Cultural studies are an interdisciplinary subject that work with both humanities and social science methods. In addition to journals, monographs and edited volumes play an important role. Some Gold Open Access journals and publishers that offer Open Access publications already exist. In many cases, it is also possible to make a publication freely accessible at a later date ("Green Open Access"). More information on Open Access in the cultural sciences can be found on the open-access.network platform.
General
Gold Open Access
Most journals in cultural studies are published conventionally. Nevertheless, there is a range of Gold Open Access journals, including the following:
- Language and Semiotic Studies
- GENDER – Zeitschrift für Geschlecht, Kultur und Gesellschaft
- Journal of Aesthetics & Culture
The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) lists over 20,000 Gold Open Access Journals that have been quality-checked according to formal criteria.
Secondary publication
In the "Sherpa/Romeo" database, you can look up whether and under what conditions an article that has been published conventionally may be republished on LORY. The policies of internationally orientated journals in particular are covered.
Read&Publish Agreements
Thanks to national agreements concluded with various major scientific publishers, members of the three Lucerne universities can publish Open Access in thousands of journals at no additional cost. These include the following journals in the cultural sciences, for example:
Further information on the Read&Publish Agreements can be found on the ZHB's Open Science page.
Open Access publishers
The Directory of Open Access Books currently lists over 75,000 academic open access titles that have undergone peer review. Numerous publishers that specialise in cultural studies offer open access publications, including Springer, Routledge, Brill, Mohr Siebeck or De Gruyter.