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The International Labour Review (ILR) invites proposals for special issues that contribute to research in a specific area that falls within the aims and scope of the journal, i.e. to advance academic research and foster informed policy debates and decision-making across a spectrum of work and emplo…

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Promoting Post45 Journal with an OLH Grant The OLH Open Access Award 2023 awardee’s report: Post45 Journal An Open Insights report by Post45 Journal co-editors Annie McClanahan, Associate Professor of English at UC Irvine, and Arthur Z. Wang, Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Penns…

An Fód Dúchais: Home, Heritage and Origins The 8th International Flann O’Brien Conference Alley Arts & Conference Centre, Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland 24-27th June 2025   Following successful conferences in Cluj (2023); Boston (2022); Dublin (2019); Salzburg (2017); Prague (2015); …

We are delighted to announce that Theory and Social Inquiry has launched with its new publisher, the Open Library of Humanities. The journal is now open to submissions on its new platform.

The Open Library of Humanities (OLH) is pleased to publish its 2023-2024 annual report. This covers the financial year from August 2023 to July 2024, a transitional period in our evolution as an academic-led diamond open access publisher.  In addition to our financial overview, the report outlines …

The launch party for Theory and Social Inquiry was held on the rooftop terrace of the Intercontinental Hotel in Montreal on August 10, 2024.  It featured lively discussions, a great turnout, and an almost too metaphorically perfect rainbow.  Thank you to everyone who made the party a great success…

The International Labour Review will be published by the Open Library of Humanities from January 2025. La Revue internationale du travail sera publiée par l'Open Library of Humanities à partir de janvier 2025. La Revista Internacional del Trabajo será publicada por la Open Library of Humanities a p…

The Open Library of Humanities is pleased to announce a new supporting institution, DePauw University. Founded in 1837, DePauw University is a private liberal arts college in Greencastle, Indiana, United States. Nationally recognized, DePauw provides a set of exceptional college experiences marked …

Earlier this year, the Open Library of Humanities announced the OLH Open Access Award 2024, a fund dedicated to promoting the benefits and impact of open access to humanities scholars and disciplines and to knowledge worldwide. This year, our OLH Open Access awards have been awarded to three organi…

The International Flann O’Brien Society is delighted to announce the appointment of Maebh Long (University of Waikato) as the society’s new President. Dr Long is the author of the award-winning Assembling Flann O'Brien, the editor of the award-winning Collected Letters of Flann O'Brien, and a gener…

A message from our Executive Director, Dr Caroline Edwards Like many academic organisations, the OLH team has become increasingly alarmed at Elon Musk’s behaviour following his acquisition of Twitter almost two years ago. Since Musk fired 80% of Twitter’s staff in early 2023, we have noticed a shar…