Acadiensis
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Acadiensis: Journal of the History of the Atlantic Region (fr: Acadiensis: Revue d'histoire de la région Atlantique) is a semi-annual
Acadiensis was awarded the Clio Prize of the Canadian Historical Association in 1979 for its promotion of regional history.[2] The journal has sponsored the biennial Atlantic Canada Studies Conference since 1974 and awards an annual David Alexander Prize for the best undergraduate essay on Atlantic Canada history.[3] A weekly blog, edited by Corey Slumkoski (Mount Saint Vincent University), publishes current commentaries.[4] A related organization, Acadiensis Press, was established in 1980 to publish books, mainly scholarly editions of documents and thematic collections of essays.[5]
Longterm citation data for Acadiensis reported by Scopus in 2017 rated the journal in the 68th percentile and ranked it 303 in a list of 983 history journals.[6]
In June 2022, the journal decided to discontinue the printed edition and move to digital publication only, beginning with the 2023 issues.[7]
Abstracting and indexing
The journal offers access to its own indexes.[8] It is also indexed and/or abstracted or aggregated in the following bibliographic databases:
- America: History and Life
- Arts and Humanities Citation Index
- Canadian Business and Current Affairs
- Canadian Index
- Canadian Periodical Index
- Current Contents/Arts and Humanities
- Educational Resources Information Center
- Érudit
- Historical Abstracts
- International Bibliography of Periodical Literature
- International Bibliography of the Social Sciences
- International Current Awareness Services
- JSTOR
- MLA International Bibliography
- Periodicals Index Online
- Project MUSE
- Scopus
References
- JSTOR 30302506.
- ^ "The Clio Prizes". Canadian Historical Association. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
- ^ "David Alexander Prize". Acadiensis. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
- ^ "Acadiensis Blog". Wordpress. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
- ^ "Acadiensis Press: Books Available". UNB Libraries. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
- ^ "Scopus CiteScore metrics for journals and serials". Retrieved 2018-09-03.
- S2CID 255147115.
- ^ "Acadiensis". UNB Libraries. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
Further reading
- Frank, David (1999). "Acadiensis, 1901-1999". Organization of American Historians Annual Meeting, Toronto. A retrospective presentation on the journal. Also published as Frank, David (2000). "Acadiensis, 1901 and 1999". Canadian Review of American Studies. 30 (3): 365–380. S2CID 159847501.
- "FORUM: Back to the Future: The New History of Atlantic Canada". Acadiensis. 30 (1). Autumn 2000. JSTOR i30303147. A special issue on the development of Atlantic Canada studies from the 1970s to 2000s, including the impact of Acadiensis.
External links
- Official website
- Selected volumes of the early Acadiensis (1901–08) are available at archive.org. An index to this earlier periodical was published as Cooke, Dorothy (1983). An index to Acadiensis, 1901-1908. Halifax: Dalhousie University Libraries and Dalhousie University School of Library. ISBN 978-0770301712.