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 2 • 2024
The Public Curatorship of the Medieval Past
The Public Curatorship of the Medieval Past: An Introduction
Lynsey McLaughlin and John Edgar MacLeod Sandy-Hindmarch
2024-07-16 Volume 10 • Issue 2 • 2024
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Special Collection: The Public Curatorship of the Medieval Past
Caliban's Mirror: Reflections of James Joyce and Oscar Wilde
Wilde about Ulysses: Deleuzian Assemblages and The Importance of Being Oscar
Christopher James Wells and Tim Ziaukas
2024-09-10 Volume 10 • Issue 2 • 2024
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Special Collection: Caliban's Mirror: Reflections of James Joyce and Oscar Wilde
Literature as Imaginary Archive: Ephemera and Modern Literary Production
Cultural Heritage Data for Research: Opening Museum Collections, Project Data and Digital Images for Research, Query and Discovery
Implementing Linked Art in a Multi-Modal Database for Cross-Collection Discovery
Robert Sanderson
2024-07-03 Volume 10 • Issue 2 • 2024
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The Dragoman Renaissance Research Project in Library/DH Linked Data Partnerships
Natalie Rothman and Kirsta Stapelfeldt
2024-10-30 Volume 10 • Issue 2 • 2024
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Humour as a Human Right
Tim Renkow’s Jerk: Cringe Comedy, Disability and Political Correctness
Emma Sullivan
2024-07-31 Volume 10 • Issue 2 • 2024
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Humour from the Right: Authoritarian Populism and Punch-Down Laughter in India
Suchi Chowdhury
2024-09-10 Volume 10 • Issue 2 • 2024
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State Oppression, Fear, and Helplessness in Hungarian Political Jokes, 1963-1989
Lili Zách
2024-10-01 Volume 10 • Issue 2 • 2024
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The Working-Class Avant-Garde
‘To Make Britain Concrete Minded’: Peter László Peri’s London Life in Concrete (1938)
Tobah J Aukland-Peck
2024-11-13 Volume 10 • Issue 2 • 2024
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