About the Journal

The Journal of Ancient Texts & Civilizations studies ancient and historical texts through philology, epigraphy, archaeology, manuscript studies, historical linguistics, and material and digital methods. It treats texts as embedded in institutions, landscapes, technologies, and systems of memory.

Scope and editorial approach. Its scope includes Philology and epigraphy; Paleography; Manuscript studies; Historical linguistics; Ancient history; Archaeology of writing; Archives and transmission; Digital editions; Comparative civilization studies; Material analysis of inscriptions. Specialist peer review is selected according to language, corpus, chronology, material context, editorial method, translation, and argument. Continuous publication with corpus- and civilization-focused issues.