Call for Papers: Intellectual Property Laws: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Cogent Social Sciences (Scopus, ESCI Indexed)

Cogent Social Sciences, a peer-reviewed open-access journal from Taylor & Francis, has opened an Article Collection titled "Intellectual Property Laws: Interdisciplinary Perspectives." If your work looks at IP law through the lens of society, economics, politics, technology or culture rather than doctrine alone, this is a strong home for it.

The collection invites interdisciplinary scholarship that goes beyond the black letter of patents, copyrights and trademarks to ask what these laws actually do in the world: how they shape creativity, deepen or ease inequality, affect public health, govern digital rights, and intersect with sustainable development.

Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis, with a final deadline of 15 March 2027. The journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science (ESCI) and DOAJ.

Cogent Social Sciences (ISSN 2331-1886) is a multidisciplinary open-access journal published by Taylor & Francis. It is indexed in Scopus, the Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) and the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), and every submission is assessed on its own scholarly merit through editorial peer review.

This Article Collection is curated by guest editor Dr. Gururaj Devarhubli. Authors can expect, on average, around 12 weeks from submission to publication.

The collection welcomes contributions from across the social sciences and humanities, including sociology, political science, economics, anthropology, science and technology studies, and media studies. Indicative sub-themes include:

• Political economy of IP and global inequality
• IP's relationship with human rights, public health, and access to knowledge
• Socio-legal analyses of copyright, patent, and trademark in digital contexts
• IP and cultural heritage, traditional knowledge, and indigenous rights protection
• IP's influence on scientific research, collaboration, and open science
• Critical examinations of emerging IP regimes (AI, big data, biotechnology)
• Comparative and empirical studies on IP enforcement and regulation

The collection is open to researchers, academics, scholars and practitioners working at the intersection of intellectual property and the social sciences. Interdisciplinary and empirically grounded work is especially encouraged. All manuscripts go through the journal's standard peer-review process and must meet Cogent Social Sciences' editorial and ethical standards.

Cogent Social Sciences is a fully open-access journal, so accepted articles carry an article processing charge (APC). The standard publication fee is USD 2,195 (GBP 1,756 / EUR 2,110 / AUD 3,060).

You may be able to publish at no cost or at a reduced rate if your institution or funder has an open-access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis. Discounts and waivers are also available for authors in selected countries. Check your eligibility before submitting, and please verify the current fee on the journal's official page.

Submissions are made through Taylor & Francis Online. When you submit your manuscript:

1. Choose the "Law, Criminology and Criminal Justice" section.
2. Select "Intellectual Property Laws: Interdisciplinary Perspectives" from the article collection dropdown menu so your paper is routed to this collection.

Follow the journal's author guidelines for formatting, referencing and ethics requirements before you submit. Papers are reviewed and published on a rolling basis up to the 15 March 2027 deadline.

• Manuscript fits an interdisciplinary IP-law sub-theme
• Formatted per Cogent Social Sciences author guidelines
• "Law, Criminology and Criminal Justice" section selected
• Correct article collection chosen from the dropdown
• APC eligibility / waiver checked before submission
• Submitted via Taylor & Francis Online before 15 March 2027