Edited by Keisha N. Blain
Global Black Thought, which launched in Spring 2025, is the official journal of the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS). The journal is devoted to the study of the Black intellectual tradition. The journal, published by the University of Pennsylvania Press and edited by renowned Brown University historian Keisha N. Blain, 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.
Submission Guidelines
The journal accepts submissions on a rolling basis. Please submit all manuscripts here. Before preparing a manuscript for submission, please carefully review the journal’s aims and scope page to ensure the draft fits the mission of the journal. Details are available via the link below.
https://globalblackthought.scholasticahq.com/for-authors
Current special issues
Here is a list of active calls for papers. Please note, however, that authors may submit articles on any topic at any given time.
*90 Years Since Black Reconstruction in America (deadline: July 1, 2025): https://www.aaihs.org/call-for-papers-90-years-since-black-reconstruction-in-america/
*Haitian Feminism(s): Theoretical & Practical Contours (deadline: August 30, 2025): https://www.aaihs.org/call-for-papers-haitian-feminisms-theoretical-practical-contours/
Journal information
Publication frequency: Twice per year (Spring & Fall)
Current Issue: Volume 1.1 Spring 2025 https://muse.jhu.edu/issue/54806
Publication fee
Individual online-only subscription:
AAIHS members will receive a free digital subscription.
Individual print and online subscription:
Life Members will receive both digital and print copies of the journal.
To join the AAIHS and receive the journal, please visit here.
Institution print and online subscription:
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).