Philosophy:Angelaki
| |Subject |Discipline}} | Humanities, including: Continental Philosophy, Literary Theory, Cultural Theory, Art Theory, Social Theory, Political Theory |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Lead editors: Charlie Blake (Theme Commissioning Editor), Pelagia Goulimari (General Editor), Gerard Greenway (Editor), Salah el Moncef bin Khalifa (General Issue Editor) |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1993 to present |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | 6/year (4 themed issues, 2 general issues) |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Angelaki |
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| ISSN | 0969-725X (print) 1469-2899 (web) |
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)Angelaki: Journal of the Theoretical Humanities is a British-based international academic journal founded in 1993 that "represents the productive nexus of work in the disciplinary fields of literary criticism and theory, philosophy, and cultural studies."[1] Since 1998, it has been published by Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group. In 1996, while it was still an independent publication, the journal was named "Best New Journal" in the annual awards of the Council of Editors of Learned Journals.[2] The journal is abstracted and indexed in Scopus,[3] Current Contents/Arts & Humanities, and Arts and Humanities Citation Index,[4] amongst others.[5] In 2019 there were 65,307 downloads of Angelaki articles. This rose dramatically to 81,251 downloads in 2020.
From 1993 until 2010 the journal published three issues a year. This was increased to four issues a year in 2011. In 2018, the journal's 25th-anniversary year, the frequency was further increased to six issues per volume, a volume normally comprising four special issues and two general (nontheme) issues.[6]
"Angelaki" (/ænɡɛlˈɑːkiː/) is a Greek word meaning "little angel." "Angelos" in Greek means "messenger, envoy, one that announces."[7] The logo of the journal is a cherub; the cherubim being the order of angels associated with knowledge.[8]
Angelaki arose out of a Gilles Deleuze reading and discussion group, conducted at Oxford University at the beginning of the 1990s. Members of the discussion group, who were at the time largely postgraduate students of the University, formed the original editorial board. A number of founding editors remain involved with the journal. For five years the journal was entirely independent, selling by mail and through bookshops in the UK, Europe and the USA. Independence proved unsustainable, and in 1998 Angelaki signed with its current publisher.[9] For many years the journal sold through book shops as well as by subscription, but with the massive shift to online distribution and consumption of academic material since the 1990s shop distribution was eventually stopped in 2018. Although based in Oxford for approaching 30 years, Angelaki has no affiliation with any part of the University of Oxford.
Associated book series
In 1996 editors of the journal established an associated book series, Angelaki Humanities, with Manchester University Press (UK).
One of the strengths of the journal has always been its book-length special issues. A single issue of Angelaki is currently in the region of 90,000 words (a substantial double issue by ordinary standards), with double issues rising to 180,000 words. Since 2010 special-issue collections have been, in the great majority of cases, republished as hardback books for library purchase, and in some cases also as paperbacks.[10] In July of 2021 the series Angelaki: New Work in the Theoretical Humanities was established by Routledge for these books.
References
- ↑ "Angelaki: journal of the theoretical humanities". http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=aimsScope&journalCode=cang20.
- ↑ "CELJ Winners". https://thecouncilofeditorsoflearnedjournals.wildapricot.org/winners.
- ↑ "Content overview". Scopus. Elsevier. http://www.elsevier.com/online-tools/scopus/content-overview. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
- ↑ "Master Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Thomson Reuters. http://ip-science.thomsonreuters.com/mjl/. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
- ↑ "Journal Information, Angelaki". http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=cang20.
- ↑ "Journal Information, Angelaki". http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=cang20.
- ↑ "Angel", Online Etymology Dictionary.
- ↑ "Cherubim", The Catholic Encyclopedia.
- ↑ Aims and Scope, Angelaki.
- ↑ Aims and Scope, Angelaki.
External links
- Angelaki: New Work in the Theoretical Humanities - book series, published by Routledge.
- Angelaki Humanities - book series, published by Manchester University Press.
- In Theory 1993–2003 - a 2003 document celebrating the journal's tenth anniversary and listing a large selection of writers/essay titles published 1993–2003.
- Special Issues - a 2013 document with a linked listing of special issues published 1993–2013.
- Angelaki Facebook page - announcements and calls for papers, etc.
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