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Hungarian Cultural Studies — 2024-08-12

Hungarian Cultural Studies, Journal of the American Hungarian Educators Association, is a peer-reviewed, open-access, no-fee scholarly journal, covering all aspects of Hungarian culture across the humanities and social sciences. The journal has developed an excellent international reputation for publishing theoretically sophisticated and empirically grounded original research. In addition to full-length articles, the journal regularly publishes book reviews and bibliographies, and it supports emerging scholars from Hungary and neighboring states in helping them publish in English. The Board of AHEA invites applications from scholars interested in taking on the role of Editor-in-Chief.

The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for upholding the mission and scope of the journal and for selecting papers that provide original and important contributions to knowledge. The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for the overall quality of the intellectual content of the journal and for overseeing the review process to ensure it is thorough, fair, and timely. The Editor-in-Chief works with associate editors, editorial board members, reviewers, and any other editorial staff to develop journal content. The Editor-in-Chief serves as Chair of the editorial board and oversees its work. The Editor-in-Chief holds an annual editorial board meeting and prepares a yearly report for the Board. As prescribed by the governance documents of the AHEA as a

501 c-3, the position of Editor-in-Chief of the journal reports directly to the President of AHEA. The policies of the journal and their oversight are the responsibility of the President and the elected officers of the AHEA.

The role of the Editor-in-Chief is challenging, intellectually rewarding, and opens up new avenues of opportunities for the person in this role; annual honorarium: $5,000.

Preferred qualifications:

Knowledge of Hungarian Studies with demonstrated scholarship in the field
Openness to different theoretical and methodological perspectives
English and Hungarian language proficiency, including experience with English-language academic discourse
Substantial professional experience in reviewing and editing manuscripts, including English-language articles, for publication
Respect for social and cultural diversity
Ability to work in a team
Attention to detail
Willingness to learn the technical aspects of the editorial management system and adopt its use in manuscript submission, peer review, and publication process

General responsibilities include:

Contributing to the strategic development of the Journal including writing editorials, which will help shape the journal’s vision
Attracting submissions and themed-issue proposals to the Journal to ensure continued relevance and quality of content
Contributing to the day-to-day running of the Journal, working closely with members of the Editorial Team, including online peer review and editing of articles
Liaison with the Board of AHEA and the University Library System (ULS), University of Pittsburgh
The term for the Editor-in-Chief is four years, renewable twice.

Applicants should send a current CV, a letter of interest, three English-language scholarly articles, as well as the names and contact information of three professional references to kkp4@case.edu (attn: Klara Papp, Deputy Editor Hungarian Cultural Studies, put “HCS Editor” in the subject line). Nominations are also welcome and should be sent to the same email. Applications should explicitly address the applicant’s aims and vision for HCS, steps to sustain the pool of high-quality papers and expand the journal's readership. Priority candidate review will begin on September 1, 2024, and the position will remain open until filled.

Recognition of Hungarian Cultural Studies by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA)

Hungarian Cultural Studies — 2024-03-19

Three Committees of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA) have designated Hungarian Cultural Studies Journal of the American Hungarian Educators Association as an approved venue for publication in their disciplines.

Section of Linguistics and Literary Scholarship

Committee on Linguistics
Committee on Literary Scholarship

Section of Philosophy and Historical Sciences

Committee on History

Agreement between American Hungarian Educators Assn (AHEA) and National Széchényi Library (OSZK)

Hungarian Cultural Studies — 2024-01-16

The American Hungarian Educators Association (AHEA) and the National Széchényi Library (OSZK) in Budapest, Hungary, have signed an agreement enabling the content of Hungarian Cultural Studies to be archived, cataloged, and distributed via the OSZK’s Electronic Periodicals Archives (EPA). AHEA welcomes this agreement, which will render the journal more visible and accessible. The archives are available at https://epa.oszk.hu/04900/04976

Call for Papers

Hungarian Cultural Studies — 2023-09-26

Extended submission deadline for 2024 issue

Hungarian Cultural Studies—the peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal published each summer by the American Hungarian Educators Association—is inviting submissions for our 2025 issue.

Our mission is to publish scholarly, cutting-edge content dedicated to Hungarian studies across the humanities and social science disciplines—including original articles, book reviews, and review articles.

We particularly welcome thematic clusters comprising three or more articles on a unifying theme.

March 1, 2025 is the deadline for our annual, summer issue. if you're planning to submit an article and have not yet been in touch with us about it, though, please submit an abstract (150 words maximum).