Journal profile
Journal Committed to Social Change on Race and Ethnicity
ISSN 2642-2387 · University of Oklahoma Libraries · United States
Journal Committed to Social Change on Race and Ethnicity: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 33% (journal website); 15 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal Committed to Social Change on Race and Ethnicity is published by University of Oklahoma Libraries. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Critical Race Theory in Education, Higher Education Research Studies and Racial and Ethnic Identity Research, together about 47.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal Committed to Social Change on Race and Ethnicity (JCSCORE) is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal launched in 2015. Published by the University of Oklahoma Libraries, JCSCORE is the official journal of the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE), a production of the Southwest Center for Human Relations Studies at the University of Oklahoma Outreach. JCSCORE promotes an exchange of ideas that can transform lives, enhance learning, and improve human relations in higher education. It explores and examines interactions from interdisciplinary perspectives and reports on the status, needs, and direction of human relations studies affected by race, ethnicity, and sovereignty in higher education policy, practice, and theory. JCSCORE accepts manuscripts on a rolling basis. History The journal’s launch was led by Dr. Belinda Biscoe, Senior Associate Vice President for University Outreach at the University of Oklahoma, Dr. Bruce Busby, retired professor and administrator from St. Cloud State University, and Dr. Cristobal Salinas Jr., associate professor at Florida Atlantic University. Together, Drs. Biscoe, Busby, and Salinas formed the journal’s founding editorial board. In 2017, the editorial board of JCSCORE received the American College Personnel Association (ACPA) Commission for Social Justice Educators (CSJE) Outstanding Social Justice Collaboration Award. In 2018, OU Outreach initiated a formal relationship with OU Libraries to migrate the journal to the Open Journal System & Public Knowledge Project platform. This new platform institutionalized the journal and increased access, positioning it as a leader in the discussion on how to improve campuses across the country. The new JCSCORE submission platform was revealed at NCORE 2019 in Portland, OR. In recognition of their hard work in publishing the journal, in February 2019, Dr. Salinas was appointed co-editor-in-chief and Ajia Meux, Communications and Project Manager for SWCHRS, was appointed managing editor of JCSCORE. Open Access Statement JCSCORE provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. All content in JCSCORE is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles or use them for any other lawful purpos
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Orkideh MohajeriPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Critical Race Theory in EducationSocial Sciences23.6%
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences15.1%
- Racial and Ethnic Identity ResearchSocial Sciences9%
- Indigenous Health, Education, and RightsSocial Sciences4.9%
- Asian American and Pacific HistoriesSocial Sciences4.1%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences4.1%
- Indigenous and Place-Based EducationSocial Sciences3.8%
- Higher Education Practises and EngagementSocial Sciences3.8%
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
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
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.38OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 156 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 110 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 189 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 128 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 99 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 86 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 33%Publisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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-NC-SA | |
| 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
- 50–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- APA
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Conflicts of interest
Competing financial or other interests must be disclosed to the appropriate JCSCORE journal editor. Model summary
Potential and/or relevant competing financial or other interests that might be affected by publication of the Article have been disclosed to the appropriate JCSCORE journal editor.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Names and email addresses entered on the site are used exclusively for the journal's stated purposes and are not shared with any other party. Model summary
The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Works published in JCSCORE are distributed under a CC BY-NC-SA license unless otherwise noted; authors retain copyright ownership. Model summary
JCSCORE (ISSN 2642-2387) provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. All content in JCSCORE is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or u…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Statement
Immediate open access; all content freely available without charge. Model summary
JCSCORE provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. All content in JCSCORE is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles or use them for any ot…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymous peer review; identities of authors and reviewers are not revealed to each other; all reviews fully anonymous. Model summary
JCSCORE uses a double anonymous review process for peer-reviewed submissions. The authors' and reviewers' identities are not revealed to each other at any point of the review process. All reviews are fully anonymous.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Submissions must not have been previously published nor be under consideration elsewhere (or an explanation must be provided). Model summary
The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
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 Oklahoma Libraries
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2642-2387
- Society / sponsor
- National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 11, Issue 1 (2025)
- 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 Journal Committed to Social Change on Race and Ethnicity
How long does peer review take at Journal Committed to Social Change on Race and Ethnicity?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 33%. 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 Journal Committed to Social Change on Race and Ethnicity?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 50–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: APA; Cover letter: Required. 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.
Which databases index Journal Committed to Social Change on Race and Ethnicity?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal Committed to Social Change on Race and Ethnicity is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal Committed to Social Change on Race and Ethnicity open access, and what is the APC?
Journal Committed to Social Change on Race and Ethnicity 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .