The ''Israel Studies Review'' is a
peer-reviewed
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academic journal
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published on behalf of the
Association for Israel Studies 'Association for Israel Studies'' (AIS) is an international, interdisciplinary scholarly society devoted to the academic and professional study of modern Israel.
History
Formed and charted in the US in 1985, the Association is open to all individua ...
by
Berghahn Books
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and covering the study of all aspects of
society
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,
history
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,
politics
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, and
culture
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of
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
. The journal was previously known as the ''Israel Studies Bulletin'' from 1992 to 2001 and as the ''Israel Studies Forum'' from 2001 to 2010. The editors of the journal since summer 2021 are Oded Haklai (Queen's University, Ontario, Canada) and Adia Mendelson-Maoz (The Open University of Israel, Israel). Rami Zeedan (University of Kansas, Kansas, USA) is the journal's book review editor.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
References
External links
* {{Official website, https://www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journals/israel-studies-review/israel-studies-review-overview.xml
English-language journals
Berghahn Books academic journals
Biannual journals
Academic journals established in 1986
Middle Eastern studies journals
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Israel studies