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Journal of International Scholarship

Publishing Evidence-Based Research Across Disciplines


Aims and Scope

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 quality scholarship that contributes to cumulative knowledge through transparent research practices and appropriate interpretation of findings. Manuscripts are evaluated based 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 full-length and brief systematic 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
  • Case studies
  • Letters to the editor


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


Conceptual contributions are considered when they are grounded in systematic evaluation or synthesis of the scholarly literature and contribute to evidence-based understanding.


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