transversal
transversal is an Austrian academic journal for Jewish studies, published by the University of Graz's Centre for Jewish Studies and, since 2015, as an open-access journal with de Gruyter.
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Overview
transversal is an Austrian cultural-studies journal dedicated to Jewish studies, focusing primarily on the 19th to 21st centuries. It was published twice yearly by the Centrum für Jüdische Studien (CJS) at the University of Graz until 2014, appearing in print through Studienverlag in Innsbruck. From 2015 onward it has been published as an open-access journal in English by de Gruyter, with print-on-demand as an additional option. The journal is peer-reviewed, using a double-blind review process from 2015. Its editorial advisory board in 2014 included scholars such as Steven E. Aschheim, Alfred Bodenheimer, Petra Ernst, Judith Frishman, Mark H. Gelber, Sander L. Gilman, Mary Gluck, Gerhard Langer, Michael A. Meyer, Yfaat Weiss, Liliane Weissberg, Robert S. Wistrich, Ulrich Wyrwa, Jack Jacobs, David N. Myers, Victor Karady, Andras Kovacs, and Joachim Schlör. The journal emphasizes historical cultural relations between Jews and non-Jews. The most recent issue noted in the source appeared in 2016.
History
transversal was established as a cultural-studies journal for Jewish studies, published by the Centrum für Jüdische Studien (CJS) at the University of Graz. Until 2014 it appeared twice yearly in print through Studienverlag in Innsbruck. In 2015 the journal transitioned to an open-access format published in English by de Gruyter, with print-on-demand available as an option. The journal has employed peer review, adopting a double-blind review process from 2015. Its editorial advisory board in 2014 comprised a range of international scholars. The journal focuses on historical cultural relations between Jews and non-Jews, particularly from the 19th to the 21st century. The most recent issue referenced in the source dates to 2016.
Published twice yearly in print by Studienverlag until 2014
Transitioned to open-access English-language journal with de Gruyter in 2015
Adopted double-blind peer review from 2015
Most recent issue noted in source appeared in 2016
Products and positioning
An academic, peer-reviewed journal for Jewish studies with a cultural-historical focus on the 19th–21st centuries, published open access since 2015.
transversal: Zeitschrift für Jüdische Studien
Print journal published twice yearly until 2014 by Studienverlag.
transversal. Journal for Jewish Studies
Open-access English-language journal published by de Gruyter since 2015, with print-on-demand option.
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