@misc{OttersbachCoonsBergmannetal.2018, author = {Ottersbach, Simon and Coons, Jeff and Bergmann, Max and Herzog, Richard and Kovach, Elizabeth and Kugele, Jens and Wrzesinski, Marcel}, title = {Open Publishing in the Study of Culture}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0290-opus4-157206}, year = {2018}, abstract = {A truly interdisciplinary study of culture necessitates new publishing forms and formats that are not restricted by paywalls or institutional boundaries but rather focus on open dissemination of knowledge. Yet such openness shall not remain merely in the realm of open access, but go beyond and include many more dimensions such as openness to multimedia formats, to all career stages, or to a broad range of cultural concepts. Therefore, the International Graduate for the Study of Culture (GCSC) at Justus-Liebig-University in Giessen, Germany, created its own open access e-journal: On_Culture: The Open Journal for the Study of Culture. It is a biannual, peer-reviewed academic e-journal created and edited by doctoral researchers, postdocs, and professors working at the GCSC. It provides a platform and a forum for pursuing and reflecting on the study of culture. It investigates, problematizes, and develops key concepts and methods in the field. Developing such new approaches and emerging topics is a collaborative and collective process. On_Culture is dedicated to fostering such collective processes and the cultural dynamics at work in thinking about and reflecting on culture. To reflect these multi-faceted inquiries, the journal consists of three sections: academic _Articles (double-blind peer reviewed), _Essays, and _Perspectives such as video clips, interviews, and visual statements, which can be submitted on a rolling basis. On_Culture is the result of collaborative processes and emergent structures in the field of e-publishing. On_Culture puts new approaches and emerging topics in the (trans)national study of culture 'on the line' and, in so doing, fills the gap____ between 'on' and 'culture'. As such, On_Culture develops a concept of openness that goes beyond open access but rather reflects the openness of the study of culture as a whole. For more information, visit www.on-culture.org}, language = {en} }