Journals

The following list of journals is representative of some of the most frequently cited periodicals in biblical and theological studies. Many of these journals are indexed in or can be accessed through the databases listed on this website. Direct URLs have been provided for open access journals.

Ancient Near Eastern History/Archaeology
  • Biblical Archaeologist
    • Ann Arbor: American Schools of Oriental Research, 1938-1997
    • Published Quarterly
    • Language: English
    • Succeeded by Near Eastern Archaeology
  • Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research
    • Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research, 1920-present
    • Published biannually
    • Language: English
  • Journal of Near Eastern Studies
    • Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1942-present
    • Published semiannually
    • Language: English
  • Journal of Semitic Studies
    • Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1956-present
    • Published semiannually
    • Language: English
  • Near Eastern Archaeology
    • Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research, 1998-present
    • Published quarterly
    • Language: English
    • Preceded by Biblical Archaeologist
  • Revue de Qumran
    • Paris: J. Gabalda et Cie, 1958-present
    • Published irregularly
    • Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
General Biblical
  • Biblica
    • Rome: Pontifical Biblical Institute, 1920-present
    • Published quarterly
    • Full text available online at www.bsw.org/biblica (1998-present)
    • Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Spanish
  • Biblical Research
    • Chicago: Chicago society for Biblical Research, 1956-1958; 1960-present
    • Published annually
    • Language: English
  • Bibliotheca Sacra
    • Dallas: Dallas Theological Seminary, 1844-present
    • Published quarterly
    • Language: English
  • Biblische Zeitschrift
    • Paderborn: Verlag Ferdinand Schöningh, 1903-1939; 1957-present
    • Published semiannually
    • Languages: German, French, English
  • Bulletin for Biblical Research
    • Princeton: Institute for Biblical Research, 1991-present
    • Published quarterly
    • Language: English
  • Catholic Biblical Quarterly
    • Washington, DC: Catholic Biblical Association of America, 1939-present
    • Published quarterly
    • Languages: English, French
  • Estudios bíblicos
    • Madrid: Association to Foster Biblical Studies in Spain, 1929-present
    • Language: Spanish
  • Expository Times
    • Edinburgh: SAGE Publications, 1889-present
    • Published monthly
    • Language: English
  • Harvard Theological Review
    • Cambridge: Harvard Divinity School, 1908-present
    • Published quarterly
    • Language: English
  • Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology
    • Richmond: SAGE/Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, 1947-1997; 2013-present
    • Published quarterly
    • Language: English
  • Jewish Quarterly Review
    • Pennsylvania: University of Pennsylvania Press Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning, 1910-1969; 2014
    • Published quarterly
    • Language: English
  • Journal of Biblical Literature
    • Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 1890-present
    • Published quarterly
    • Languages: English, French, German
  • Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society
    • Louisville: Evangelical Theological Society, 1958-present
    • Published quarterly
    • Full text online at https://www.etsjets.org/JETS (1958-present, 2 year embargo)
    • Language: English
    • Preceded by Bulletin of the Evangelical Theological Society
  • Journal of Theological Studies
    • Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1899-present
    • Published semiannually
    • Language: English
  • Revue Biblique
    • Paris: J. Gabalda et Cie/Dominicans of L’Ecole pratique d’etudes bibliques in Jerusalem, 1892-present
    • Published quarterly
    • Languages: French, English
  • Semeia
    • Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 1974-2002
    • Published quarterly
    • Language: English
  • Tyndale Bulletin
    • Cambridge: Tyndale Fellowship for Biblical and Theological Research, 1956-present
    • Published semiannually
    • Language: English
    • Preceded by Tyndale House Bulletin
General Theological
  • Journal of the American Academy of Religion
    • Atlanta: American Academy of Religion, 1933-present
    • Published quarterly
    • Language: English
  • Modern Theology
    • Hoboken: Wiley-Blackwell, 1984-present
    • Published quarterly
    • Language: English
  • Scottish Journal of Theology
    • Edinburgh; Yale: Cambridge University Press, 1948-present
    • Published quarterly
    • Language: English
  • Theological Studies
    • Milwaukee: Society of Jesus, 1940-present
    • Published quarterly
    • Language: English
  • Theology
    • London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1920-present
    • Published bimonthly
    • Language: English
  • Theology Today
    • Princeton: Princeton Theological Seminary, 1944-present
    • Published quarterly
    • Language: English
  • Westminster Theological Journal
    • Philadelphia: Westminster Theological Seminary, 1938-present
    • Published semiannually
    • Language: English
Old Testament
  • Journal for the Study of the Old Testament
    • Sheffield: SAGE Publications, 1976-present
    • Published five times per year
    • Language: English
  • Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament
    • Aarhus: Taylor & Francis, 1987-present
    • Published biannually
    • Language: English
  • Vetus Testamentum
    • Leiden: Brill, 1951-present
    • Published quarterly
    • Languages: English, French, German
  • Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft
    • Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 1881-present
    • Published quarterly
    • Languages: German, English, French
New Testament
  • Journal for the Study of the New Testament
    • Sheffield: SAGE Publications, 1978-present
    • Published five times per year
    • Language: English
  • New Testament Studies
    • Cambridge: Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas, 1954-present
    • Published quarterly
    • Languages: English, French, German
  • Novum Testamentum
    • Leiden: Brill, 1956-present
    • Published quarterly
    • Languages: English, French, German
  • Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der älteren Kirche
    • Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 1900-present
    • Published Semiannually
    • Languages: German, English
Pentecostal
  • Canadian Journal of Pentecostal Studies
  • Journal of Pentecostal Theology
    • Leiden: Brill, 1992-present
    • Published semiannually
    • Language: English
  • PentecoStudies
    • Birmingham: Equinox Publishing, 2002-present
    • Published biannually
    • Language: English
  • Pneuma
    • Netherlands, United States: Brill, Society for Pentecostal Studies, 1979-2001; 2002-present
    • Published three times a year, 2010-present, formerly published semi-annually, 1979-2009
    • Language: English


[updated January 2024]