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| International Journal of Humanities and Arts Computing | |
|---|---|
| Title | International Journal of Humanities and Arts Computing |
| Discipline | Digital humanities, computational humanities, digital arts |
| Language | English |
| Abbreviation | IJHAC |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
| Frequency | Biannual |
| History | 2007–present |
| Issn | 1753-8548 |
International Journal of Humanities and Arts Computing is a peer-reviewed scholarly periodical addressing the intersection of computing technologies with humanities and arts research, practice, and pedagogy. Launched in the early 21st century, it positions computational methods alongside interpretive traditions advanced by institutions and figures across Europe and North America. The journal engages with archival projects, visualization work, text analysis, digital editions, and media arts collaborations involving prominent libraries, museums, and universities.
The journal emerged amid initiatives associated with Humanities Computing movements led by centres such as Oxford University Computing Services, King's College London Digital Humanities groups, and the Humanities and Social Sciences Research Council of Canada funding frameworks. Its foundation follows precedents set by publications like Digital Scholarship in the Humanities, Computers and the Humanities, and platforms connected to The British Library, Bibliothèque nationale de France, and the Library of Congress. Early editorial leadership included scholars affiliated with University of Edinburgh, University of Toronto, Stanford University, University College London, and University of Oxford, reflecting collaborative networks spanning Europe, North America, and Australia. Over time the journal has documented projects linked to archives such as The National Archives (United Kingdom), museums like the Victoria and Albert Museum, and research consortia including the European Research Council and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
The publication covers computational approaches applied to materials associated with repositories such as British Library Newspapers, Gale Cengage, and collections at Harvard University and Yale University. Its remit includes digital editing projects related to works by authors like William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, and Charles Dickens; visual culture studies concerning artists such as Marcel Duchamp and Pablo Picasso; music informatics referencing Ludwig van Beethoven and Igor Stravinsky; and performance studies connecting to venues like the Royal Opera House and Broadway. Methodological emphases reference tools and platforms developed in labs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton University, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, and École Normale Supérieure. The journal also addresses ethical, legal, and policy contexts shaped by institutions including the World Intellectual Property Organization, UNESCO, and national cultural ministries.
Editorial governance mirrors models used by publishers such as Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press, featuring an editor-in-chief supported by an international editorial board composed of scholars from Columbia University, University of California, Berkeley, Australian National University, University of Michigan, University of Amsterdam, and University of Bologna. Peer review procedures align with standards promoted by bodies like the Committee on Publication Ethics and professional associations including the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations and the Modern Language Association. Special issue editors have been drawn from centres such as Stanford Humanities Center, Digital Humanities Lab (Stanford), King's Digital Lab, and the Centre for Hellenic Studies.
The journal is abstracted and indexed in databases and services alongside titles catalogued in Scopus, the Web of Science, and library aggregations managed by ProQuest and EBSCO Information Services. It is discoverable through academic discovery systems of institutions such as Cornell University Library, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze, and National Library of Australia. Metadata practices reflect standards promulgated by Dublin Core initiatives and interoperability efforts associated with projects at the Open Knowledge Foundation and Europeana.
Noteworthy contributions have examined digitization case studies involving the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Domesday Book, and the Archivio di Stato di Venezia; computational literary studies focusing on corpora like the Project Gutenberg collection and archives of The New York Times; and visual analytics applied to holdings at the Getty Research Institute and the Museum of Modern Art. Special issues have concentrated on topics tied to the Victorian Web, digital palaeography projects associated with British Library manuscripts, and sound studies linked to the BBC Sound Archive. Guest editors have included researchers with affiliations to Princeton Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard Center for Hellenic Studies, and Max Planck Digital Library.
Scholars from institutions such as New York University, University of Chicago, Brown University, Northwestern University, and Rutgers University cite the journal in discussions of methodological pluralism and tool critique. Its articles inform curricular innovations at departments including Department of Digital Humanities, King's College London, Center for Digital Humanities, Princeton University, and program development funded by foundations like the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Impact assessments reference citation indices maintained by Clarivate Analytics and metrics used by repositories such as Google Scholar and Crossref.
The journal maintains affiliation and cross-publication relationships with conferences and organizations including the Digital Humanities conference series, meetings of the Association for Computers and the Humanities, the European Association for Digital Humanities, and symposia at venues like University of Oxford and King's College London. Collaborative events have partnered with festivals and institutions such as Venice Biennale, TATE Modern, and the British Library to showcase intersections of computational practice and curatorship.
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