What is it about?
Tracing its origins to the Age of Enlightenment, the article shows how the scholarly journal developed, the roles it assumed, and how it functioned as a product of negotiations between actors in academia and the publishing industry. Considering the genre’s ever-changing character, the scholarly journal is far from the stable, apolitical pillar of academia that some imagine it to be.
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Why is it important?
Using recent findings in periodical studies, the article helps to establish the humanities journal as a legitimate research subject. It also incorporates a historical perspective to avoid the present-focused bias of many existing studies.
Perspectives
I hope this article demonstrates the value of analyzing a humanities journal within its broader context and offers a set of concepts and theories to guide future research in this area.
Michael Lörch
Johannes Gutenberg Universitat Mainz
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This page is a summary of: History and Function of the Scholarly Journal, October 2025, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1163/9789004739352_003.
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