Kaleidoscope is a refereed, annually published print and electronic journal devoted to Communication Studies graduate students who work at the intersections of philosophy, theory, and/or practical application of qualitative, interpretive, and critical/cultural communication research. Particular areas of engagement for consideration include both traditional and experimental approaches. We encourage contributions that are rigorous and lively, and that are attentive to scholarship without sacrificing creativity or consequence – while we seek to cultivate the currently developing, we do not wish to sacrifice rigor and quality in pursuit of novelty.
 
The kind of exposure Kaleidoscope offers to graduate students is both an educational and a professional asset during a time when some of the most energizing new disciplinary research is done in areas that focus on qualitative approaches to communicative interaction. Because its attention is devoted to current graduate students’ developments in qualitative, interpretive, and critical/cultural work and is a collaborative review endeavor of faculty and graduate students, Kaleidoscope offers a perspective that is unique among Communication Studies journals

We welcome manuscripts, during the submission period, from graduate students in Communication Studies and cognate areas/disciplines who are currently enrolled at the time of submission. Each manuscript submitted to Kaleidoscope will receive a blind assessment by two outside reviewers, (1) a faculty member and (2) an advanced Ph.D. student. By blind, we mean that authors always remain anonymous, but that reviewers have the option of remaining anonymous or disclosing their identity to the author via the Editor. The Editorial Board members are drawn from a diverse array of universities and primarily from the Communication Studies discipline, and they include those whose work and interests focus on scholarship Kaleidoscope hopes to cultivate.
 
Please submit 3 copies of your manuscript. Manuscripts submitted to Kaleidoscope must not be under review elsewhere or have appeared in any other published form. Although there is no minimum page limit, manuscripts should be no longer than 25 pages (double-spaced) or 7,000 words (including notes and references) and can be prepared following MLA, APA, or Chicago style. Manuscripts should include an abstract of no more than 150 words and have a detached title page listing your name, institutional affiliation, address, phone number, and email address. If your manuscript is accepted for publication, you will be asked to resubmit an electronic version of your manuscript (with necessary revisions, if applicable).