Open Humanities Press

Open Humanities Press is an international open access publishing initiative in the humanities, specializing in critical and cultural theory. OHP's editorial board includes scholars like Alain Badiou, Jonathan Culler, Stephen Greenblatt, Jean-Claude Guédon, Graham Harman, J. Hillis Miller, Antonio Negri, Peter Suber and Gayatri Spivak, among others.

Not to be confused with Open Library of Humanities.
Open Humanities Press
Founded2006
FounderPaul Ashton, Gary Hall, Sigi Jöttkandt and David Ottina
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Headquarters locationLondon
Publication typesBooks, Journals
Nonfiction topicsHumanities
Official websiteopenhumanitiespress.org

History

The Open Humanities Press (OHP) is a scholar-led publishing initiative founded by Paul Ashton (Australia), Gary Hall (UK), Sigi Jöttkandt (Australia) and David Ottina (US). Its aim is to raise awareness of open access publishing in the humanities and to provide promotional and technical support to open access journals that have been invited by OHP's editorial oversight group to join the collective.

OHP launched in May 2008 with seven open access journals and was named a "beacon of hope" by the Public Library of Science.[1] In August, 2009 OHP announced it will begin publishing open access book series edited by senior members of OHP's board.

Works

Books

The monograph series are:

Journals

Open Humanities Press also hosts several open access journals, including the following:

  • Cosmos and History[2]
  • Culture Machine
  • International Journal of Zizek Studies
  • Vectors: Journal of Culture and Technology in a Dynamic Vernacular
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See also

References
  1. Archived 2013-04-15 at Archive.today Public Library of Science
  2. http://cosmosandhistory.org/index.php/journal/about

Further reading
  • Gary Hall (February 24–25, 2011). Towards a new political economy: Open Humanities Press and the open access monograph. Open Access Publishing in European Networks (OAPEN) Conference. Humboldt University of Berlin, DE. Archived from the original on September 11, 2019.
  • "New Open Access Press Makes its Debut," Jennifer Howard, Chronicle of Higher Education, 7 May, 2008
  • "OA in the Humanities Badlands," Tracy Caldwell, Information World Review, 4 June 2008
  • "OA on the Crest of a Wave," Julie Hare, Campus Review 18.26 1 July 2008
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