About the Journal

European Hebrew Journal (EHJ) is an emerging international peer-reviewed scholarly journal, currently in the establishment phase, devoted to interdisciplinary research in Hebrew and Jewish Studies. The journal welcomes original research articles, review papers, translations, critical editions, and book reviews from scholars worldwide. The inaugural issue is currently in preparation. 

Publication Frequency

European Hebrew Journal (EHJ) is published biannually, with two issues per year.

Volume 1, Issue 1 Expected: July 2026

The scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to:

• Ancient, Biblical, Medieval, Rabbinic, and Modern Hebrew
• Semitic linguistics and comparative language studies
• Biblical philology and textual criticism
• Dead Sea Scrolls and Qumran studies
• Manuscript traditions, paleography, codicology, and scribal culture
• Hebrew orthography, lexicography, grammar, and translation studies
• Jewish and Israeli literature
• Biblical studies and interpretation
• Jewish history, including Sephardic, Ashkenazi, Mizrahi, and Balkan Jewish heritage
• Jewish cultural heritage and memory studies
• Holocaust studies and historical memory
• Jewish philosophy and intellectual history
• Philosophy of religion and theological thought
• Sociology of religion and religious communities
• Psychology of religion and religious experience
• Anthropology of religion and culture
• History of Judaism and Jewish communities across regions and periods
• Christianity, Islam, and interreligious relations in historical and philological contexts
• Archaeology of the Ancient Near East and Biblical world
• Ancient Near Eastern civilizations and comparative traditions
• Onomastics, toponymy, and naming traditions
• Religious education and pedagogy
• Digital humanities in Hebrew and Jewish Studies
• Open science, manuscript preservation, and cultural heritage studies

The journal particularly encourages interdisciplinary approaches connecting language, history, religion, culture, literature, philosophy, archaeology, and society. Contributions from researchers working outside Hebrew linguistics—including historians, philosophers, sociologists, theologians, literary scholars, anthropologists, archaeologists, and specialists in Jewish communities worldwide—are strongly welcomed.

The European Hebrew Journal aims to foster international scholarly dialogue and provide an open-access platform for rigorous research related to Hebrew language, Jewish civilization, textual traditions, and broader Jewish studies.

Publisher: Institut za Hebrejski jezik i književnost Beograd, Srbija Institute for Hebrew Language and Literature, Belgrade, Serbia.  PIB: 106695233 ; MB: 28018525