Journals/Partners

List of journals providing their reviews

Annalen des Historischen Vereins für den Niederrhein

The "Annals of the Historical Society for the Lower Rhine" are one of the oldest regional historical journals of the Rhinelands.

Archiv für hessische Geschichte und Altertumskunde

The "Archive for Hessian History and Archaeology" (AHG) deals with the regional and local history of the territories of the former Grand Duchy of Hesse (-Darmstadt) respectively of the People's State of Hesse, thus the former provinces Upper Hesse, Rhenish Hesse and Starkenburg.

Baltische Studien. Pommersche Jahrbücher für Landesgeschichte

The "Baltic Studies" is the most important academic journal for Pomeranian regional history.

Bayerisches Jahrbuch für Volkskunde

The "Bavarian Yearbook of European Ethnology" considers itself a forum for contributions to research on everyday culture from both a historical and a contemporary perspective.

Braunschweigisches Jahrbuch für Landesgeschichte

The regional history journal “Brunswick Yearbook for Regional History” focuses on the historical state of Brunswick / the South-Eastern part of Lower Saxony. It was first published in 1902.

Bremisches Jahrbuch

The "Bremen Yearbook" is Bremen's most ancient journal. It includes contributions to Bremen and Northwest German regional history. An extensive review section informs about new scholarly publications.

Geschichte in Köln. Zeitschrift für Stadt- und Regionalgeschichte

The journal “History in Cologne” was founded in 1977 as a student journal based at the history department of the University of Cologne. Since releasing its first small volume in April 1978, the journal has become an important forum for topics related to local and regional history.

Hessisches Jahrbuch für Landesgeschichte

The "Hesse Yearbook for Regional History", founded in 1951, publishes scholarly articles on Hesse and comparative regional history.

Jahrbuch für brandenburgische Landesgeschichte

The "Yearbook for Brandenburg Regional History" deals with the history of the March of Brandenburg as a self-contained region from the Middle Ages until the Present.

Jülicher Geschichtsblätter. Jahrbuch des Jülicher Geschichtsvereins

The "Jülich Historical Review" deals with the history of the city of Jülich, the former district of Jülich and the former duchy Jülich-Cleves-Berg.

Kurtrierisches Jahrbuch

The "Kurtrierisches Jahrbuch" has been published since 1961. It ranks among the leading academic journals of regional history in the region Rhine-Moselle-Saar.

Mitteilungen des Vereins für Geschichte der Stadt Nürnberg

The journal contains a review section of about 30–40 reviews on Nuremberg history. Every year in December simultaneously with the print edition they are published online.

Mitteilungen des Vereins für die Geschichte Berlins

The "Communications" are the membership news of the "Society for the History of Berlin", first published in 1884. Besides scholarly essays on the history and culture of Berlin and reports on the Society’s activities they also comprise reviews on recent publications and exhibitions about Berlin.

Mitteldeutsches Jahrbuch für Kultur und Geschichte

The "Middle German Yearbook for Culture and History" deals with Middle German contributions to the all-German and European culture.

Neues Archiv für sächsische Geschichte

The "New Archive for Saxon History" is the leading journal for Saxon regional history. It is released annually by the Institute for Saxon History and Folklore.

Niedersächsisches Jahrbuch für Landesgeschichte

The “Lower Saxonian Yearbook for Regional History” is the leading periodical on regional history for the territory of today’s Lower Saxony.

Oberbayerisches Archiv

The journal "Oberbayerisches Archiv", edited by the Historical Association of Upper Bavaria, has been published since 1839. It deals exclusively with topics pertaining to Upper Bavarian history and art history.

Oldenburger Jahrbuch

The "Oldenburg Yearbook" has been published since 1892, first as "Yearbook for the History of the Duchy Oldenburg", since 1915 using the current title. Today, it deals with the areas history, history of art, archaeology and nature studies.

Osnabrücker Mitteilungen

The journal "Osnabrücker Mitteilungen" deals with regional historical topics from the Osnabrück Land, the Emsland and the County of Bentheim (former district of Osnabrück).

Rheinische Vierteljahrsblätter

The "Rhenish Quarterly Journal" is one of the leading German regional historian journals. It focuses on the historical regional studies of the Rhineland.

Rottenburger Jahrbuch für Kirchengeschichte

The "Rottenburg Yearbook for Church History" (RJKG) is published since 1982. Not limited by denominational or regional boundaries it is committed to ecclesiastical history in general.

Sachsen und Anhalt. Jahrbuch der Historischen Kommission für Sachsen-Anhalt

The Yearbook "Saxony and Anhalt" is the regional historical journal for Saxony-Anhalt and its predecessor territories.

Verhandlungen des Historischen Vereins für Oberpfalz und Regensburg

The "Proceedings of the Historical Association for the Upper Palatinate and Regensburg" are one of the oldest historical journals of Bavaria. They have been published since 1831 and present articles on archaeology, history, the history of art and ethnology of the entire Upper Palatinate as well as of the former Imperial City of Regensburg.

Vestische Zeitschrift. Zeitschrift der Vereine für Orts- und Heimatkunde im Vest Recklinghausen

Since 1891 the “Vestic Journal” is the leading journal on regional history in the region defined by the two rivers Emscher and Lippe, that is for the northern Ruhr area.

Wertheimer Jahrbuch

The "Wertheim Yearbook" is the central periodical on regional history in the border region between the historical landscapes Baden and Franconia.

Westfälische Forschungen

“Westphalian Research” gives an overview on a recent topic and on current research from the area of Westphalian regional history.

Zeitschrift der Gesellschaft für Schleswig-Holsteinische Geschichte

The "Journal of the Association for the History of Schleswig-Holstein" (ZSHG) has been founded in 1870. It is devoted to recent scholarship on the history of Schleswig-Holstein and its neighbouring regions.

Zeitschrift des Bergischen Geschichtsvereins

The "Journal of the Bergisch Historical Association" (ZBGV) deals with the history of the Bergisch Land, the territory of the formery duchy Berg and its neighbouring territories.

Zeitschrift des Historischen Vereins für Schwaben

The "Journal of the Historical Society for Swabia" has been published since 1874, focusing on articles on the history of Augsburg and Bavarian Swabia. It additionally contains a review section.

Zeitschrift für bayerische Kirchengeschichte

Besides contributions to Bavarian church history the journal comprises an extensive review section for new scholarly publications in church and regional history, the history of Christian piety and ecclesiastical art.

Zeitschrift für bayerische Landesgeschichte

The "Journal for Bavarian History" is the central forum for discussion of the Bavarian historical research in its regional, national and European context.

Zeitschrift für die Geschichte und Altertumskunde Ermlands

The "Journal for the History and Study of Antiquities of Warmia" conceives itself as a forum for the ecclesiastical, cultural and religious history of the Prussian lands in a European and transnational perspective.

Zeitschrift für die Geschichte des Oberrheins

The "Journal for the History of the Upper Rhine" contains articles and reviews on general history as well as on regional and local history, including neighbouring disciplines.

Zeitschrift für hessische Geschichte und Landeskunde

Published annually since 1837 by the Society for Hessian History and Regional Studies [Verein für hessische Geschichte und Landeskunde 1834 e.V.] (VHG) the “Journal for Hessian History and Regional Studies” (ZHG) presents research results on Hessian regional history in essays, short contributions from the local branches of the Society and reviews of important new literature from the Society’s field of interest.

Zeitschrift für Hohenzollerische Geschichte

The "Journal for Hohenzollern History" publishes articles on history and regional studies of the former Hohenzollern Lands and their neighbouring territories. In a review section, new publications on the history of the southwest German area are presented.