Open Library of Humanities journal publishes internationally-leading, rigorous and peer-reviewed scholarship across the humanities disciplines: from classics, theology and philosophy, to modern languages and literatures, film and media studies, anthropology, political theory and sociology. Our publishing model facilitates the publication of Special Collections of articles on focused topics, which are published when each article has successfully passed through peer review and divided into two issues each year. Many of the Special Collections we publish are funded by research grants and some of our articles have won awards for their contribution to scholarly knowledge within their particular fields. Our articles benefit from the latest advances in online journal publishing, with high-quality presentation, robust digital preservation, strong discoverability and easy-to-share social media buttons.
History of the Journal
The Open Library of Humanities journal (OLHJ) launched in 2015 as the flagship journal of the Open Library of Humanities. Founded by OLH Co-Founders Dr. Caroline Edwards and Prof. Martin Eve, the journal was designed to offer humanities scholars a high-quality, peer-reviewed outlet for their research that didn't require authors to pay to publish open access. Building on the 'megajournal' format, OLHJ published articles in any relevant humanities discipline and was curated by an international editorial network of section editors from 2015-2018. Guest editors were commissioned to oversee Special Collections of articles on specific topics.
In 2019, the journal ceased publishing unsolicited articles and concentrated on publishing Special Collections that are guest edited with the rigorous, dedicated oversight of the main OLHJ Editorial Team. We continue to welcome applications from scholars interested in guest editing Special Collections focused on a particular topic or theme; see full information on how to apply to guest edit a special collection. Our megajournal platform means that we particularly welcome interdisciplinary Special Collections, and we also encourage submissions in languages other than English.
Volume 10 • Issue 1 • 2024
Medieval Minds and Matter
Anhyld þinre heortan eare: Mind as Body in the Sermons of Ælfric
Eleni Ponirakis
2024-01-19 Volume 10 • Issue 1 • 2024
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The Public Curatorship of the Medieval Past
The Illusion of Accuracy: Simulating the Crusades in Ancestors Legacy (2018)
Juan Manuel Rubio Arevalo
2024-03-08 Volume 10 • Issue 1 • 2024
Also a part of:
Special Collection: The Public Curatorship of the Medieval Past
Caliban's Mirror: Reflections of James Joyce and Oscar Wilde
James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, and Punitive Child Loss in the Modern Bureaucratic State
Margot Gayle Backus
2024-05-13 Volume 10 • Issue 1 • 2024
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Special Collection: Caliban's Mirror: Reflections of James Joyce and Oscar Wilde
Exile and Exodus: Dante, Wilde, Joyce
James Green
2024-05-13 Volume 10 • Issue 1 • 2024
Also a part of:
Special Collection: Caliban's Mirror: Reflections of James Joyce and Oscar Wilde
Local and Universal in Irish Literature and Culture
Island Girl, Universal Woman: Peig: A Scéal Féin (1998) as Narrative of Class, Labour and Femininity
Sorcha Sinéad de Brún
2024-03-27 Volume 10 • Issue 1 • 2024
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Special Collection: Local and Universal in Irish Literature and Culture
Mimesis, Diegesis, and Narrative Frames: Gregory, Beckett, McGuinness
Eglantina Remport
2024-05-13 Volume 10 • Issue 1 • 2024
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Special Collection: Local and Universal in Irish Literature and Culture
Production Archives 02: Production Contexts
Gesamtkunstwerk Transcriptions in the Polish Theatrical Avant-Garde
Justyna Michalik-Tomala
2024-02-29 Volume 10 • Issue 1 • 2024
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Special Collection: Production Archives 02: Production Contexts
Production Archives 03: Archival Practices
Moments of Being-in-the-Archive
Barbara Cooke and Nonia Hazel Williams
2024-03-08 Volume 10 • Issue 1 • 2024
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Special Collection: Production Archives 03: Archival Practices
The Pathological Body: European Literary and Cultural Perspectives in the Age of Modern Medicine
The Working-Class Avant-Garde
Henry Moore: Neo-Working-Classicist
Robert James Sutton
2024-05-23 Volume 10 • Issue 1 • 2024
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