Sage announces the launch of Disinformation: An Interdisciplinary Journal , a new peer-reviewed, open access journal examining how disinformation is produced, circulated, and understood across societies and cultures.
Launching in January 2027 and now accepting submissions, the journal welcomes contributions exploring disinformation in contexts including politics and elections, war and conflict, science, health, climate change, and the environment. Alongside theoretical, empirical, and methodological research, Disinformation will feature an Interventions and Commentary section, creating a forum for timely dialogue between researchers and practitioners working to understand and address disinformation.
An editorial collective will lead the journal, with a different member serving as managing editor each year. Together, the collective brings global expertise spanning digital media, communication, climate communication, political communication, rhetoric, and disinformation studies.
“We’re excited to launch Disinformation: An Interdisciplinary Journal at a moment when disinformation is more rife than ever, and when the term itself is hotly contested,” said the Editors. “The journal will be a forum both for studying how disinformation spreads, and for critically interrogating what gets labelled as disinformation, and why.”
"Disinformation is a pressing challenge for societies around the world, and understanding it requires perspectives from across disciplines and cultures," said Rachel Hunter, Vice President, Journals Editorial at Sage. "The launch of Disinformation: An Interdisciplinary Journal is timely as the need for rigorous research and debate in this area is more important than ever. Through international and interdisciplinary collaboration, this journal will help deepen understanding of disinformation, its impact and how societies respond to it."
The journal encourages international perspectives and contributions by researchers from the Global South. Its editorial collective comprises Niki Cheong, King's College London, UK; Gabi Mocatta, University of Tasmania, Australia; Raquel Recuero, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Brazil; Felipe Bonow Soares, University of the Arts London, UK; and Robert Topinka, Birkbeck, University of London, UK.
Disinformation will be published through Sage Community Open Access , an initiative that enables selected journals to publish with no fees for authors and no barriers for readers - one of several flexible publishing options Sage offers to support sustainable and accessible research.
More information about Disinformation: An Interdisciplinary Journal , including submission guidelines, is available on the journal page .
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