Further information
Global Social Challenges Journal is a not-for-profit, Open Access publication, published by Bristol University Press in partnership with the University of Bristol.
If you have any questions or need further information, contact the journal's Managing Editor, Sarah Bird.
Open Access and Article Processing Charges
The journal currently operates on a Gold Open Access basis, but we are seeking transition to a Diamond model in 2025. To this end, we are participating in the Lyrasis Open Access Community Investment Program (OACIP). The program's goal is to help match libraries, consortia, academic departments, research centres, funding agencies and other scholarly publishing agencies with non-profit publishers like ours who are seeking financial support to sustain diamond open access journals. Further information on how to offer financial support via OACIP.
Until the end of June 2025, we are waiving compulsory Article Processing Charges (APCs) on all submissions. This means that authors are able to publish their articles and special collections free of charge. We do welcome voluntary contributions from those with funder support for Gold OA publishing. In this case, authors will either pay our full standard APC of £1,560+VAT, or contribute whatever funds they have available on a 'pay what you can' model.
Submissions to our 'Interventions' section will not incur charges until further notice.
All our articles are freely available to the reader under a variety of Creative Commons licences. We recommend CC BY or CC BY-NC, but if an alternative Creative Commons licence is required, please get in touch with us at info@globalsocialchallenges.com.
As a not-for-profit publisher we place equity at the core of our charging models.
The journal operates on a Continuous Article Publication (CAP) model, to bring your research to readership as fast as possible.
Read what others have said
“I’m proud to see Bristol University Press launching this important new journal, which promises to address the most urgent complexities of global social challenges by drawing together accessible international scholarship across the disciplines to inform policy and practice.”
Professor Judith Squires, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost, University of Bristol
“This brand new journal aims at engaging the full range of ‘social’ conditions we confront. I fully support this opening up of a broader domain than has been the usual in the social sciences.”
Professor Saskia Sassen, Columbia University, New York
“In a world faced with global social challenges, narrow technical solutions and win-win scenarios abound. Too often, they evade the rigorous, collaborative work that forging just resolutions to global social challenges demands. Grounded in the social sciences, the journal will bring fresh perspectives to urgent conversations and foster open debate.”
Tania Li, University Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
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