Focus and Scope

Shof Journal of  Arts and Humanities is multidisciplinary research, peer-reviewed open access journal, publishing research across the breadth of the arts and humanities. Part of Shof Literacy Community, the journal has a mission to make research and knowledge accessible to all – authors therefore benefit from high visibility and readership for their work.
 
Shof Journal of  Arts and Humanities considers original research and review articles in the following sections and broad topical areas:
Culture, Media & Film
Explores the ever-expanding fields of culture, media and film within their historical contexts. The section welcomes cross-disciplinary perspectives and those which address critical theory.
 
Cultural Heritage
Publishes work spanning the full range of cultural heritage research; inclusive of archaeology, anthropology, (including museum, heritage and conservation studies) and the connections and subdisciplines in-between and adjacent. Submissions of research and reviews are encouraged that explore diverse chronological contexts, global and local perspectives, and theoretical and methodological approaches.
 
Digital Humanities
Explores the potential impact of information technology and digital media on research communities. Digital technology has fundamentally changed the way humanities researchers conduct studies and engage with the world. It is now common for scholars to share research online with an increasingly global audience, yet wider resources and policies continue to animate and inform much of digital humanities research.
 
Literature and Linguistics
Publishes work spanning the full range of literature research, critical analysis and linguistics. National and international perspectives are welcome, and the section aims to attract research and reviews informed by multiple theoretical approaches and encourages cross-disciplinary connections, including cultural studies, politics, sociology and other humanities disciplines.
 
Philosophy & Religion
Aspires to cover the full diversity of these fields of research and its traditions. Interdisciplinary research that seeks literary, critical, conceptual, and historical approaches to religion are encouraged. We welcome Western and Eastern philosophy approaches, including: continental philosophy, pluralism, analytic philosophy, history of philosophy, ethics and critical theory.
 
Shof Journal of  Arts and Humanities considers original academic articles, review articles and critical essays in any of the following fields of the arts and humanities:
- Archaeology
- Communication Studies
- Cultural Studies
- Cultural Anthropology
- Heritage Studies
- Linguistics
- Literature & Criticism
- Media Studies
- Religious Studies