Open Library of Humanities

Aims & Scope

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. The journal is not currently open to general submissions. Special Collection editor(s) oversee articles submitted to their Special Collection, including the peer review process for each article, and produce a draft decision based on at least two double-anonymous peer review reports. A member of the OLHJ editorial team must approve or suggest changes to any Special Collection editor’s draft decision for an article before notifying the author. If a more complex situation arises, such as an article containing problematic content that may not be suitable for publication in OLHJ , the OLHJ editorial team will meet and reach a decision on the appropriate course of action to be taken for the article, in line with guidance from the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). This applies both pre- and post-publication. Special Collection editor(s) and, if necessary, the author, will be informed of the outcome of the meeting and subsequent actions.

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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