''The Journal of Hellenic Studies'' is an annual
peer-reviewed
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academic journal
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covering research in
Hellenic studies
Hellenic studies (also Greek studies) is an interdisciplinary scholarly field that focuses on the language, literature, history and politics of post-classical Greece. In university, a wide range of courses expose students to viewpoints that help ...
. It also publishes
reviews
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of recent books of importance to Hellenic studies. It was established in 1880 and is published by
Cambridge University Press
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on behalf of the
Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies
The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies, known as the Hellenic Society, was founded in 1879 to advance the study of Greek language, literature, history, art and archaeology in the Ancient, Byzantine and Modern periods. The first Presid ...
. The
editor-in-chief
An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies.
The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
is
Lin Foxhall
Lin Foxhall, FSA, MBE, is a Professor of archaeology and ancient Greek History. She has written on women, men, and gender in the classical world. She is an Honorary Professor at the University of Leicester, and in 2017 she was appointed to the R ...
(
University of Liverpool
, mottoeng = These days of peace foster learning
, established = 1881 – University College Liverpool1884 – affiliated to the federal Victoria Universityhttp://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/2004/4 University of Manchester Act 200 ...
).
Editors
The following persons have been editors-in-chief of the journal:
*
Percy Gardner
Percy Gardner, (24 November 184617 July 1937) was an English classical archaeologist and numismatist. He was Disney Professor of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge from 1879 to 1887. He was Lincoln Professor of Classical Archaeology and A ...
, 1879-1895
*
Ernest Arthur Gardner, 1897-1932
*Roger Brock, 2011-2016
*Douglas Cairns, 2016-2021
References
External links
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* Hathi Trust
''Journal of Hellenic Studies'' 1880-
Classics journals
Publications established in 1880
English-language journals
Annual journals
Cambridge University Press academic journals
Historiography of Greece
Academic journals associated with learned and professional societies
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