Call for Papers and Special Issue Proposals

Posted on 2022-05-10

Digital Policy Studies is an open-access, a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary academic journal focused on the empirical, critical and intersectoral study of subjects related to digital policy and the fourth industrial revolution, cybersecurity, the digitalisation of politics, the digital economy, information and communication technologies, the convergence of technology and society, new media and related topics. For us, digitalisation is a broad concept that can only be grasped with the use of tools and approaches of multiple disciplines for an interdisciplinary readership.

Recent articles in Digital Policy Studies, for example, have covered aspects of the following:

  • COVID-19 and Healthcare
  • Digitalisation of Politics
  • Digital Access and Inequality
  • Diplomacy and Digital Technologies
  • Education and Digital Technologies
  • Industrial Revolutions
  • Social Media
  • Technology and the Future of Work

Research Articles

All research article submissions are subjected to a thorough peer-review process for publication in open-access online. Articles must be between 5, 000 and 8, 500 words. They must be written in accessible English. Use the Oxford Dictionary spelling. Papers must be referenced according to the APA referencing and citation style (author date: page number, e.g., Chan, 2021: 3).

Visit https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/dps to learn more about the journal and submit your articles for consideration. Please study the Guidelines for Authors before making your submission.

Book Reviews

Book Reviews of no more than 1500 words are welcome. Please send the title and author(s) of the book you intend to review to Dr Emmanuel Matambo on: ematambo@yahoo.com. Please use the subject line ‘DPS Book Review’ in your submission email.

 Policy Commentaries

Policy Commentaries and Opinions of no more than 1500 words are also welcome. Submit by sending one to Dr Tinuade Ojo at: Tinuade.Ojo@digitalpolicystudies.org. Please use the subject line ‘DPS Policy Commentary’ in your submission email.

Special Issues

Special issues are welcome. Please contact Dr Bhaso Ndzendze (Editor In Chief) to propose a special issue at bndzendze@uj.ac.za. Please use the subject line ‘DPS Special Issue’ in your email. Please submit a 1-2 paged document stating the following:

  • The title of your proposed special issue;
  • The rationale, aims and scope of your proposed special issue;
  • The brief professional biographies of the proposed guest editors;
  • The draft call for papers for your proposed special issue;
  • The timeline of the publication of your special issue.

Payment Policy

No payment is expected from contributors. Neither do we pay contributors for their works.