Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

Oral History Forum d'histoire orale began publication in 1975-76. It became an e-journal with volume 27-28 (2007-8) and is available in an open access format 12 months after an issue is published. Forum publishes peer-reviewed articles, book and multi-media reviews, and other contributions to the field of oral history and oral tradition. Each volume is opened on 1 January and closed on 31 December. Contributions are published as soon as they have passed the editorial process.

 

Section Policies

Editorial Notes

Editors
  • Janis Thiessen
Unchecked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Articles (Peer Reviewed)

Editors
  • Janis Thiessen
Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Oral History in the World

Editors
  • Janis Thiessen
Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Unchecked Peer Reviewed

Indigenous Voices from the Great Plains / Voix autochtones des Prairies

Unchecked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Families and Identities / La famille et l'identité

Unchecked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Migration and Adaptation / Les migrations et l'adaptation

Unchecked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Oral History Projects / Projets d'histoire orale

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Methodology / Méthodologie

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Brief Report / Rapport bref

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Documentation

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Unchecked Peer Reviewed

Work in Progress

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Teaching Resources

Unchecked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Unchecked Peer Reviewed

Teaching Oral History

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Oral History Sources

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

International

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Broadside

Editors
  • Janis Thiessen
Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Discussion

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Reviews

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Book Reviews / Comptes rendus

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Letters to the Editor

Checked Open Submissions Unchecked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Thematic Cluster

Unchecked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Eyewitness

Unchecked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Unchecked Peer Reviewed

Ethics and Oral Histories

Unchecked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Resources

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Unchecked Peer Reviewed
 

Peer Review Process

Submissions of articles are reviewed by the editors and, if deemed appropriate, sent on to two reviewers in the field. Reviews of books and multimedia are reviewed by the Review Editor. All other submissions are reviewed by the Editors and Section Editors where applicable.

 

Delayed Open Access

The contents of this journal will be available in an open access format 12 month(s) after an issue is published.

 

Archiving

CLOCKSS system has permission to ingest, preserve, and serve this Archival Unit.

 

Abstracting and Indexing Services

Oral History Forum d'histoire orale is indexed by America: History and Life and by Historical Abstracts.