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        Date: 2023-12-14 14:38:32+00:00
        From: Sjang ten Hagen <s.l.tenhagen@GMAIL.COM>
        Subject: Call for Abstracts: “The Past and Present of Humanities Peer Review”

Call for Abstracts: “The Past and Present of Humanities Peer Review
(Special Issue of /Minerva <https://link.springer.com/journal/11024>/)

Abstract submission deadline: March 15, 2024_/
/Editors: Marie-Gabrielle Verbergt (Ghent University) and Sjang ten
Hagen (Utrecht University)/

Peer review, i.e. the institutionalized evaluation of scholars and
their outputs by others working in the same field, is fundamental to
knowledge production and research evaluation in the present-day
humanities. However, the origins and development of humanities peer
review remain remarkably poorly understood, particularly in comparison
to the history of peer review in the natural and social sciences. This
special issue aims to bridge this knowledge gap by exploring the
historical evolution of peer review in humanities disciplines such as
history, theology, philosophy, musicology, and linguistics. It seeks to
uncover the diverse forms of humanities peer review that have existed
throughout history, extending beyond currently dominant practices of
academic peer review. By starting to explore the global historical
context of peer review in the humanities and by situating this history
alongside the history of scientific peer review, this special issue
offers valuable insights for historians and sociologists interested in
academic evaluation, quality control, and gatekeeping. Additionally, by
revealing the broad spectrum of evaluative practices that have
historically been employed within the humanities, it opens up new
perspectives that have the potential to inspire the present and future
of peer review across the humanities and sciences.

Key topics for articles

We invite scholars to submit proposals for papers that explore the
historical development of peer review in the humanities, with a
particular focus on the period from the nineteenth century up to the
present. We welcome historical and sociological contributions that
promise to offer new insights into the historical and/or recent
developments of peer review in the humanities, and that help situate
current evaluative practices within a broader historical context.

Proposals may explore the social, cultural, political, and
epistemological aspects of the recent history of peer review in the
humanities. We invite potential contributors to consider topics related
to questions such as:

   * How have peer review practices in the humanities historically
     differed from those in the natural and social sciences?
   * How have peer review processes in the humanities historically been
     organized?
   * Who were allowed to act as reviewers, and who were excluded from
     this role?
   * How has the organization and practice of the peer review process
     changed within the humanities?
   * What has been the impact of peer review on the production of
     knowledge in the humanities?

For a more detailed introduction to the special issue and potential
topics for articles, please see the full Call for Papers, which can be
found here
<https://www.uu.nl/medewerkers/RestApi/Public/GetFile?Employee=59273&l=EN&id=1808&t=000000>.

Submission guidelines

Extended abstracts (max. 1000 words, not including the bibliography)
should be submitted by March 15, 2024 to
mariegabrielle.verbergt@ugent.be and s.l.tenhagen@uu.nl

Authors whose article proposals have been
accepted will be asked to submit a preliminary outline of their paper of
approximately 3000 words in length. This outline will be discussed
during an online workshop scheduled for the summer or fall of 2024. The
submission deadline for full papers (6,000-9,000 words) is November 15,
2024.




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