Scope and contribution DDSS welcomes original theoretical, empirical, methodological, and critical articles on decolonial thought, digital technologies, and the social sciences. Explain the central question, contribution, and relevance to the journal. Submissions are accepted throughout the year. There are no submission or publication fees.
Editorial assessment All submissions are assessed by editors. DDSS does not use external peer review. Editors may decline work outside the scope, request revisions, or accept work for copyediting and production. Acceptance is not guaranteed.
Preparing your manuscript Submit in English as an editable DOCX, ODT, or RTF file. Include a concise title, an informative abstract, keywords, the main text, references, and any tables or figures with captions. Provide author names, affiliations where applicable, and a corresponding email in the submission form. An ORCID identifier may be provided if available. No fixed word limit is imposed at this stage; length should be proportionate to the contribution.
Structure and references Use clear headings. Empirical work should explain methods, context, and limitations; theoretical work should make its argument and sources explicit. Use a consistent author-date reference style. Every in-text citation must have a matching reference, and every reference must be cited. Include verified DOIs or stable links where available; do not invent identifiers.
Ethics and disclosures Disclose funding, conflicts of interest, relevant ethics approval, and consent procedures. Explain any restrictions on sharing data. Obtain permission for third-party material. All listed authors must have contributed and approved the submission. Do not submit work simultaneously under consideration elsewhere; disclose related publications and any preprint.
Generative AI Disclose substantive AI use in writing, analysis, code, or images, including the tool and purpose. AI cannot be an author. Authors remain responsible for accuracy, references, originality, confidentiality, and permissions. Do not upload confidential research material to AI services without authorization.
After acceptance Authors may be asked to revise, check copyedited text, and approve proofs. Accepted work is prepared for continuous publication. Authors retain copyright and articles are published under CC BY 4.0, permitting sharing and adaptation, including commercial use, with attribution, a license link, and an indication of changes.
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Submission Preparation Checklist
Before submitting, please confirm: • The work is original and is not under consideration elsewhere; related work and preprints have been disclosed. • All authors have approved the manuscript and its submission. • The manuscript is in English and includes a title, abstract, keywords, and complete references. • Sources, quotations, data, and third-party permissions have been checked. • Funding, conflicts of interest, ethics approval, consent, and substantive AI use have been disclosed as applicable. • You understand that DDSS uses editorial assessment rather than external peer review. • You have read the author guidelines and copyright notice.
Articles
Articles are assessed by the editors for relevance to the journal’s scope, originality, scholarly quality, methodological and ethical transparency, and clarity. DDSS does not use external peer review. Editors may request revisions before acceptance. An abstract is required. Submissions are welcome throughout the year; accepted articles are prepared for continuous publication. Authors must disclose any use of generative AI, remain responsible for accuracy and citations, and must not list AI tools as authors.
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Authors retain copyright and grant DDSS the right of first publication. Published articles are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. This license permits sharing and adaptation, including commercial use, with appropriate credit, a link to the license, and an indication of changes. Authors are responsible for securing permissions for material not covered by this license and clearly identifying any exceptions. All authors must approve submission and publication.
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