Open Access. Working Papers in the Humanities is fully open-access. Copyright on the text and typesetting is normally retained by MHRA as the publisher, but authors can retain formal copyright if this is necessary for employment or funding reasons, or if they are employed by public bodies. All papers published in the journal are licenced as CC BY 4.0: see full details here. There are no charges to authors for submitting or publishing in the journal: it has what is sometimes called Diamond/Platinum Open Access status.

Working for WPH. Each volume has two Editors, who are normally doctoral students, with overlapping two-year terms of office. There is therefore one vacancy each year for a new Editor. Any colleagues wishing to express an interest are warmly invited to contact the current Editors, either directly or via postgrads@mhra.org.uk.

Peer review declaration. Working Papers in the Humanities is a fully peer-reviewed journal. Articles are initially selected from an open Call for Papers and short-listed papers are sent for anonymous peer review by academics with expertise in the relevant area and based at different institutions from the authors. If peer review is positive, articles are then edited in two stages: the editors must be satisfied that issues raised in peer review have been addressed before an article is finally accepted.

Publisher's statement. Views expressed in the content of Working Papers in the Humanities are those of the respective authors and contributors and not of the journal editors or of the Modern Humanities Research Association (MHRA). MHRA makes no representation, express or implied, in respect of the accuracy of the material in this journal and cannot accept any any legal responsibility or liability for views expressed or for any errors or omissions that may be made.

Submissions. Each annual volume is themed, and colleagues are invited to respond to the annual call for papers. All articles should be written in clear English and conform to the Fourth Edition MHRA Style Guide (2024).

Books for review. WPH does not carry reviews.

Publication Ethics. If you have any concerns relating to publication ethics, please email the journal via postgrads@mhra.org.uk.

History. WPH opened in 2006, and began its practice of leapfrogging editors with volume 3 (2009). Several have gone on to be authors of our books, among them Louise Crowther, Jessica Goodman, John McKeane, Joanna Neilly, and Claudia Dellacasa.

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