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Aims and Scope
Global Black Thought, the official journal of the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS), is devoted to the study of the Black intellectual tradition. The journal, published by the University of Pennsylvania Press, features original, innovative, and thoroughly researched essays on Black ideas, theories, and intellectuals in the United States and throughout the African diaspora. Global Black Thought publishes historically based contributions by authors in diverse fields of study throughout the humanities and social sciences.
While steeped in historical methodologies, Global Black Thought is an interdisciplinary journal informed by scholarship in Africana studies, feminist theory, and critical race theory. The journal welcomes submissions that feature original research and innovative methods. We also extend an invitation to scholars working outside the United States.
Global Black Thought opens new directions for writers interested in understanding the ideas, theories, and ideologies that undergird Black social and political life. The journal encapsulates the best of scholarly research and innovative methods. Essays highlight the wide range of methods and methodologies, including new approaches and diverse and underutilized primary sources–both traditional and unconventional ones. In addition to well-researched, cutting-edge, and deftly argued essays, each issue of the journal features book reviews as well as interviews with influential Black intellectuals whose research is shaping the field.
Current special issues
Transnational Black Feminist Thought (deadline: January 1, 2027)
https://www.aaihs.org/call-for-papers-transnational-black-feminist-thought
Journal information
Publication frequency: Twice per year (Spring & Fall)
Current Issue: Volume 1.2 Fall 2025
https://muse.jhu.edu/issue/55650
Publication fee
AAIHS members will receive a free digital subscription. Life Members will receive both digital and print copies of the journal. To join the AAIHS and receive the journal, please visit (https://www.aaihs.org/membership-account/become-a-member/)
Individual print and online subscription: $ 36
Individual online-only subscription: $ 26
Student print and online subscription: $ 30
Institution print and online subscription: $ 305
Institution online-only: $ 282
Contact the journal for additional information (gbtjournal@aaihs.org).
Sponsors and affiliated institutions
Global Black Thought’s scholarship is made possible by funding from the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS).