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<h1>About DHQ</h1>
<h2>DHQ Statement on Black Lives Matter and Structural Racism</h2>
<p>With the <a href="https://ach.org/ach-statement-on-black-lives-matter-structural-racism-and-our-organization/">Association for Computers and the Humanities</a>, Digital Humanities Quarterly stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, and seeks to oppose systemic racism. We recognize the crucial role academic journals play in shaping perceptions about what research topics, methods, and authors are important, and in creating a visible profile of the fields they cover. DHQ recognizes that an academic journal must take active steps to achieve social change and social justice, and to make the field of digital humanities visible as a space for racial and gender equity. DHQ has not done enough in the past to recruit, support, and center the work of scholars of color. As part of ACH’s planned review of policies and organizational culture, DHQ commits to taking action based on that review. In addition, in DHQ’s already planned review and update of its editorial boards and policies in the coming year, we will focus on correcting the journal’s racial imbalance in both its editorial personnel and its publications. Finally, DHQ commits to a special issue at least every other year on a topic explicitly related to race and its relationship to additional axes of oppression, including gender, sexuality, disability, nationality, and language. A special issue on race in the rising DH generation is already under way. We welcome suggestions from the community on additional steps the journal could take.</p>

<h2 id="overview">Overview</h2>
<p>Welcome to <cite>Digital Humanities Quarterly</cite> (DHQ), an open-access,
peer-reviewed, digital journal covering all aspects of digital media in the humanities.
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<p>Materials published in DHQ appear in the Preview area as soon as they are ready, with
announcements marking the release of each new issue, roughly at quarterly intervals. </p>

<p>We provide answers to frequently asked questions about the journal on our <a href="faq.html">FAQ page</a>. Please <a href="mailto:[email protected]">contact us</a> for further information.</p>

<h2>DHQ Statement on Black Lives Matter and Structural Racism</h2>
<p>With the <a href="https://ach.org/ach-statement-on-black-lives-matter-structural-racism-and-our-organization/">Association for Computers and the Humanities</a>, Digital Humanities Quarterly stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, and seeks to oppose systemic racism. We recognize the crucial role academic journals play in shaping perceptions about what research topics, methods, and authors are important, and in creating a visible profile of the fields they cover. DHQ recognizes that an academic journal must take active steps to achieve social change and social justice, and to make the field of digital humanities visible as a space for racial and gender equity. DHQ has not done enough in the past to recruit, support, and center the work of scholars of color. As part of ACH’s planned review of policies and organizational culture, DHQ commits to taking action based on that review. In addition, in DHQ’s already planned review and update of its editorial boards and policies in the coming year, we will focus on correcting the journal’s racial imbalance in both its editorial personnel and its publications. Finally, DHQ commits to a special issue at least every other year on a topic explicitly related to race and its relationship to additional axes of oppression, including gender, sexuality, disability, nationality, and language. A special issue on race in the rising DH generation is already under way. We welcome suggestions from the community on additional steps the journal could take.</p>


<h2 id="index">DHQ in the Public Indexes</h2>
<p>DHQ is indexed in the Clarivate Analytics "Emerging Sources Citation Index", which means that DHQ is indexed within Thomson Reuters' Web of Science. For more information about the Emerging Sources Citation index and an explanation of its significance for journals like DHQ, <a href="http://editorresources.taylorandfrancisgroup.com/what-is-the-emerging-sources-citation-index/">read more here</a>. DHQ does not currently have Clarivate Analytics Impact Factor, although being part of this index moves us further in that direction. DHQ is also indexed in Google Scholar. DHQ has recently been accepted for indexing in Scopus, and this process should be completed soon: after the indexing processes has been carried out we will have an official CiteScore generated by Scopus. DHQ is also listed in the <a href="https://doaj.org/toc/1938-4122?source=%7B%22query%22%3A%7B%22filtered%22%3A%7B%22filter%22%3A%7B%22bool%22%3A%7B%22must%22%3A%5B%7B%22terms%22%3A%7B%22index.issn.exact%22%3A%5B%221938-4122%22%5D%7D%7D%5D%7D%7D%2C%22query%22%3A%7B%22match_all%22%3A%7B%7D%7D%7D%7D%2C%22size%22%3A100%2C%22sort%22%3A%5B%7B%22created_date%22%3A%7B%22order%22%3A%22desc%22%7D%7D%5D%2C%22_source%22%3A%7B%7D%7D">Directory of Open Access Journals</a>.

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<h1>Frequently Asked Questions</h1>

<h2>What kinds of scholarship does DHQ publish?</h2>
<p> DHQ welcomes submissions on:</p>
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<li>critical applications of existing methods and tools in digital humanities</li>
<li>research on innovative and experimental tools and methods in digital humanities</li>
<li>new perspectives, theoretical orientations, pedagogical approaches in digital
humanities</li>
</ul>
<p> DHQ accepts submissions for the following categories:</p>
<ul>
<li>articles</li>
<li>reviews</li>
<li>case studies</li>
<li>field reports</li>
</ul>
<p>You can read more about these at <a
href="http://www.digitalhumanities.org/dhq/submissions/index.html">our submissions
page</a>.</p>
<p>DHQ does not generally publish the following without substantial revision:</p>
<ul>
<li>routine applications of well-established DH tools: these would be worth submitting
to your own disciplinary journals</li>
<li>conference papers; these typically need to be substantially revised to provide more
critical context and argumentative substance </li>
<li>dissertation chapters: these typically need to be substantially revised to enable
them to stand alone as a scholarly article </li>
<li>blog posts: these typically need to be significantly expanded </li>
<li>standalone data sets: we welcome data sets that accompany a publication </li>
<li>annotated bibliographies: we welcome annotated bibliographies when they accompany a
publication</li>
</ul>
<p>We are working to develop a mentoring program to support potential authors in framing
their work for submission to DHQ. In the meantime, we are happy to provide feedback on
an abstract or draft, to help determine whether the piece seems suitable for DHQ. </p>
<h2>Who is the target audience?</h2>
<p>DHQ’s main audience is the digital humanities community: practitioners, teachers,
scholars, newcomers interested in and adjacent to the international and
interdisciplinary fields of inquiry that encompass digital humanities theories,
scholarship, practices and collaborations. The journal assumes some familiarity with the
digital humanities, but not specialist knowledge of any particular domains. </p>
<h2>What support does DHQ offer to potential authors new to the field?</h2>
<p> DHQ’s staff can help the author improve the writing and argumentation, please <a
href="mailto:[email protected]">contact us</a>. We are also working to
develop a <a href="../submissions/author_support.html">mentoring program</a> to support
potential authors to turn their drafts, dissertation and conference papers into
articles. </p>
<h2>Do you accept blog posts, conference papers, dissertation chapters?</h2>
<p>The short answer is no, not without significant revision. However, we are happy to read
an abstract or draft and provide initial thoughts on whether the piece seems suitable
for DHQ. Please <a href="mailto:[email protected]">contact us</a> to learn
more. </p>
<h2>How does the peer review process work?</h2>
<p> Please check our <a href="../submissions/index.html">submissions page</a> for detailed
information on the peer review process. The peer review process relies on the generosity
of colleagues who volunteer their time and expertise to support high quality research.
Please consider becoming a peer reviewer! You can <a
href="../submissions/peerReviewing.html">learn more about our peer reviewing</a> or
<a href=" https://openjournals.library.northeastern.edu/dhq/home/user/register"
>register as a DHQ reviewer</a>. </p>
<h2>How long does it take to have an article reviewed?</h2>
<p>The external peer review process usually takes between two and four months but can take
longer if there are difficulties in recruiting reviewers.</p>
<h2>How can I find out where my article is in the review and production process?</h2>
<p>The best source of information is the article record in Open Journal Systems, which you
can access through your OJS account. You can track the progress of the article through
the review process.</p>
<h2>What languages does DHQ publish in?</h2>
<p>We can publish articles in any language, but we can only consider submissions for which
we can identify appropriate reviewers and for which we have copyediting capacity. We
currently have capacity to review submissions in English, French, Spanish, and
Portuguese. However, if an article is submitted and reviewed in English, we can publish
translations of that article in other languages. </p>
<h2>What if English is not my first language?</h2>
<p> DHQ accommodates a wide range of “international English” and we don’t require authors to
produce idiomatic American or British English. We can also offer mentoring and
copyediting assistance; please <a href="mailto:[email protected]">contact
us</a> for more information. We would also love to hear from you if you are
interested in assisting as a mentor. </p>
<h2>Can I publish a translation of a DHQ article? Can I publish my own article in
translation in another journal?</h2>
<p>All rights to DHQ articles remain with the author, so the author is free to publish a
translation anywhere they choose. If you want to publish a translation of a DHQ article,
please contact the author for permission. DHQ’s permission is not needed, but we are
happy to publish a link to the translation, or publish the translation itself in
parallel with the original article.</p>
<h2>How does DHQ handle special issues?</h2>
<p>We consider proposals for special issues twice a year, in January and July. More detailed
information is available at our <a href="../submissions/specialIssuesGuidelines.html"
>Special Issues</a> page.</p>
<h2>What is DHQ’s Impact factor? What metrics can DHQ provide?</h2>
<p>Please check DHQ’s <a href="../submissions/statistics.html">Public Indexes</a> web page
for full details. If you have an account with Clarivate, you can also look up DHQ’s
impact factor at the <a href="https://jcr.clarivate.com/">Clarivate site</a>. </p>
<h2>Can I publish my article on my Institution’s repository?</h2>
<p>Yes! DHQ’s <a href="../submissions/publication_terms.html">terms of publication</a> give
all rights to the author, and we encourage authors to put a copy of their article
(pre-publication or post-publication) in a personal or institutional repository. </p>

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