Journal of Semitic Studies
Encyclopedia
The Journal of Semitic Studies, in bibliographies typically abbreviated JSS, is an academic journal
that was established in 1955 and has been issued twice a year ever since.
From the first issue in 1955 onwards, the journal has included papers on the research of the modern as well as the ancient Near East
. The journal maintains a special focus on Semitic languages and the corresponding literatures, and reviews are one of the journal's distinguishing features.
The present editorial committee includes P. S. Alexander, G. J. Brooke, A. Christmann, J. F. Healey and P. C. Sadgrove.
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
that was established in 1955 and has been issued twice a year ever since.
From the first issue in 1955 onwards, the journal has included papers on the research of the modern as well as the ancient Near East
Ancient Near East
The ancient Near East was the home of early civilizations within a region roughly corresponding to the modern Middle East: Mesopotamia , ancient Egypt, ancient Iran The ancient Near East was the home of early civilizations within a region roughly corresponding to the modern Middle East: Mesopotamia...
. The journal maintains a special focus on Semitic languages and the corresponding literatures, and reviews are one of the journal's distinguishing features.
The present editorial committee includes P. S. Alexander, G. J. Brooke, A. Christmann, J. F. Healey and P. C. Sadgrove.
External links
- Archives of all but the most current issues are available online.