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e-Journal collections (A-D)
This page contains links to electronic journal collections and institutional respositories that contain material relating to the ancient Near East and Egypt, including book reviews. Some resources are freely available, others are subscription services, so remote access may be necessary when accessing from off-campus. Please note that not all issues of all journals will be available electronically.
For assistance with abbreviations, the following may be useful: Abréviations des périodiques et collections en usage à l’Institut français d’archéologie orientale le caire
- 'Atiqot Free registration required
- Alphabetical List of Open Access Journals in Ancient Studies Compiled by Charles E. Jones on his AWOL blog, The Ancient World Online. Regularly updated.
- Australian Journal of Biblical Archaeology "The Australian Journal of Biblical Archaeology was published by the Department of Semitic Studies in The University of Sydney..."
- The Bible and Interpretation This site, the Bible and Interpretation, is designed to appeal to a significant public and scholarly audience who are interested in the most current news and interpretations on the Bible.
- Bioarchaeology of the Near East Bioarchaeology of the Near East (printed version ISSN 1898-9403, online ISSN 1899-962X) is published annually in one volume. The aim of the journal is to promote research on the history of human populations inhabiting South-Western Asia (chiefly Mesopotamia, Syria, Palestine, Anatolia, Iran, and Egypt)...
- Bulletin of the University of Michigan Museums of Art and Archaeology This biannual journal features scholarly articles related to subjects of interest to both museums, particularly their collections, exhibitions, and fieldwork programs. Written principally by graduate students, faculty, and curators affiliated with the museums and the Department of the History of Art at the University of Michigan, The Bulletin is peer reviewed and distributed internationally. Each volume includes accessions lists as well as several short essays on recent acquisitions or significant holdings...
- Comptes-rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres "En 1857, Ernest Desjardins, membre de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, prit l'initiative personnelle de publier pour la première fois, sous le format maniable d’un volume in-8°, les Comptes rendus des séances de la Compagnie..."
- Conspectus Librorum Reviews of Near Eastern Studies books
- Dialnet Dialnet es un portal de difusión de la producción científica hispana. Es necesario registrarse para suscribirse a los servicios de alerta y acceder a otras opciones personalizadas.
- Dig-it-al NEA "This online forum features original essays, reviews, and other content to complement the print publication of the journal."
- Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) DOAJ's mission is to increase the visibility, accessibility, reputation, usage and impact of quality, peer-reviewed, open access scholarly research journals globally, regardless of discipline, geography or language.
- DSpace@Cambridge DSpace@Cambridge is the institutional repository of the University of Cambridge. The repository was established in 2003 to facilitate the deposit of digital content of a scholarly or heritage nature, allowing employees and their departments at the University to share and preserve this content in a managed environment.
e-Journal collections (E-Z)
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- eScholarship, University of California This link opens in a new windowUC's open access repository. Included are journals and peer-reviewed series such as the UEE: Open Version, and the Cotsen Digital Archaeology Series.
- The Heritage of Egypt Magazine The Heritage of Egypt was launched in 2008; back-issues are offered here for free (vol. 1-5)
- Internet Archaeology Internet Archaeology is the first fully refereed e-journal for archaeology and publishes articles of a high academic standing which utilise the potential of electronic publication.
- JAEI Journal of Ancient Egyptian Interconnections
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- JAOS Journal of the American Oriental Society Effective with volume 142 (2022), current issues of JAOS will be available for a fee only through Lockwood Online Journals. All issues prior to 2022 will continue to be available through JSTOR.
- Journal of Biblical Studies No longer online, but accessible via the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine
- Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations Research Journals of undergraduate academic papers, from the University of Toronto can be downloaded from this site.
- Occident & Orient: Newsletter of the German Protestant Institute of Archaeology in Amman Von 1996 bis 2004 publizierte das Ammaner Institut unter dem Namen "OCCIDENT & ORIENT" einen (zweimal) jährlich erscheinenden Newsletter, der über die aktuellen Fortschritte der archäologischen Forschungen in der Region berichtete.
- Persée Persée is a program which was created for the digital publication of scientific journals in the field of the humanities. The entire printed collection of journals is digitized and published online through a portal which offers access to the collections as well as advanced functionalities which facilitate and enhance use of the portal’s resources. The journals are selected by an editorial board, thereby guaranteeing the collection’s scientific coherence.
- Propylaeum-DOK (Digital Repository, VirtualLibrary of Classical Studies at University Library of Heidelberg) Propylaeum-DOK - Digital Repository Classical Studies is the full-text server of the Virtual Library of Classical Studies and is made available by the University Library of Heidelberg. It offers members of the academic community worldwide the opportunity to publish their texts in electronic format on the internet at no charge. All kinds of publications (like monographs, articles, lectures) in the fields of Classical Studies can be stored on 'Propylaeum-DOK'. The standard of these publications should not fall below that of traditional printed ones. The documents will be stored and their long-term availability guaranteed by using standardized addresses (URN) and metadata (OAIPMH). They are accessible through the German union catalogues and search engines, too.Propylaeum-DOK - Digital Repository Classical Studies is the full-text server of the Virtual Library of Classical Studies and is made available by the University Library of Heidelberg. It offers members of the academic community worldwide the opportunity to publish their texts in electronic format on the internet at no charge. All kinds of publications (like monographs, articles, lectures) in the fields of Classical Studies can be stored on 'Propylaeum-DOK'. The standard of these publications should not fall below that of traditional printed ones. The documents will be stored and their long-term availability guaranteed by using standardized addresses (URN) and metadata (OAIPMH). They are accessible through the German union catalogues and search engines, too.
- I Quaderni del ramo d'oro "I Quaderni del Ramo d'Oro on-line" costituiscono la rivista del Centro Interdipartimentale di Studi Antropologici sulla Cultura Antica (Università di Siena). Iscritti nel Registro Periodici del Tribunale di Siena (l'ISSN è in corso di attribuzione) e di consultazione libera e gratuita, "I Quaderni del Ramo d'Oro on-line" pubblicano contributi previa valutazione da parte del Comitato Scientifico.
- Revue d'assyriologie et d'archéologie orientale Some articles freely available in PDF format.
- Revues.org Portal of scholarly journals in international studies, social sciences and humanities.
- Rosetta: papers of the Institute of Archaeology and Antiquity, University of Birmingham Within Rosetta you will find articles covering a wide scope of archaeology, history and classics subjects, book reviews, museum and conference reports. There are also links to other sites of interest and forthcoming seminars and conferences.
- SOAS Research Online A free, publicly accessible repository of the research outputs of the School of Oriental and African Studies. The full text of these materials will be made available where possible.
- Sehepunkte Sehepunkte is interdisciplinary and ranges freely across historical eras. It presents not only an ever-changing repertoire of reviews but also discussions of both monographs and edited collections in fields such as the history of medicine, law and art...
- Transoxiana Journal Libre de Estudios Orientales
- UEE: Open VersionThe UEE: Open Version is the open access version of the UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology
- ZDMG Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenlaendischen Gesellschaft Includes the ZDMG Supplement
- ZAS Zeitschrift für ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde Vols. 1-59 (1863-1924) available at the Internet Archive