Aims and Scope

Aim

The Journal of Emerging Societies and Societal Intelligence (JESSI) aims to advance scholarly knowledge and scientific research in emerging societies, societal intelligence, social transformation, and related interdisciplinary social sciences. The journal provides an international platform for rigorous theoretical, empirical, methodological, and applied research. It publishes studies that improve understanding of evolving social structures, collective behaviour, institutions, digital transformation, policy, civic participation, human development, and sustainable societies. JESSI encourages research in social innovation, governance, social networks, cultural and demographic transitions, digital inclusion, human–AI interaction, collective intelligence, societal foresight, and responsible technological change.

Scope of the Journal

JESSI publishes original research articles, review articles, and case studies in areas including:

  • Social transformation, emerging societies, and societal change
  • Societal intelligence, collective intelligence, and social knowledge systems
  • Artificial intelligence and the social implications of emerging technologies
  • Digital societies, platform governance, and online communities
  • Social inclusion, inequality, diversity, and social justice
  • Governance, public policy, civic participation, and democratic institutions
  • Social networks, information behaviour, and digital communication
  • Education, lifelong learning, and technology-enabled social change
  • Culture, identity, media, and evolving social practices
  • Urbanisation, smart communities, and sustainable social development
  • Human–AI interaction, algorithmic decision-making, and public trust
  • Digital ethics, data governance, privacy, and societal accountability
  • Migration, demographic transitions, and changing social structures
  • Health, wellbeing, resilience, and community-level social systems
  • Interdisciplinary societal intelligence, foresight, and futures research

Interdisciplinary Research

JESSI welcomes interdisciplinary research where the work demonstrates a clear and substantive contribution to emerging societies, societal intelligence, social research, digital social systems, or integrated social and technological transformations.

Readership

The journal serves an international readership of sociologists, social scientists, policy researchers, governance scholars, social technologists, digital society researchers, economists, educators, development researchers, civil society practitioners, and interdisciplinary societal intelligence researchers.

Types of Articles

  • Original Research Articles
  • Review Articles
  • Case Studies