Apparatus Journal
Apparatus Journal focuses on film, media, and digital cultures of Eastern, Central, and Southeastern Europe. It covers both current and historical media, including early technical media, film, radio, TV, internet, and more. The journal welcomes theoretical and empirical studies, with a core focus on original research articles.
All submissions undergo a rigorous double-blind peer review process. Articles may be published in various regional languages, with summaries in English. The online format supports multimedia content like audio and video, which can be shared via the Apparatus channel.
Apparatus Journal provides open access to all articles, ensuring broad international reach, particularly for scholars in Eastern Europe. The journal aims to bridge the East-West divide and supports the open access movement. Published biannually, the journal accepts both solicited and unsolicited submissions.
Apparatus Press
Apparatus Press is an independent, scholar-led, open access publisher specialising in the humanities. We aim to widen the accessibility of peer-reviewed academic publications. Committed to the open access movement in scholarly publishing, we promote visibility and knowledge sharing on a global scale. Recognising that historical barriers to academic resources remain, often due to the legacy of colonisation, we are dedicated to advancing the democratisation of knowledge.
Decolonising the (post-)Soviet Screen marks the inaugural print release by Apparatus Press, an initiative of DiGZ. Digitalen Zugang zu demokratisch gestalten e.V. This non-profit organisation, headquartered in Berlin, encourages democratic digital access, and unites a global community of scholars and writers from diverse academic disciplines. Apparatus Press, alongside the journal Apparatus. Film, Media, and Digital Cultures of Central and Eastern Europe represent DiGZ e.V.’s second major publishing endeavour.
The Manifold Scholar Apparatus Press website, developed in collaboration with Node9.org, is an open-source and user-friendly platform dedicated to publishing in the humanities. It features dynamic texts, advanced annotation tools, and multimedia support to foster community engagement and treat scholarly publications as evolving digital works. We embrace innovative forms of collaboration, including open peer review and multimedia publications. We invite you to meet our scholarly Editorial Board (https://apparatuspress.net/page/editorial) and explore the evolving work of Apparatus Press.