About the Journal

SIGn Journal of Cultural Studies is a peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal published by CV. Social Politic Genius (SIGn). The journal publishes original research and scholarly analyses in cultural studies and welcomes theoretical, empirical, textual, qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, digital, comparative, and interdisciplinary contributions examining cultural meanings, representation, media, discourse, identity, ideology, everyday practices, cultural production and consumption, globalization, and relations of power across diverse social and historical contexts.

The journal places substantive quality, methodological consistency, academic integrity, accuracy and traceability of sources and evidence, and editorial transparency at the core of its scholarly publication process.

Journal Identity and Publisher

SIGn Journal of Cultural Studies is published by CV. Social Politic Genius (SIGn) as a medium for scholarly communication and dissemination in cultural studies.

The journal considers articles that demonstrate relevance to its scholarly scope, clarity of the cultural problem or research objective, novelty, scholarly contribution, and consistency among the theoretical or conceptual framework, methodology or analytical approach, sources or evidence, analysis, interpretation, and conclusions.

Information on the journal's editorial structure is available on the Editorial Team page, while information on reviewers is available on the Reviewer Team page.

Scholarly Scope and Academic Orientation

The journal is oriented toward advancing cultural studies through theoretical, empirical, textual, qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, digital, comparative, and interdisciplinary approaches. Articles may examine language, semiotics, discourse, and representation; media, digital, and platform culture; power, ideology, and cultural politics; popular culture, consumption, and cultural production; gender, feminism, identity, and difference; globalization, postcolonial, and transnational culture; and everyday life, communities, and cultural practices.

Research involving sociology, anthropology, communication, literature, history, politics, gender studies, media studies, technology, tourism, education, or other related fields is considered when cultural meanings, practices, representations, identities, discourse, ideology, or relations of power remain substantive components of the research problem, theoretical or conceptual framework, analysis, and scholarly contribution. Studies that primarily address another discipline without substantive engagement with cultural meanings, practices, representations, or power relations fall outside the journal's principal orientation.

The journal's scholarly orientation, disciplinary boundaries, and areas of study are presented in greater detail in Aims & Scope.

Publication Profile

SIGn Journal of Cultural Studies publishes two issues per year, covering the following publication periods:

  • January–June; and
  • July–December.

Articles are published after completing the applicable stages of editorial screening, peer review, revision, editorial decision, copyediting, proofreading, translation, production, and publication finalization.

The submission and publication stages are described further in Submission & Publication Procedure.

Information on charges applicable to article processing and publication is provided on the Article Processing Charge page.

Editorial and Peer Review Model

Manuscripts that meet the initial requirements undergo scholarly evaluation through double-blind peer review. The identities of authors and reviewers are not disclosed to one another during the review process.

Reviewers evaluate the manuscript's cultural studies substance, theoretical or conceptual foundation, methodology or analytical approach, scholarly contribution, consistency of analysis and interpretation, use of sources or other evidence, and quality of presentation. Review results form part of the editor's consideration in determining appropriate editorial actions and decisions.

The review mechanism is described in Peer Review Process, while reviewer responsibilities are set out in Reviewer Guidelines.

Bibliographic Identity and Digital Infrastructure

SIGn Journal of Cultural Studies has the following bibliographic identifiers:

  • E-ISSN: XXXX-XXXX; and
  • DOI Prefix: 10.37276.

DOIs serve as persistent digital identifiers that support article identification, traceability, metadata management, citation linking, and connectivity within the scholarly publishing ecosystem.

Provisions concerning long-term preservation, archival continuity, repository deposit, and author self-archiving are described in Archiving & Digital Preservation and Repository & Self-Archiving Policy.

Indexing, Abstracting, and Scholarly Visibility

SIGn Journal of Cultural Studies is covered by various indexing and abstracting services that support the traceability, discoverability, dissemination, and visibility of its scholarly articles.

Information on the journal's indexing and abstracting services is available on the Indexing & Abstracting page.

Open Access, Licensing, and Publication Integrity

All articles are published under an open-access model and may be accessed without subscription or access charges. Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits reuse subject to the applicable attribution requirements.

The journal maintains policies addressing publication ethics, conflicts of interest, plagiarism and manuscript similarity, the use of artificial intelligence and automated tools, authorship and contributorship, corrections, retractions and withdrawals, and complaints and appeals.

Related provisions are available in Open Access Policy, Copyright & Licensing, Publication Ethics & Malpractice, Conflict of Interest, Plagiarism & Similarity Screening, AI & Automated Tools Policy, Authorship & Contributorship, Corrections, Retractions, & Withdrawals, and Complaints & Appeals.