International Journal of Disability and Social Justice

The International Journal of Disability and Social Justice is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal published by Pluto Journals that contributes to the field of interdisciplinary Disability Studies.

Print ISSN: 2732-4036 / e-ISSN: 2732-4044.

This journal is sponsored by the International Disability Alliance (IDA)

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International Journal of Disability and Social Justice (IJDSJ)

About the Journal

The International Journal of Disability and Social Justice (IJDSJ) is a new international and interdisciplinary journal in the field of Disability Studies, providing an outlet for scholars and academic-activists. Launching in 2021, the Journal will be of interest and use to the broader community of disabled people and their allies, who are working to challenge injustices and build inclusive societies. The Journal and its companion Digest (an open-access publication published alongside with summaries of articles) will publish cutting-edge scholarship and research by authors concerned with challenging injustices related to disability.

Aims & Scope

IJDSJ understand Disability Studies to include Critical Disability Studies, Ability Studies and Studies in Ableism. The Journal recognise the connections between Disability Studies and allied fields including Deaf Studies, Mad Studies and Critical Autism Studies. Authors from these fields are warmly invited authors to submit to and engage with the Journal.

Given the Journal’s focus on social justice, many contributions will draw upon ideas developed in the broad fields of:

Socio-Legal Studies and Human Rights
Critical Sociologies
Political Science
Social and Public Policy
Philosophy/Ethics/Theology
Radical/Critical Social Work, Health and Psy- Sciences
Inclusive Education
Critical Management/Business Studies
Inclusive Design

Journal Information

The Journal will initially be published 3-4 times per year.

Editor-in-Chief & Chair of Editorial Executive

Angharad E. Beckett (University of Leeds, UK)

Executive Editors

David Abbott (University of Bristol, UK)
Vladimir Cuk (International Disability Alliance and University of Illinois, Chicago, USA)
Amita Dhanda (Nalsar University of Law, India)
Beverley Clough (from Jan 2023, Manchester Metropolitan University)
Frederic Fovet (Thompson Rivers University, Canada)
Miro Griffiths (University of Leeds, UK)
Hannah Morgan (University of Leeds, UK)
Chrissie Rogers (University of Kent, UK)
Simon T.M. Ng *Reviews Editor* (Hong Kong University, Hong Kong)

International Advisors

Peter Blanck (Burton Blatt Institute, Syracuse University)
Theresia Degener (Evangelische Hochschule Rheinland-Westfalen-Lippe, Germany)
Arlene Kanter (Syracuse University)
Gerard Quinn (UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities)
Karen Soldatic (Western Sydney University)
Michael Ashley Stein (Harvard Law School Project on Disability, Harvard University, USA)