. Business, Management, and Entrepreneurship: Business administration, strategic management, human resource management, organisational behaviour, marketing, accounting, entrepreneurship, business ethics, corporate governance, innovation management, and digital business.

8. Education and Educational Studies: Educational theory, pedagogy, curriculum development, educational psychology, learning and teaching, educational management, educational policy, educational assessment, higher education, educational technology, and lifelong learning.

9. Psychology and Behavioural Sciences: General psychology, social psychology, developmental psychology, educational psychology, organisational psychology, cultural psychology, psychological well-being, personality, cognition, and human behaviour.

10. Communication, Media, and Information Studies: Communication theory, mass communication, journalism, public relations, media studies, digital communication, social media, political communication, intercultural communication, information science, and library studies.

11. Social Welfare, Social Work, and Community Development: Social protection, social security, social work, community empowerment, poverty, social inclusion, disability studies, vulnerable populations, welfare policies, and community-based development.

12. Tourism, Hospitality, and Cultural Economy: Tourism studies, hospitality management, sustainable tourism, cultural tourism, heritage tourism, tourism policy, creative industries, cultural entrepreneurship, and community-based tourism.

13. Population, Public Health, and Society: Demography, population change, health sociology, health communication, health policy, social determinants of health, public health behaviour, ageing, and social inequalities in health.

B. Humanities

1. History and Historical Studies: Social history, political history, economic history, intellectual history, cultural history, local and regional history, historiography, historical interpretation, and comparative historical studies.

2. Philosophy and Ethics: Philosophy, moral philosophy, political philosophy, social philosophy, philosophy of science, epistemology, ethics, applied ethics, and philosophical approaches to contemporary human problems.

3. Language, Linguistics, and Translation Studies: Linguistics, sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, discourse analysis, language education, language policy, multilingualism, translation studies, semantics, pragmatics, and language in society.

4. Literature and Literary Studies: Literary theory, literary criticism, comparative literature, world literature, Indonesian literature, oral literature, literary history, narrative studies, and literature in cultural and social contexts.

5. Cultural Studies and Cultural Heritage: Cultural theory, cultural identity, cultural practices, popular culture, intercultural studies, cultural representation, heritage studies, cultural preservation, and cultural transformation.

6. Religious Studies and Theology: Comparative religion, religious thought, theology, philosophy of religion, religion and society, religious institutions, religious traditions, religious education, and the historical and cultural dimensions of religion.

7. Arts and Aesthetic Studies: Art history, visual culture, performing arts, music studies, theatre studies, film studies, aesthetics, artistic expression, creative practices, and the social and cultural interpretation of art.

8. Archaeology and Heritage Studies: Archaeology, historical archaeology, material culture, heritage conservation, archaeological interpretation, museum studies, and cultural heritage management.

C. Interdisciplinary and Emerging Studies

SOCILEXIA also welcomes interdisciplinary research that connects the Social Sciences and Humanities with contemporary developments and emerging areas of scholarship, including:

• Gender studies, identity studies, and intersectionality.

• Digital society, digital humanities, and technology in society.

• Artificial intelligence, ethics, and the social implications of emerging technologies.

• Environmental humanities, environmental sociology, and sustainability studies.

• Urban studies, regional development, and spatial inequality.

• Globalisation, migration, diaspora, and transnational studies.

• Human rights, social justice, peacebuilding, and conflict resolution.

• Indigenous studies, local knowledge, and cultural diversity.

• Science, technology, and society studies.

• Disaster studies, climate change adaptation, and community resilience.

• Development policy, sustainable development, and the Sustainable Development Goals.

• Interdisciplinary studies of social, economic, political, cultural, and institutional transformations.