About the Journal

A home for humanities scholarship

The Journal of Humanities and Transcultural Studies (JHTS) gives scholars a platform for original research across the humanities. It was established in 2026 by the Use of English Unit of the School of General Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN).

“Transcultural” names the journal’s central interest: ideas crossing borders and being woven together. JHTS publishes work across nine areas of interest, from language, literature and linguistics to culture and identity, communication and media, education, technology and digital cultures, politics and governance, and philosophy, ethics and religion, and it especially welcomes scholarship that moves between languages, cultures and disciplines.

Purpose

The journal strengthens the research culture of the Use of English Unit. It develops editorial and peer-review skills among lecturers, mentors emerging scholars and encourages work across disciplines. It also raises the visibility of the Unit, the School of General Studies and UNN, and opens partnerships with scholars and institutions in Nigeria and abroad.

Publisher

JHTS is published by the Use of English Unit, School of General Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

Frequency and format

JHTS is published quarterly, in March, June, September and December, as an electronic-only journal. Accepted articles may appear online as Articles in Press before their issue is complete.

Open access

All JHTS content is freely available to read, download and share immediately on publication, with no charge to readers or their institutions. Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (CC BY 4.0) [TO CONFIRM], so others may share and adapt the work provided the authors and the journal are credited.

ISSN and DOI

The ISSN is in process. Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) will be assigned to every article once the journal joins Crossref [TO CONFIRM].

Indexing

Indexing and abstracting services [TO CONFIRM].