Manuscript Submissions
» Submission via OJS
Diskurs Kindheits- und Jugendforschung / Discourse. Journal of Childhood and Adolescence Research uses the Open Journal System (OJS) for the submission, review and editing process. It allows you, as authors, to submit articles flexibly and to keep track of the status of editing and communication with us at all times. Therefore, please always use this way to communicate about your submission at https://ojs3-2.ojs3.budrich-academic.de/index.php/diskurs/login. You must first register and can then begin the submission process.
Please also note the following author information in German language (as of February 2024) and publication ethics.
Author Guidelines (January 2025)
Publication Ethics (January 2025)
» Peer Review Process
The journal uses the anonymous peer review procedure for the main articles and the free articles. Each manuscript is submitted anonymously to at least two reviewers. The publishers and editors reserve the right to a longer review period, as the reviewers are volunteers. Submitted contributions are accepted if both reviewers vote positively. If only one of the two reviewers votes for the acceptance of the manuscript, a third reviewer will be consulted. In cases of doubt, the managing body decides in consultation with the reviewer who voted for rejection.
Four different levels of review are possible:
1. accept as is = acceptance of the manuscript without revision.
2. minor revisions = acceptance of the manuscript with minor revisions (incl. letter on the changes made, review by management/editors)
3. resubmit = rejection of the manuscript with the possibility of re-review (incl. letter regarding the changes made, review by the reviewers)
4. reject = Rejection of the manuscript in principle.
In the case of stage 2 or 3, the anonymized comments of the reviewers are sent to the authors with instructions for revision and the request to document these in detail in a cover letter. In the case of stage 2, the management/editors decide whether the contribution is accepted. At stage 3, the article is resubmitted to the reviewers for consideration of the changes made. If one reviewer votes for stage 4 and the second for stage 1, 2 or 3, a third review will be obtained.
» Open Access & Open Express
Diskurs is published with a 24-month embargo period. Every issue will be provided for Open Access 24 months after the date of publication. An overview of current issues and contributions in Open Access can be found here. With our Open Express offer, we offer you to release your contribution for Open Access before the 24-month embargo period expires. You can find more information here.
» Preprint Version/Original Manuscript Version
You are allowed to upload the preprint version/original manuscript version (submitted version prior to peer review process) of your scholarly article to digital platforms, your personal website or the website of your institute, and/or deposit it in repositories at any time after the initial publication at Verlag Barbara Budrich.
» Online First Publication
It is possible for you as an author of Diskurs Kindheits- und Jugendforschung / Discourse. Journal of Childhood and Adolescence Research to let your contribution be published online first before the publication of the printed issue. Please contact the managing editor of the journal for more information. If you would like to let your contribution be published online first as well as in Open Access, please make use of the Open Express offer by the publisher.