International Journal of Critical Diversity Studies

International Journal of Critical Diversity Studies is published by Pluto Journals. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Decolonial Thought and Epistemologies, African cultural and philosophical studies and South African History and Culture, together about 31.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

International Journal of Critical Diversity Studies (IJCDS) aims to provide an undisciplinary platform for critical engagement with hierarchies of power that create and sustain privilege and oppression along axes of difference. Areas of interest include the constructions of social locations and positionalities; intersections, co-constructions and co-constitutions of systems of oppression; race; gender; sexuality; dis/ability; class; age etc.; the politics of knowledge production; the politics of being and affect; the politics of history and time; the politics of geography and location; reproduction and resistance social injustice; reframing differences. This journal will accept original articles (research and theoretical), commentaries and book reviews. Editorial Board Editorial Team Nicky Falkof, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, Editor-in-chiefWilliam Mpofu, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, Book review editorEsra Sarioğlu, University of Virginia, USA, Editorial teamScott Burnett, Pennsylvania State University, USA, Editorial teamTiffany Willoughby-Herard, University of California, USA, Irvine, Editorial teamRudo Mzite, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, Editorial assistantEditorial Board Annika McPherson, University of Augsburg, GermanyCamila Andrade, Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB), BrazilGarth Stevens, University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaJolanta Drzewiecka, Washington State University, USAKatlego Disemelo, University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaKirk Sides, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USALewis R. Gordon, University of Connecticut, USAMalose Langa, University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaMaria Soledad Falabella, University of Chile, ChileMarla Jaksch, College of New Jersey, USAMelanie Bush, Adelphi University, USAMörsch, Dr. Carmen, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, GermanyNirmala Erevelles, University of Alabama, USAPauline Leonard, University of Southampton, UK Peace Kiguwa, University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaPumla Gqola, Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaRobert McRuer, George Washington University, USASanja Nivesjö, Uppsala University, SwedenSara Orning, University of Oslo, OsloSisanda Nkoala, University of the Western Cape, South AfricaTamara Shefer, University of the Western Cape, South AfricaUlla Klingovsky, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, SwitzerlandYianna Liatsos, University of Limerick, IrelandAdvisory BoardMelissa Steyn, Foun

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Impact

h-index

10OpenAlex · 2026-11-01

i10-index

10OpenAlex · 2026-11-01

2-year mean citedness

0.57OpenAlex · 2026-11-01

Share of gold OA articles

0%LetPub · 2026-11-01

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Average review time (community reports)

about 30 weeksLetPub · 2026-11-01

Submission to publication (journal-reported)

about 30 weeksDOAJ · 2026-11-01

Peer review

Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ

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Publisher

Pluto Journals

Country or region

United Kingdom

Language

English

ISSN

2516-550X

Electronic ISSN

2516-5518

Official links

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