Journal profile · Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review
ISSN 2766-1652 · Harvard Kennedy School · United States
Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review is published by Harvard Kennedy School. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Misinformation and Its Impacts, Social Media and Politics and Communication and COVID-19 Impact, together about 56.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The HKS Misinformation Review is an interdisciplinary, open-access journal where researchers, journalists, technologists, policymakers, educators, and other practitioners working in the information, media, and platform landscape can connect with timely, peer-reviewed research about misinformation. We publish empirical research on misinformation (quantitative and qualitative) from all fields and encourage submissions that define misinformation in all its variations, estimate its prevalence and impact, document media manipulation tactics, evaluate interventions (including education, content moderation, debunking, and regulations), and culturally and historically situate the institutions that define the media ecosystem today.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Misinformation and Its ImpactsSocial Sciences35.8%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences10.5%
- Communication and COVID-19 ImpactSocial Sciences10.5%
- Media Influence and PoliticsSocial Sciences8.7%
- Academic Publishing and Open AccessDecision Sciences4.7%
- Spam and Phishing DetectionComputer Science4.4%
- Complex Network Analysis TechniquesPhysics and Astronomy3.5%
- Public Relations and Crisis CommunicationSocial Sciences3.5%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q1 | 44/744 | 94th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 113OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.41OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 216 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 23 | 890 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 1,267 |
| 2024 | 40 | 40 | 1,238 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 1,203 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 1,188 |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 | 985 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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)
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- commentariesThe HKS Misinformation Review publishes three types of contributions to misinformation research: Research Articles, Research Notes, and Commentaries.Length not stated
- commentaryof a Research Article or Research Note. Commentaries should not exceed 2,000 words. We publish a limited number of commentaries per issue. Commain text ≤ 2,000 words
- research articleore information, please see below). For Research Articles, a length of 1,500 to 3,000 words is appropriate (excluding footnotes, appendices, and the bimain text ≤ 3,000 words
- research articlesThe HKS Misinformation Review publishes three types of contributions to misinformation research: Research Articles, Research Notes, and Commentaries.Length not stated
- research notesThe HKS Misinformation Review publishes three types of contributions to misinformation research: Research Articles, Research Notes, and Commentaries.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest Competing interests
Authors are required to declare any competing interests that may be perceived as contributing to potential bias. Examples include funding for a research program or employment by, consulting for, or stocks/shares in an organization that could be financially affected by the publication of the paper, as well as patents or patent applications whose value may be affected by the publication of the paper…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
Data must be archived in Harvard Dataverse as a condition of publication. Model summary
The HKS Misinformation Review requires, as a condition for publication, that all data necessary to replicate published results should be archived in the Harvard Dataverse repository, within IRB restrictions. Please consult our Data Sharing Policy before submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics approval statement required where applicable. Model summary
Where applicable, studies must have been approved by an appropriate ethics committee and the author(s) should include a statement within the article text detailing this approval, including the name of the ethics committee and the reference number of the approval.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Authors retain copyright; articles published under CC BY 4.0. Model summary
Copyright and publishing rights remain with the author(s) of the article(s). All articles published in the journal can be reused under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Blind Peer Review
Double-blind peer review; submissions must be anonymized. Model summary
The HKS Misinformation Review employs a double-blind review process. All submissions need to be fully anonymized. Before submitting your article, please delete your name or any references that might identify you from the manuscript. For more information, please read our guidelines below.
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
- Harvard Kennedy School
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2766-1652
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review
How long does peer review take at Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review open access, and what is the APC?
Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .