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Topic: The Washington and Jefferson College Review
File:Topic Cover volume 55.jpg
DisciplineHumanities
LanguageEnglish
Publication details
Former name(s)
Topic: A Journal of the Liberal Arts
History1961-present
Publisher
FrequencyAnnual
ISO 4Find out here
Indexing
ISSN0049-4127
OCLC no.1586535
Links
  • Journal homepage
  • Topic: The Washington and Jefferson College Review, also known as Topic or Topic: A Journal of the Liberal Arts, is a peer reviewed academic journal focused on the humanities and the liberal arts.[1][2]

    It was founded in 1961 as Topic: A Journal of the Liberal Arts.[2] In fall 2004, the name was changed to Topic: The Washington and Jefferson College Review.[1]

    The journal is published annually by the Washington & Jefferson College faculty and is printed in monograph format.[2][1] Each issue contains several academic essays from a number of different disciplines on a specific topic.[1] Past topics have included John Keats, The Whiskey Rebellion, Religion in the Eighteenth Century, and Italian Americans in Western Pennsylvania.[3] The journal follows the Chicago Manual of Style.[4] The peer review process uses at least three blind readers in judging each submitted article.[2] The editorial board gives special focus on interdisciplinary articles.[2]

    The journal is indexed by the MLA International Bibliography, the American Humanities Index, and the Abstracts of English Studies, and EBSCO's Humanities International Complete.[2] It is a member of the Council of Editors of Learned Journals.[2]

    References

    1. ^ a b c d "Topic". WorldCat.
    2. ^ a b c d e f g "Topic: The Washington and Jefferson College Review". Washington & Jefferson College. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
    3. ^ "CONTENTS OF RECENT VOLUMES OF TOPIC (available for purchase)". Washington & Jefferson College. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
    4. ^ "Style Sheet for Authors: Topic: The Washington and Jefferson College Review" (PDF). Washington & Jefferson College. Retrieved 2010-07-19.