Editorial of Issue 2021: On the Selection of Contributions by the Editors

Abstract

Now in its fifth year, Open Gender Journal publishes articles from the field of intersectional Gender Studies. Running a publisher-independent journal means that the editorial team must deal intensively with a variety of issues related to scholarly publishing, not least is the organization of the editorial process, including mechanism of ensuring quality. By making its operations transparent, the editorial board of Open Gender Journal aims to assert the principle of openness, not only for access to published articles, but for the entire editorial process: the complex procedures in the black box of the editorial system are to be made comprehensible through this editorial.