The Mediävistenverband publishes the biannual journal ‘Das Mittelalter’, established since 1996. Each issue of ‘Das Mittelalter’ unites articles from various disciplines on one topic of current relevance to medieval studies. Since 2021 the journal is published open access by Heidelberg University Publishing (heiUP).

For the issues 2024-2 and 2025-1, the Mediävistenverband is looking for two or three editors each, who together will compose an issue of ‘Das Mittelalter’ on a topic of their choice with ten to twelve contributions from various medievalist disciplines (editors must hold at least a doctorate and be a member of the Mediävistenverband).

Requirements for the issuers

• Together you represent at least two different disciplines.
• You publish a call for papers inviting and selecting authors to publish an article in your interdisciplinary issue.
• You organise a booklet workshop where the formulated contributions are discussed in plenary.

Advantages of publishing a thematic issue of ‘Das Mittelalter’

• Open access publication freely accessible worldwide via heiUP
• Subsidy for the booklet workshop by the Mediävistenverband
• Quality assurance through a peer review process
• A relatively rapid publishing process

Schedule (for issue 2024-2)

• End of March 2023: Publication of the call for papers
• End of 2023: Submission of the formulated contributions for peer review
• February/March 2024: Workshop of the contributers
• May 2024: Submission of the revised contributions as a print manuscript
• End of November 2024: Publication of the issue

(accordingly approx. 6 months later for issue 2025-1)

Please send your proposal for an issue title including an abstract and the names of the editors involved to Prof. Dr. Isabelle Mandrella by 15 November 2022: redaktion-das-mittelalter@posteo.de.

The abstract (maximum of 3 pages) should introduce your topic and particularly address the interdisciplinary orientation of your planned issue. In addition, state how you would situate your topic in the current medievalist research landscape.

The secretary of the Mediävistenverband, Prof. Dr. Isabelle Mandrella, will be happy to answer any questions: isabelle.mandrella@lmu.de.