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  • Foreign Policy Analysis (journal)The year 2005 marked the launch of Foreign Policy Analysis. The International Studies Association created this new journal to fill a gap in academic…
  • Reviews in Mineralogy and GeochemistryThe year 1974 marked the birth of a publication designed to bridge gaps between academic disciplines. It began life as Mineralogical Society of America Short…
  • International Studies QuarterlyThe year 1959 marked the birth of a new scholarly voice in international studies. A group of academics sought to create an official publication for their…
  • Brookings Papers on Economic ActivityArthur Okun and George Perry opened the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity in 1970. They wanted to bring top academic economists into real-world policy…
  • Review of Environmental Economics and PolicyThe Review of Environmental Economics and Policy began as a deliberate project by the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists.
  • War in HistoryThe journal War in History began its run in 1994. It emerged from a specific moment when academic publishing was shifting toward more specialized historical…
  • Russian History (Brill journal)The journal Russian History began publication in 1974. It emerged during a period when Western academic interest in Soviet affairs was growing rapidly.
  • Strategic Studies QuarterlyThe United States Air Force launched Strategic Studies Quarterly in 2007 through its publishing arm, Air University Press.
  • Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical AstronomyJune 1969 marked the birth of a new scientific journal called Celestial Mechanics. Astronomers needed a dedicated space to discuss orbital paths and…
  • Ecological Economics (journal)The year 1989 marked the birth of a new academic journal called Ecological Economics. Robert Costanza served as its founding editor-in-chief during this…
  • South African Historical JournalThe South African Historical Journal began its life in 1969. This year marked the moment when scholars sought a dedicated platform for regional history.
  • Animation (journal)The journal Animation opened its doors in 2006 with a clear mission to connect animation studies to wider media discussions.
  • Perspectives on PoliticsThe journal Perspectives on Politics opened its doors in 2003. Jennifer Hochschild served as the founding editor during those early years.
  • The Review of English StudiesThe Review of English Studies began publication in 1948. This journal emerged during a period when academic publishing was shifting toward specialized…
  • Energy & Environmental ScienceThe Royal Society of Chemistry launched Energy & Environmental Science as a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal. This publication focuses on…
  • The Economic History ReviewEileen Power established The Economic History Review in 1927. She sought to create a dedicated space for economic history scholarship at a time when the…
  • Nature Climate ChangeNature Climate Change arrived on the scene in 2011 as a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal. It emerged from the ashes of Nature Reports Climate Change…
  • Social Studies of ScienceThe 1971 inaugural issue of Science Studies opened with a bold declaration from its founding editors. Roy MacLeod and David Edge stood at the threshold of a…
  • The Journal of MusicologyMarian C. Green launched The Journal of Musicology in 1982 with a clear mission to advance scholarly study of music. This new quarterly publication aimed to…
  • Advances in Space ResearchIn 1981, a new scientific journal began its semi-monthly publication cycle. This launch marked the official start of Advances in Space Research as the voice…
  • Osiris (journal)George Sarton stood at the lectern of Harvard University in 1936. He held a vision for a new publication that would serve scholars differently than existing…
  • Quaternary InternationalThe year 1989 marked the birth of Quaternary International. This new publication aimed to cover the full spectrum of physical and natural sciences used in…
  • Environmental Research LettersEnvironmental Research Letters opened its doors as a peer-reviewed, open-access scientific journal. Its mandate covers research on all aspects of…
  • The Historical JournalHarold Temperley established The Cambridge Historical Journal in 1923. This academic publication began as a focused review of historical scholarship within…
  • JAMA Internal MedicineThe year 1908 marked the birth of a publication that would eventually become JAMA Internal Medicine. It first appeared under the name Archives of Internal…
  • Parameters (journal)The year 1971 marked the birth of Parameters, a quarterly academic journal published by the United States Army War College Press.
  • Climatic Change (journal)The year 1977 marked the birth of Climatic Change, a new scientific journal created by Stephen H. Schneider. Schneider envisioned a dedicated space for…
  • The Journal of American HistoryThe Mississippi Valley Historical Review began publication in 1914 as the official journal of the Mississippi Valley Historical Association. Benjamin F.
  • Alcohol: Clinical & Experimental ResearchThe journal began its life in 1977 under the name Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. It served as a dedicated space for scientific inquiry into…
  • Iranian Studies (journal)The year 1967 marked the birth of Iranian Studies, a new peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to Iranian and Persianate history, literature, and society.
  • Journal of Genocide ResearchThe Journal of Genocide Research opened its doors in 1999. It began as a quarterly publication dedicated to studies of genocide.
  • New Literary HistoryRalph Cohen launched New Literary History in 1969 during the University of Virginia Sesquicentennial Celebration. He created the journal because no English…
  • Review of International Political EconomyThe Review of International Political Economy opened its doors in 1994. A group of scholars sought to create a dedicated space for the study of global…
  • Journal of Adolescent & Adult LiteracyThe year 1957 marked the birth of a publication originally named Journal of Developmental Reading. This early iteration focused on reading development for…
  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological SocietyThe Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society began as a flagship magazine for the weather, water, and climate community.
  • Public Opinion QuarterlyThe year 1937 marked the birth of Public Opinion Quarterly. Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs sponsored this…
  • The Journal of Ecclesiastical HistoryThe Journal of Ecclesiastical History opened its doors in 1950. A small group of scholars sought to document the history of the Christian Church with fresh…
  • Journal of the American Academy of ReligionThe Journal of the American Academy of Religion began its life in 1966 under a different name. It started as the Journal of Bible and Religion that year.
  • Nature CommunicationsThe journal Nature Communications launched in 2010 as a multidisciplinary, online-only publication from the Nature Portfolio.
  • Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural DevelopmentThe Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development opened its doors in 1980. John Robert Edwards served as the editor-in-chief from that founding…
  • Nature PhotonicsJanuary 2007 marked the birth of Nature Photonics. The Nature Publishing Group released this new journal to focus exclusively on photonics research.
  • RUSI JournalThe Royal United Services Institution Journal began its life in 1857. A group of military officers and strategists gathered to create a dedicated space for…
  • Artificial Life (journal)In 1993, a new peer-reviewed scientific journal named Artificial Life began its publication run. This launch marked the official start of the International…
  • Geophysical Research LettersThe American Geophysical Union launched Geophysical Research Letters in 1974. This new journal arrived to fill a gap for fast communication among earth…
  • Nature SustainabilityNature Sustainability opened its doors in 2018 as a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal. The Nature Portfolio published this new venture to address…
  • Critique: Journal of Socialist TheoryHillel H. Ticktin established the journal in May 1973 under the title Critique: Journal of Marxist Theory and Soviet Studies.
  • Earth, Moon, and PlanetsIn 1969, three scientists watched the Apollo 11 mission unfold on television screens. Zdeněk Kopal, Hannes Alfvén, and Harold Urey felt a sudden urgency to…
  • Physics ReportsThe year 1971 marked the birth of Physics Reports. It began as a review section within the existing journal Physics Letters.
  • International Journal of Political EconomyThe journal began its life under the name International Journal of Politics. It started as a platform for political economics before changing its identity to…
  • Journal of the Society of Architectural HistoriansThe Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians first appeared in 1941. Turpin Bannister served as its founding editor-in-chief during those early…