''The Classical Journal'' (CJ) is a quarterly

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published by the

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Print edition

The journal currently has about 2300 subscribers, including approximately 700 libraries and research institutions.

History

As described by

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''The Classical Journal'' publishes scholarly articles on Greek and Latin language and literature and on all other aspects of classical studies, together with book reviews. Its Forum section features articles devoted to pedagogy. The journal has been published continuously since 1905; over the years the number of issues per volume has varied, but it is now fixed at four.

The

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is elected by the membership of the organization for a five-year term (renewable once). As of 2016, the current editor-in-chief is Antony Augoustakis (

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). Previous editors have been:

Listserv and website

In May 2007, ''The Classical Journal'' began delivering online-exclusive

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s, professional announcements, and supplemental material through the

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. Book reviews and the Online Forum are indexed at the journal's website.

Ancestry of doctoral degrees wiki

The website also houses DIADOCHOI, a Wiki-style searchable database dedicated to the ancestry of doctoral degrees in classical studies and closely related fields.

References

External links

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