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Author Guidelines

The Journal of Discourse, Culture & Society (JDCS) publishes international, interdisciplinary research on how discourse — spoken, written, multimodal, and digital — shapes and is shaped by cultural practices, social structures, identities, and relations of power. Before submitting, please ensure your manuscript falls within the journal's scope and fits one of its sections.

Manuscript preparation. Manuscripts must be written in English (British or American, used consistently). Submit an editable file (.docx or .rtf); PDF-only submissions are not accepted for review. Use a clear, readable layout with continuous line numbering and double or 1.5 line spacing.

Length. Research Articles, Review Articles, and Theoretical & Conceptual Papers: typically up to 9,000 words including references. Short Reports and Methods & Approaches: up to 4,000 words. Book Reviews: up to 1,500 words. Commentaries & Debates: up to 2,000 words. Word limits are guidelines; well-justified exceptions may be discussed with the editors.

Abstract and keywords. Include an abstract of no more than 250 words and 4–6 keywords. Book Reviews and Commentaries do not require an abstract.

Anonymization for double-anonymized review. JDCS uses double-anonymized peer review. Authors must remove all identifying information from the manuscript and file properties. Refer to your own prior work in the third person, and place acknowledgements, funding details, and author notes only on a separate title page, not in the main manuscript.

Structure. Empirical articles should generally follow a logical structure (e.g., introduction, background, data and methods, analysis, discussion, conclusion). Theoretical papers may adopt a structure appropriate to their argument.

References and citations. Use APA 7th edition consistently for in-text citations and the reference list. All references must be given in the Roman alphabet; non-Latin-script sources should be transliterated and, where helpful, translated. Provide DOIs for all sources where available.

Ethics. Submission implies that the work is original, has not been published elsewhere, and is not under consideration by another journal. Research involving human participants must comply with relevant ethical standards and report appropriate approvals and informed consent. The journal follows COPE guidelines; see the Publication Ethics page.

Open access and copyright. JDCS is a diamond open-access journal: there are no submission, processing, or publication charges. Articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) license, and authors retain copyright.

ORCID. Authors are encouraged to provide an ORCID iD on submission.

Submission Preparation Checklist

This submission meets the requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines. This submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration. The submission file is in .docx or .rtf format and includes continuous line numbering. The manuscript has been anonymized for double-anonymized review, with all author-identifying information removed from the text and file properties. An abstract of up to 250 words and 4–6 keywords are included, where required by the section. References follow APA 7th edition, are given in the Roman alphabet, and include DOIs where available. Permission has been obtained to publish all photos, datasets, and other material provided with this submission.

Copyright Notice

Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication. All articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The Journal of Discourse, Culture & Society charges no fees to authors or readers (diamond open access).

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