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About the Journal

Colour Turn is a peer-reviewed journal that seeks to promote and advance interdisciplinary research into Colour Studies. Colour is a multi-faceted topic that lends itself to inquiry from a wide range of fields within the natural sciences, technological studies and the humanities. As its name figuratively and literally suggests, the aim of the interdisciplinary and international journal Colour Turn is to turn over a new leaf in colour research. The journal invites high-quality research articles and papers that implement innovative approaches—including scientific methodologies, historical re-construction, collection and close reading of old and new materials, empirical experiments, digital humanities, analytical, comparative and critical reviews—that open up new horizons in colour sciences and colour studies. The journal promises a collaborative effort of high-profile editorial and review expertise from all around the world in the field of colour research.

Scope of the Journal

As an internationally operating peer-reviewed journal, Colour Turn wishes to bring together scholars from diverse fields from around the globe and cultivate a collaborative digital platform for their research. Accessible in print and electronic format, the journal is meant for researchers, professionals, students and general readers alike. The journal publishes high-quality research papers, academic reviews and articles in eight key investigative domains.

Licence

Articles in Colour Turn are published under the Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (Attribution) licence. You can read more about the licence agreement here.

Historical Reprint

As well as publishing new findings, Colour Turn seeks to re-examine the history of colour research. To this end, we plan to publish annotated versions of historical research literature. The aim is not only to commemorate the long history of colour research, but also to re-contextualise these historical texts within the contemporary field of colour studies.

Bibliography of Colour Science

In an effort to support young scholars in their work, Colour Turn is currently working on curating a “Bibliography of Colour Science” in the different research areas of the journal. The bibliography will be openly accessible through Colour Turn and can be used by all interested researchers. We look forward to sharing more information soon.