Speculum Digital Medieval Studies Reviews
Call for Projects to Review
Following the decision of Speculum’s editorial board to review born-digital scholarship, creators of digital medieval studies projects are invited to submit their projects for review in the journal.
In this round of reviews, we are particularly interested in reviewing projects that investigate one of the following themes or approaches:
- Medieval women and gender
- Medieval law and/or legal cultures
- Maps and mapping
Our preference is for recent digital projects that that have been available and in use for fewer than three years. All projects submitted for review by Speculum must first be documented and catalogued in an online repository (institutional or public) before they can be sent to reviewers. A video tutorial on how to document and catalogue digital projects can be found on the MAA website, and a short tutorial by DH Reviews Editor Laura Morreale will be offered on Wednesday, May 6 at 1:00 pm EST to introduce the process to interested scholars. If you are interested the live tutorial, please respond using this form.
To submit a project for review in Speculum, scholars must include:
- A 250-word description of the project to be reviewed,
- A link to the permanent, fully catalogued version of the project (a doi or purl),
- A link to the live version of the project (a url).
Projects can be submitted using this form. Forms for this round of consideration should be submitted by July 17, 2026.
NB: Projects must be fully documented and catalogued in an online repository before they are eligible for review. Partially documented/catalogued projects will not be reviewed.
This is the first call for projects, but others will follow. Please feel free to send suggestions to the board for projects on themes or approaches of interest to readers. For more information, please contact Speculum’s Associate Editor, Lily Stewart, at lstewart@themedivalacademy.edu.
Links:
Submit a project for review: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/123CBg-k-Ohcv3_gxgBE_woOGn1Mbu6GVYrrOvgYgi8s/edit
Sign up for a live tutorial on documenting and cataloguing digital repositories: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd8VJY6D9Lj_dvY7Vofu1pvlK1BAJZZ0P2rM9CZBLq6XJwlEg/viewform?usp=header
Watch a pre-recorded tutorial on documenting and cataloguing digital repositories: https://www.medievalacademy.org/page/ddp
