RRIS is a mutlidisciplinary scholarly journal of innovative research that challenges status quo, shifts the frontier of knowledge and scientific thinking in a given field, and bring about demonstrable advancement in society. Entries also include special reports, proceedings, and activities of panels and roundtables of community initiatives as well as whitepapers for community and social development.
Scope
RRIS publishes studies which are interdisciplinary in method, demonstrate actionable innovation, and/or which are at the frontier of research in the subject matter. To be accpeted within this scope, a paper MUST meet the following criteria:
- Fills a knowledge gap in a given field or subject matter.
- Demonstrably and convincingly pushes the frontier of research in the subject matter.
- Brings to light an innovation upon a existing practical idea.
- Makes SMART executable recommendations with clear, simple, step-by-step guide to realizing the goal.
- If recommendations are at the level of researcher and/or funder to implement, they must demonstrate practical measures in place for implementation.
- If recommendations are at the level of other stakeholders (for example, governments, NGO, communities, other external entities) to implement, paper must demonstrate measures in place to engage the stakeholders into implementing the recommendation.