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Volumes
Peer Review The International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies produces
an annual journal, the Journal of Septuagint and Cognate Studies (JSCS). For
IOSCS issues 1 through 43, it was known as Bulletin of the International Organization
of Septuagint and Cognate Studies (BIOSCS). With issue 44, the name changed
Membership
to Journal of Septuagint and Cognate Studies. Under either name, the Journal is
the periodical publication of the IOSCS.
The Journal is sent to every current member of IOSCS. For subscription information, please visit visit our
membership page.
The major contents of the Journal are listed elsewhere in this website. Digitized copies (PDF files) of the
first 43 volumes of the Journal are available. Printed back issues of the Journal are available from Peeters
Publishers.
Starting with issue 50 in 2018, we have a new publisher: Peeters Publishers. Eisenbrauns published
issues 34 through 49. In 2017, Eisenbrauns became part of another publishing house. We are grateful for
20 years of fruitful collaboration with Eisenbrauns, and we look forward to collaboration with Peeters
Publishers.
The International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) of the JSCS is 2325-4793. The ISSN of the BIOSCS is
0145-3890.
Current Issue
Volume 51 (2018) was issued in July of 2018. See the table of contents or download a PDF of table of
contents and editorial.
Submissions
Contributions are welcomed on topics related to the Septuagint and any cognate fields of study, written
in English, French, or German, in the following categories:
Articles up to 15 pages in length (up to 45,000 characters+spaces or 7300 words, including notes).
Critical Notes that address one issue, up to 8 pages (24,000 characters+spaces or 3900 words,
including notes).
Abstracts of dissertations leading to a Ph.D. (or an equivalent degree) granted by an accredited
institution, one page in length (3000 characters+spaces, or 480 words).
Book reviews of 4800–6000 characters+spaces or 800–1000 words in length.
All submissions are to be made by electronic mail, in Microsoft Word® or Rich Text Format. It is
preferred that Greek and Hebrew text be in Unicode, and Syriac in the SBL font SPEdessa.
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Scholars who publish books on the Septuagint or cognate fields of study are encouraged to list the JSCS
as a journal to which the publisher should send review copies. By notifying the editor as well, the book
may be reviewed in the journal sooner.
Supervisors of doctoral students are encouraged to ask successful candidates to submit abstracts of
relevant dissertations to the Journal.
Suggestions for books to be reviewed should be sent to the editor. After acceptance the books should
be sent directly to the reviewer.
Editorial Address
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