About the Bulletin

The IOSCS produces an annual journal, the Bulletin of the International Organization of Septuagint and Cognate Studies (BIOSCS). The Bulletin has been published by Eisenbrauns since Issue 34. Each issue contains articles, book reviews, notices of recent dissertations, and society information. The BIOSCS is indexed in the ATLA Religion Database, Old Testament Abstracts, and New Testament Abstracts.

The Bulletin's Editor is R. Glenn Wooden. An Editorial Board with native competence in French, German, and English assists the Editor with the peer-review process for articles submitted to the Bulletin, and with policy and procedures for the Bulletin. The current Board consists of Cécile Dogniez (Paris, France), Siegfried Kreuzer (Wuppertal, Germany), and Alison Salvesen (Oxford, UK).

The Bulletin is sent to every current member. For subscription information, please see our membership page. The major contents of the Bulletin are listed elsewhere in this website. The text of the Bulletin itself is not available online.

Impending Name Change

The name of BIOSCS will soon be transitioning to the Journal of Septuagint and Cognate Studies (JSCS). Although the name will change, the journal will remain the periodical publication of the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies. Please consult this page for continuing announcements concerning the impending name change.

Submissions

Contributions are welcomed on topics related to the Septuagint and any cognate fields of study, written in English, French, or German, in the following categories:

• Articles up to 15 pages in length (up to 45,000 characters+spaces or 7300 words, including notes).
• Critical Notes that address one issue, up to 8 pages (24,000 characters+spaces or 3900 words, including notes).
• Abstracts of dissertations leading to a Ph.D. (or an equivalent degree) granted by an accredited institution, one page in length (3000 characters+spaces, or 480 words).
• Book reviews of 4800–6000 characters+spaces or 800–1000 words in length.

All submissions are to be made by electronic mail, in Microsoft Word^® or Rich Text Format. It is preferred that Greek and Hebrew text be in Unicode, and Syriac in the SBL font SPEdessa. For Hebrew and Greek SPTiberian and SPIonic, respectively, may also be used.

Scholars who publish books on the Septuagint or cognate fields of study are encouraged to list the BIOSCS as a journal to which the publisher should send review copies. By notifying the editor as well, the book may be reviewed in the journal sooner.

Supervisors of doctoral students are encouraged to ask successful candidates to submit abstracts of relevant dissertations to the Bulletin.

Publishing Address

Eisenbrauns
P. O. Box 275
Winona Lake, IN 46590-0275 U.S.A.

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Editorial Address

R. Glenn Wooden
Editor, JSCS
Acadia Divinity College
Wolfville, NS
B4P 2R6 Canada

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Links

• Major Contents of Bulletins
• Peer Review Policies and Proceedures
• Works Published or Work in Progress (PDF file, 128 KB in size, last updated 29 September, 2007)