Open Access Publishers
- Lever PressAcademic publisher of open monographs. Organized by participating members from academic institutions.
- Open Humanites PressAn international scholarly community focused on critical and cultural theory. Engaged in journal assessments, reviewing book series proposals, managing peer review, and editing the OHP book series.
- Open Library of HumanitiesPublisher dedicated to open access scholarship with no author-facing article processing charges. Funding by an international library consortium. Its academic peer-reviewed journals span the humanities disciplines.
"Open Humanities" & Related Terms
"Open scholarship" is essentially scholarship that is based on the principle of making research and scholarly work accessible to all. Conversations about open the "open humanities" often intersect with those about the digital humanities (the intersection of digital technologies and the humanities) and the public humanities (which seeks to reach the general public and to connect current civic life with the humanities). Though each of these terms has a somewhat different focus, each of them shares the principle of sharing knowledge and scholarship and making it more accessible to all, often or usually through the use of digital tools and infrastructure.
Why Open Humanities?
Video: Open Library of Humanities
Team members and stakeholders of the Open Library of Humanities discuss the importance of open access in the humanities. Visit this URL to view the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9viBDo7uxjc
For an introduction to the open humanities and how it differs from open science, see this short article "Open Humanities: Why Open Science in the Humanities Is Not Enough" (Marcel Knöchelmann).
Open Knowledge & Digital Scholarship in the Humanties
Video: Open Knowledge? A Conversation with Prof. Kathleen Fitzpatrick (GYF Blog)
(Original video title is in German, but interview is in English)
Digital humanities scholar and advocate Kathleen Fitzpatrick discusses the value of open scholarship and publishing in the humanities.
Open Humanities Networks & Resources
- DARIAH OpenA scholarly blog on the open humanities. Topics include open research practices in the arts and sciences, open data management, policy, and more.
- Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)List of open access scholarly journals in all disciplines.
- Humanities CommonsNonprofit network for humanities scholars to make connections, engage in discussions, and develop collaborations. A project of the Modern Language Association's office of scholarly communication.
- Media Commons: A Digital Scholarly NetworkA community network for scholars, students, and practitioners in media studies that promotes new forms of publishing in the field. Many of Media Commons' resources cross disciplinary lines.
- Media Commons PressA platform for open peer review and publishing of developing long-form scholarly projects.
- Open Access on MUSEOpen access books and journals from several well-recognized university presses and academic organizations.
- Open Access Publishing in European Networks (OAPEN): For ResearchersList of resources for researchers, including for annotation, peer review policies, and information about funder compliance and rights.
- Public Knowledge ProjectMulti-university initiative developing open source software and engaging in research to stengthen scholarly publishing. Open softwares include Open Journal Systems, Open Monograph Press, Open Conference Systems, and Open Harvester Systems