Manuscript studies
Last updated ISSN 2380-1190
Manuscript studies is published by University of Pennsylvania Press in arts and humanities. It is open access. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Manuscript studies concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Medieval Literature and History
- Historical and Religious Studies of Rome
- Historical and Linguistic Studies
- Digital Humanities and Scholarship
- Historical Studies of British Isles
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
- Libraries, Manuscripts, and Books
- Legal Cases and Commentary
- Reformation and Early Modern Christianity
- Byzantine Studies and History
Key facts
| Publisher | University of Pennsylvania Press |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 2380-1190, 2381-5329 |
| Subject area | Arts and Humanities |
| Access | Open access |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Emerging Sources Citation Index · Scopus · DOAJ |
| Articles published | 322 |
| Publishing since | 2016 |
| Journal website | mss.pennpress.org |
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