Overview

Isegoria is an independent, Open Access digital publisher of learned books and journals in Classical Studies, World Archaeology, and the Humanities based in Nottingham. Founded by two classicists and professional editors, the publishing house aspires to live up to its name and offer a platform for researchers to present their work without costs or any other barrier. We rely on external funding from our donors, sponsors, and patrons, and therefore do not charge authors any fees. 

The main language of publication is English, the only language we are comfortable editing, with ample room for authors to use their preferred language (in long summaries, video abstracts, presentations, and other content). Isegoria offers free language editing services to remove the language barrier and support colleagues from around the world to publish their research in English for an international audience.

Moreover, Isegoria values all languages and invites submissions for edited volumes and conference proceedings in the language of the editors’/organisers' preference. For the purpose of wide outreach and dissemination of knowledge, we ask the editors to provide a long summary of the edited volume in English or a bilingual introduction (in the preferred language of the editors and in English). We approach PhD theses in a similar manner: the authors' preferred language with a long summary in English (at least 5,000 words).

Isegoria is committed to the free, unrestricted dissemination of knowledge produced around the world. 

We provide genuinely supportive, personalised, professional service and we work closely with authors to develop their ideas. Our purpose is to support scholars worldwide and build bridges for collaboration and communication to facilitate progress.

For Global Scholars, we:

1. Remove language barriers;
2. Remove institutional/regional bias;
3. Offer secure, unrestricted, free, universal access to research in the field;
4. Offer a platform for researchers to present their work and enhance their employability within a cut-throat sector.

For established academia in ‘the Global North’, we:

1. Challenge presumptions about the quality of work produced elsewhere;
2. Offer insight into new pathways and research objects;
3. Introduce excellent researchers and projects ripe for collaborative work to the market;
4. Expand the readership of authors and publications.

For both, we:

1. Create links and contribute towards the formation of a truly global community; 
2. Add to the pool of knowledge and methods available;
3. Promote free, unrestricted access to published material as the new norm, the best way forward for the market and sector.