Journal of Near Eastern Studies
- Journal of Near Eastern Studies
Infobox Journal
title = The Journal of Near Eastern Studies
discipline = Cultural Studies
abbreviated_title = noeffect
abbreviation = JNES
publisher = University of Chicago Press
country = US
publication_history = noeffect
history = 1884-present
frequency = Quarterly
website = http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/JNES/home.html
ISSN = 0022-2968The Journal of Near Eastern Studies is an academic journal published by the University of Chicago Press, devoted to examination of the ancient and medieval civilisations of the Near East. Appearing in its pages are contributions from scholars of international reputation on archaeology, art, history, literature, linguistics, religion, law, and science. Old Testament and Islamic studies are also featured.
JNES was founded in 1884 by William Rainey Harper as Hebraica. In 1895 it was renamed the American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literature, finally becoming JNES in 1942. It is the only US journal exclusively devoted to the subject. It is published quarterly. Volume 65 began in January 2006.
ee also
*Journal of Assyrian Academic Studies
References
*http://www.jstor.org/journals/00222968.html
*http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/JNES/home.html
External links
* [http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/loi/jnes Index representing every entry from Volumes 1-55 (1942-1996)]
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