Center for Ethnic and Cultural Studies – Center for Ethnic and Cultural Studies

Advancing Interdisciplinary Research in Ethnic & Cultural Studies

CECS is an international academic publisher and research initiative supporting scholars worldwide through peer-reviewed, open-access journals and collaborative research programs.

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2014

Year Established

Global

Scholar Network

100%

Open Access

CCBY4.0

Licensed

OPEN ACCESS

Committed to Open Knowledge

All articles published in CECS journals are immediately and permanently available online without subscription fees or access restrictions.

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Full-text articles available to readers worldwide without any subscription or pay-per-view charges.

Increased Impact

Open access articles are more widely read and cited, increasing the visibility and impact of scholarly research.

Rapid Dissemination

Accepted articles are published quickly online, facilitating timely dissemination of new research findings.

CC BY 4.0 License

Authors retain copyright. All articles are distributed under Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0).

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Authors can deposit articles in institutional repositories and personal academic websites.

Digital Preservation

Long-term preservation strategies guarantee permanent access to all published scholarly content.

PUBLICATIONS

Our Journals

High-quality, peer-reviewed journals advancing knowledge in the social sciences and humanities.

American Journal of Qualitative Research (AJQR)

A peer-reviewed, open-access journal focused on qualitative research methodologies and interdisciplinary scholarship in the social sciences and humanities.

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Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies
(E-ISSN: 2149-1291)

An open-access, peer-reviewed and interdisciplinary academic international journal edited in the United States and publishing four issues per volume.

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Why Do Authors Choose Us?

The Center for Ethnic and Cultural Studies (CECS) was created to mobilize and sustain an international scholar and research center committed to ethnic and cultural studies. CECS publishes open access academic journals in social sciences and art and humanities. CECS is an independent publisher founded by scholars and not affiliated with any major publishing group.