Aims and scope
CODE: Journal of Technology in the Social Sciences is a peer-reviewed, diamond open-access journal on technology in the social sciences. It publishes theoretical, empirical and design-based work from education and teaching, school counselling, psychology, special education, linguistics and communication, sociology, anthropology, the arts and heritage studies, in English and Turkish.
CODE is open to any study that uses, examines, designs or builds technology in relation to people, learning, society or culture, from classroom research to technical work on software, print settings or materials. No technical background is required.
Areas
| Area | Example topics |
|---|---|
| CODE 3D | 3D printing and digital fabrication; 3D scanning and photogrammetry; digital cultural heritage; maker workshops |
| Education and teaching | Coding, robotics and computational thinking; game-based learning; online and blended learning; learning analytics; generative AI in the classroom |
| School counselling | Online counselling; mental health apps; digital addiction and screen time; cyberbullying |
| Development and family | Digital parenting; object- and technology-mediated parent–child interaction; screens in early childhood |
| Special education and accessibility | Assistive technologies; tactile and 3D materials; accessible interfaces |
| Language and communication | Technology in language teaching; machine translation and language models; the language of social media |
| Society, culture and ethics | Social media and disinformation; algorithms and fairness; children's data; digital citizenship and literacy |
| Immersive technologies | Virtual, augmented and mixed reality; presence and avatars |
| Methods and emerging technologies | Eye tracking, wearable sensors, digital trace data; reproducibility; emerging technologies |
What researchers build
CODE treats what researchers build as part of the publication. A 3D model, app, game, VR scene or teaching material submitted with an Artefact paper or a Reproduction report is reviewed by a product reviewer, archived and citable. See Article types and the Product package standard.
