About the Journal

Human Social Review (HSR), published by SPIDER Publishing, is an international, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to advancing interdisciplinary scholarship on human behaviour, social systems, and societal transformation. The journal provides a platform for rigorous theoretical, empirical, and applied research addressing contemporary social, cultural, economic, and political challenges in diverse contexts worldwide. HSR welcomes contributions from sociology, anthropology, political science, psychology, education, development studies, human geography, cultural studies, and interdisciplinary social research. The journal emphasizes methodological rigor, analytical depth, theoretical innovation, and practical relevance in understanding and improving human and societal outcomes.

Human Social Review publishes quarterly, specifically in March, June, September, and December, each year four issues. But the articles come to online immediately upon acceptance and have a DOI for fully citable.

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Human Social Review (HSR) Now Assigns Crossref DOIs to All Published Articles

2026-03-13

Human Social Review (HSR), published by SPIDER Publishing, announces that all published articles are now assigned Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) through Crossref under the publisher prefix 10.66348, strengthening global visibility, citation connectivity, and long-term accessibility of social science research.

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Current Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2026): September
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Volume 1, Issue 2 (September 2026) of the Human Social Review (HSR) brings research articles addressing contemporary issues in culture, governance, social development, poverty, and community well-being across Asia. The issue presents evidence from Malaysia, India, Bangladesh, and South Asia, reflecting the journal’s interdisciplinary focus on human and social dimensions of development. The contributions examine cultural globalisation and local identity, social movements and policy reform, civic engagement and local governance, poverty reduction and household well-being, and mental health interventions and community cohesion. The studies employ diverse empirical approaches, including time-series ARDL analysis and mediation-based frameworks, to investigate the social processes and institutional factors shaping communities and societies. The articles contribute empirical perspectives to ongoing discussions on cultural change, civic participation, social protection, governance, and human well-being. 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.66348/hsr.26.v1.n2
Published: 2026-09-30

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