About the Journal

JQD:DM is a diamond access, double-blind peer-reviewed scholarly journal. The editorial team first decides who invite a full submission based on the mandatory Letter of Inquiry (LOI); we aim to make such a decision within two weeks, often much faster. Full manuscripts are then sent out to external reviewers using double-blind review; we aim to make initial decisions within two months.

We do not require article processing charges (APCs), and articles are available to access for free. Articles are published online-only and archived by the PKP Preservation Network (PN).

The journal publishes quantitative descriptive social science. It does not publish research that makes causal claims. 

To understand why we think this is important, read our founding manifesto.

UPDATE September 2025: Policy on LLM use

Our policy on LLM use by authors and reviewers is here.