Journal profile
Disability and the Global South
ISSN 2050-7364 · The Critical Institute · Malta
Disability and the Global South: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Disability and the Global South (DGS) is the first peer reviewed international journal committed to publishing high quality work focused exclusively on all aspects of the disability experience in the global South. It provides an interdisciplinary platform prioritising material that is critical, challenging, and engaging from a range of epistemological perspectives and disciplines.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief ESPAÑOL Shaun GrechPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 19, Canada 6, India 3, Australia 3, South Africa 2 (41 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Index Copernicus, IJIFACTOR, J-GatePublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
Article types accepted1
- original research articlesOriginal Research articles Articles previously unpublished reporting on research, theoretical and also methodological articles. Maximum article length is 8,000 …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest
Conflict of interest must be declared upon submission. Model summary
Any conflict of interest must be declared upon submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Original, unpublished work only. Model summary
Only articles that have not been published in other journals, or are not under consideration for publication elsewhere, will be considered.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Copyright remains with authors; journal granted right to publish. Model summary
Copyright of material submitted and accepted for publication remains with the author(s). The author(s) grants the journal the right to publish the work. Only articles that have not been published in other journals, or are not under consideration for publication elsewhere, will be considered. Following publication in the journal, authors are free and encouraged to share the article widely but in it…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Anonymous review. Model summary
This information will be removed from the document before being sent on for anonymous review.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- The Critical Institute
- Country or region
- Malta
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2050-7364
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Disability and the Global South
How long does peer review take at Disability and the Global South?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Disability and the Global South?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Harvard. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Disability and the Global South based?
Of the 41 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (19), Canada (6) and India (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Disability and the Global South?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Disability and the Global South is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Disability and the Global South open access, and what is the APC?
Disability and the Global South is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .