R H's List: Periodicals

"Imaginations is an international journal hosted at the University of Alberta in Canada that publishes peer-reviewed articles in original languages as well as translations and commissioned artwork. Imaginations acts as a nexus, or aggregation point, where excellent scholarship informed by different cultures, national histories and linguistic traditions can create a new vocabulary for addressing the notion of the image along with its many avatars, and where academic researchers can also come in contact with visual artists and practitioners reflecting on their approaches. The disciplinary and cultural contacts inspire new dialogues and parallelisms, or even differences and potential frictions, out of which shall necessarily emerge unforeseen insights into the role of the image and visual culture."

Some articles are open-access.

"meta-carto-semiotics is interested in theoretical studies on questions related to cartography in its broadest sense. What such "cartography in its broadest sense" shall comprise, is already a worthwhile topic within the scope of meta-carto-semiotics. However, we will try to introduce the future discussions in this e-journal more precisely, proposing the following preliminary and rough definition of cartography and cartographic theory. Cartography is about representation of spatial reality to humans. Consequently, cartographic theory focuses on the numerous relations between representation (e.g. map), user and reality. As semiotic theories offer, of course, different ways to structure the aforementioned relationship, semiotics forms part of the journal's name. Moreover, semiotics provides, on the one hand, a solid framework for other theories, which have been already applied on cartographic questions, like communication theories or information theories for example. On the other hand, both current carto-theoretic approaches can be structured on semiotic fundaments and future developments may be prepared."

This double issue looks at archives as calls to action. Rather than stable repositories, archives are examined as acts and practices in transit that mobilize different media and are mobilized by them.

"THE OLD POTTER‟S ALMANACK is the joint letter of the Ceramic Petrology Group and the Prehistoric Ceramics Research Group."

"AVANT is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to current trends in interdisciplinary studies, focusing on Cognitive Sciences as well as Science, Technology and Society Studies. The journal provides reviews and review-like papers: balanced and insightful syntheses, analysis, comments, opinions, polemics, discussions, book reviews, and interviews. It presents the interactions of various disciplines, including philosophy of mind, neurobiology, psychology, artificial intelligence, sociology, anthropology, linguistics, and others. It specializes, among others, in studies on art practises.

The journal publishes mostly solicited papers. AVANT is bilingual (English and Polish), published online in open access, and printed, in the frequency of three issues per year. Two issues are fully international and bilingual. The third issue includes most Polish translations, therefore its editing takes six months. The remaining two issues are published in the next half of the year, three months apart from one another. The editors put emphasis on attractive graphic design."

Romanian open-access journal.

"Information Standards Quarterly (ISQ) is NISO's [National Information Standards Organization] print and electronic magazine for communicating standards-based technology and best practices in library, publishing, and information technology, particularly where these three areas overlap. ISQ reports on the progress of active developments and also on implementations, case studies, and best practices that show potentially replicable efforts.

Beginning in 2011, ISQ is available in open access to the public. Both the full issue and individual articles can be downloaded in PDF. Visit the Contents page for the full list of available articles and links to their download pages.

The print version of ISQ is still available by subscription and print on demand."

"[A] new, open-access and peer-reviewed journal, published by MPublishing, a division of the University of Michigan Library. The journal's first articles were published in July 2011.

Fragments provides a forum for dialogue and exchange between scholars in all fields of the humanities and social sciences who study the premodern world. The journal encourages scholars to pursue subjects of broad interest to colleagues working in other places and times, and to pursue comparative and connective approaches in investigating the past. The editors also invite scholars to explore interdisciplinary approaches, such as those that synthesize the insights of textual scholarship and archaeology, or history and sociology. We also welcome articles that introduce methodologically innovative approaches to the shared challenges of interpreting and understanding bodies of premodern evidence that are distinct in kind and quantity from the evidence of the more recent past. The broadest aim of Fragments is to transcend fragmentation: to foster research that overflows the boundaries of various well-established and vital traditions in order to generate new, integrated ways of thinking about the premodern past."

"The Eaton Journal of Archival Research in Science Fiction is a peer-reviewed, open-access, online journal hosted by the University of California at Riverside, affiliated with the Eaton Collection of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Utopian Studies. The journal is run by graduate student editors, with scholarly review provided by an interdisciplinary executive board made up of SF scholars, research librarians, and archivists. This diverse editorial pool reflects the Journal's mission of fostering an interdisciplinary conversation, bringing literary scholars together with the archivists whose work assembles, curates, and makes meaning within archives. Putting these disciplinary voices into discussion within the pages of the journal fosters innovative research and incisive scholarship in the field of SF studies."

"A peer-reviewed, open-access journal published biannually, Archival Practice provides a scholarly forum for discussion of real-world application of archival theories and practices in the modern archival repository. This may include archival acquisitions, processing, reference, outreach, preservation, or management in any archival setting.

The journal will feature peer-reviewed research articles, case studies, and position pieces related to all aspects of modern archival work. The non-reviewed "From the Field" section allows archivists to share newly-developed policies, procedures, web resources, documentation, or other tools which contribute to the development of archival practice."

"Practical Technology for Archives is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal focused on the practical application of technology to address challenges encountered in working with archives. Our goal is to provide a timely resource that addresses issues of interest to practitioners, and to foster community interaction through monitored comments.
We are currently seeking submissions for our first issue, with anticipated publication in June 2013. "

International Institute for Archival Science of Trieste and Maribor

“International Journal of Information Dissemination and Technology (IJIDT) is a Quarterly peer Review Journal The contention behind introducing this journal is to transpire the models and methods pertinent to generate, manage and disseminate the information and knowledge suitable to the requirement and need of the Mentors, Professionals, Researchers and Information Scientists."

Open-access journal from Iran; the articles appear to be exclusively in Farsi, but titles and abstracts are available in English.

"Interactions is a peer-reviewed on-line journal committed to the promotion of interdisciplinary and critical scholarship. Edited by students in the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, the journal brings together senior and emerging scholars, activists, and professionals whose work covers a broad range of theory and practice. ...
At the start of the 21st century, both education and the management of information have become highly visible subjects of public debate. ...
InterActions seeks to promote alternative and liberatory visions, methodologies and practices. We are particularly interested in work that analyzes inequities and links research to larger social and political contexts, and we encourage contributions that utilize critical frameworks in provocative and politically engaged ways. ..."