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Author Guidelines

Journal of Kink and Community

Authors are invited to submit manuscripts that align with the mission and scope of the Journal of Kink and Community. The journal publishes scholarship, research, and critical analysis related to kink, BDSM, sexuality, power, identity, and community-based knowledge production.

Submissions may include original research, theoretical or conceptual articles, practitioner reflections grounded in scholarly analysis, and interdisciplinary work that contributes to the growing body of knowledge in kink and community studies.

All submissions will be reviewed by an editor to determine whether they meet the aims and scope of the journal. Manuscripts that are determined to be a good fit will proceed to peer review before a final editorial decision is made regarding acceptance, revision, or rejection.

Editorial Disclosure: Manuscripts submitted by members of the editorial team are handled by another editor and undergo the same peer review process as all other submissions. Authors who serve on the editorial board are recused from editorial decisions regarding their own work.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements before they can be considered for review:

  • This submission meets the requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • This submission has not been previously published, nor is it currently under consideration by another journal.
  • All authors listed on the submission have consented to authorship and agree to the submission of this manuscript.
  • All references have been checked for accuracy and completeness.
  • All tables and figures have been properly numbered, labeled, and referenced in the text.
  • Permission has been obtained to publish any photos, datasets, or other third-party material included in the submission.
  • Any use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the preparation of this manuscript has been disclosed in accordance with the journal’s AI policy.
  • Where applicable, research involving human participants has received appropriate ethical approval.

 

Research, Theory, & Resources

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Copyright Notice

Authors who publish with the Journal of Kink and Community agree to the following terms:

Authors retain copyright of their work. By submitting and publishing with this journal, authors grant the Journal of Kink and Community the right of first publication.

All articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license, which permits others to share, copy, redistribute, and adapt the work for any purpose, provided appropriate credit is given to the original author and the Journal of Kink and Community as the place of first publication.

Authors are permitted to distribute their published work elsewhere (for example, in institutional repositories, personal websites, or academic networks) provided that the original publication in the Journal of Kink and Community is properly acknowledged.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that any third-party materials included in their submission (such as images, figures, or datasets) are used with appropriate permission and attribution.

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