Publishing with us

The WJDS invites for contributions from all scientific disciplines engaged connected to digitalization research, such as social, political and computer science, communication studies, economics, education, law, psychology, cultural studies, history, information engineering, and linguistics. We particularly encourage emerging scholars to publish with us. As digitalization is a groundbreaking issue whose effects are felt all around the globe, but often in different ways and from different points of view, we aim to integrate perspectives from all world regions.

Formats

Our main article category is Research Papers, which can encompass a variety of genres and methodologies, ranging from conceptual papers and empirical studies to papers focused on modeling and design research. The format Voices for the Networked Society includes short contributions that address controversial topics, encourage debates, and introduce new perspectives. Please find more information in our submission guideline.

Workflow

Since 2024, we have been publishing 4 issues per year. The WJDS uses the possibilities of a pure online journal, i.e., papers are published immediately after the acceptance decision and proofreading and are assigned to an issue. We strive for a quick publication turnaround while at the same time assuring a high-quality peer review of the submitted papers. Our workflows are designed to publish accepted papers within 6 to 9 months after submission, depending on the duration and the results of the review process. All accepted papers undergo professional proofreading before publication.

Peer Review

Research papers will undergo a double-blind peer review. The editorial team handpicks two reviewers for each manuscript, taking into account the perspectives of the disciplines involved. We ensure the independence of reviewers from authors. All our collaborators – authors, reviewers and editors – are expected to interact with peers from a variety of academic fields, taking into consideration that some academic disciplines have very different publication traditions, amongst other. The review process is conducted in accordance with our ethics code.

Contributions to the 'Voices for the Networked Society' section will be peer-reviewed by the journal's editors; external reviewers may be included if necessary. The WJDS editors carefully select papers for the Voices section and provide feedback and editorial support for the selected contributions.

Special Issues

Special Issues highlight important topics of current interest and are curated in collaboration with Guest Editors. Proposals can be submitted by e-mail (wjds@weizenbaum-institut.de) and will be reviewed and selected by the WJDS Editorial Team. We also encourage you to review our Guest Editor guideline.

Open Access & Licensing

The WJDS is a Diamond Open Access journal, with content open to anyone to read and reuse. It is free of any publication fees or charges to either author or reader. All contributions are published under a Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0) license. Publication rights remain with the authors, with unlimited use and reuse of articles.

Archiving

To ensure that all articles are permanently preserved and accessible, a full archival copy of every article published in the journal is deposited in electronic format with the German National Library (DNB) and the Weizenbaum Library repository. Authors are encouraged to self-archive the final version of their published articles in institutional and public repositories.

Indexing

The Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society is indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and ERIH PLUS.