Journal profile
disClosure A Journal of Social Theory
ISSN 1055-6133 · eISSN 2332-9246 · University of Kentucky · United States
disClosure A Journal of Social Theory: fully open access; no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 2,017 articles a year.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
disClosure A Journal of Social Theory is published by University of Kentucky. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Software Engineering Techniques and Practices, Early Childhood Education and Development and Diverse Music Education Insights, together about 30% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
disClosure is an annual thematic publication dedicated to investigating and stimulating interest in new directions in contemporary social theory. By encouraging submissions from a variety of disciplinary, geographical, and theoretical perspective and genres, the journal seeks to expand the nature of what is studied by the academy and how it is studied. In an effort to construct new approaches to form and content, we encourage submissions that employ innovative writing styles as well as formal scholarly work. The journal annually publishes articles, art, creative writing, interviews, and book reviews. The journal is edited by graduate students participating in the Committee on Social Theory (CST) at the University of Kentucky. Themes of disClosure follow alongside the annual themes of ST 600 and CST's Spring Lecture Series. Students are responsible for all aspects of the journal, from the solicitation and review of manuscripts, art work, and poetry, to correspondence, publicity, distribution, fund-raising, book reviewing, and preparation. Each issue has two to three Chief Editors who oversee the collective's efforts, and Committee members supply advice for the entire operation. The journal also has an internationally renowned editorial board that assists in the evaluation of submissions.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Lee MandeloPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Software Engineering Techniques and PracticesComputer Science10%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences10%
- Diverse Music Education InsightsArts and Humanities10%
- Urban Development and Societal IssuesSocial Sciences10%
- Big Data and Business IntelligenceBusiness, Management and Accounting10%
- Latin American and Latino StudiesSocial Sciences10%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities10%
- Ecocriticism and Environmental LiteratureArts and Humanities10%
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
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
DOAJPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO
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
- 1OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,017Publisher website ·
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 ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Open access Open Access Policy
No-fee open access journal; no submission or publication fees. Model summary
disClosure: A Journal of Social Theory is a No-Fee Open Access Journal. This means that the journal offers free availability and unrestricted use of the content it publishes and does not charge publication fees. In other words, the journal strives to remove both price barriers and permission barriers. Content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (CC-BY-NC 4.0), m…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Submissions to disClosure: A Journal of Social Theory are reviewed by two referees who are selected from among the journal's editorial collective on the basis of their interest and expertise. disClosure: A Journal of Social Theory follows a double-blind review process: at no point is the author's name disclosed to referees, nor are referees' names disclosed to the authors. Referees will have three…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism Statement
Every article submitted for publication in disClosure: A Journal of Social Theory will be checked for instances of plagiarism before the work is distributed to referees for review. If verbatim copying, self-plagiarism, or improper paraphrasing is detected, the author will be notified and asked to rewrite or clearly cite the text in question. If the plagiarism is extensive, the article will be reje…
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
- University of Kentucky
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1055-6133
- Electronic ISSN
- 2332-9246
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about disClosure A Journal of Social Theory
How long does peer review take at disClosure A Journal of Social Theory?
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.
Which databases index disClosure A Journal of Social Theory?
The journal's website lists DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is disClosure A Journal of Social Theory open access, and what is the APC?
disClosure A Journal of Social Theory is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .