Informationsplattform Open Access: Philology

Philology

In this section we have compiled some information on Open Access (OA) in the field of philology. If you have any comments or suggestions, please do not hesitate to send us an E-mail.

 

General information on Open Access in the field of philology

Literary Studies

German Studies

The central subject gateway for German linguistics and literary studies German Studies on the Net (Germanistik im Netz, GiN), is maintained primarily by Frankfurt University Library (UB Frankfurt). Users can conduct parallel media searches in selected library catalogues, in subject bibliographies and in two steadily growing collections of academically relevant annotated Internet links. Moreover, GiN offers a user-friendly overview of print and e-journals in the field of German Studies and of the contents of current journal issues.

A document server called GiNDok has been under construction since April 2008. The project is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). GiNDok offers scholars worldwide an opportunity to make their publications in all areas of German linguistics and literary studies freely available online. 

GiNDok publications are compiled in an online complete catalogue of German Studies and are therefore prominently visible, quickly accessible and fully indexed (bibliographical and content index).

GiNDoK also acts as a mirror server for publications which are made digitally available on the Goethezeit portal for the first time. GiNDoK is open to further collaborations with institutions and research projects. 

Thanks to the traffic lights system in the Virtual Library of German Studies (Virtuelle Fachbibliothek Germanistik), users can see at a glance which journals are freely accessible.

 

Linguistics

In recent years, the prices of some of the journals in the field of linguistics have risen considerably. This has led the community to look into alternative publishing models.


OA is a frequent topic in the leading linguistic mailing list, the LINGUIST List:

Numerous working papers of the Department of Linguistics can be found in the repository of the University of Konstanz Library, KOPS. The Linguistic Society of America's eLanguage platform, which is operated by the University and State Library of the Heinrich Heine University in Dusseldorf, provides a range of OA journal articles.


Links for further reading:

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Open Access journals

PhiN. Philologie im Netz is a journal of linguistics, literary and cultural studies. It features essays and reviews of interdisciplinary interest. The journal's main focus is on modern languages and literature, especially Romance, English/American and German studies. Shorter contributions, critiques, interviews and statements are published in PhiN's "Forum" section. PhiN. Philologie im Netz: Supplements is an intermittently published series of monographs and collected volumes. Each supplement is edited by a guest editor and/or one of PhiN's editors.

Literary Studies

The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) lists 136 journals in the subject area Languages and Literatures (as of September 2008).

German Studies

Virtuelle Fachbibliothek Germanistik (Virtual Library of German Studies)

Linguistics

The Directory of Open Access Journals lists 95 journals in the field of linguistics (as of September 2008).

Many co-journals in the field of linguistics can be accessed freely via the eLanguage platform.

 

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Subject-based repositories and databases

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Members of the open-access.net Scientific Advisory Board from the field of philology

 

Prof. Dr. Gerhard Lauer - University of Goettingen, Chair of German Philology

 

Prof. Dr. Jan Christoph Meister - University of Hamburg, Narratology Research Group, manager of the e-learning project NarrNetz, leader of the Story Generator Algorithms project.

 

Other board members

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Content mentor

Edited/compiled by:

Prof. Dr. Gerhard Lauer, University of Goettingen, Chair of German Philology

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