Critical Gambling Studies
University of Alberta Library · Canada · Est. 2019
Aims & Scope
Critical Gambling Studies (CGS) is an international journal established in 2019 to publish disciplinary and interdisciplinary research on gambling. It aims to address urgent questions raised by the social, technological, legal, and cultural entanglements of contemporary gambling. The open access, double-anonymous, peer-reviewed journal is published bi-annually. We are open to different theoretical frameworks and methodological traditions, including: phenomenology; ethnography; meta-analysis and big data analytics; Black studies, critical race, and Indigenous studies; critical disability studies; science and technology studies (STS); conjunctural analysis; experimental studies; survey methods; fieldwork; semiotic analysis; psychoanalysis; political economy; narrative analysis; statistical analysis and quantitative methods; and archival research. We welcome original research and writing from researchers working in disciplines including: philosophy, psychology, anthropology, sociology, politics, criminology, information science, aesthetics, history, economics, literature, theology, art history, architecture, tourism and leisure studies, public health, and law. We are also keen to consider interdisciplinary approaches to gambling research within an activist tradition. Our focus is primarily on original research in the humanities and social sciences (including law and policy studies), but we welcome accessible and critical work in medicine, life sciences, environmental sciences, and other disciplines. While we warmly welcome critical and original work on gambling addictions, including that which interrogates concepts and measures of disordered or pathological gambling, we are keen to move beyond addiction research as the primary focus of gambling studies. The Editors welcome proposals for special issues on current themes within gambling studies.
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Frequently asked questions about Critical Gambling Studies
Is Critical Gambling Studies a predatory journal?
PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Critical Gambling Studies: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 72/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.
What is the impact factor of Critical Gambling Studies?
Critical Gambling Studies is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.327.
Is Critical Gambling Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?
Critical Gambling Studies is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.
What is the aims and scope of Critical Gambling Studies?
Critical Gambling Studies (CGS) is an international journal established in 2019 to publish disciplinary and interdisciplinary research on gambling. It aims to address urgent questions raised by the social, technological, legal, and cultural entanglements of contemporary gambling. The open access, double-anonymous, peer-reviewed journal is published bi-annually. We are open to different theoretical frameworks and methodological traditions, including: phenomenology; ethnography; meta-analysis and big data analytics; Black studies, critical race, and Indigenous studies; critical disability studie
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