LIAS
Encyclopedia
Lias is a biannual double-blind peer-reviewed
academic journal
covering the history
of learning and education in a very broad sense. It is subtitled Journal of Early Modern Intellectual Culture and its Sources.
and Belgian
scholars, and subtitled Sources and Documents relating to the Early Modern History of Ideas. The aim was to provide a platform for the edition and study of primary sources of relatively small size pertaining to the cultural and intellectual history of Early Modern Europe. Until 2010, Lias was published by Academic Publishers Associated. The journal appeared twice a year, with occasional double-issues. Back-issues of the journal are freely available. The majority of the articles in the first 36 issues concentrated on texts from, or relating to, the Low Countries
. In 2010, Lias was taken over by a new publisher, Peeters Academic Publishing in Louvain
. Lias appears on the 'initial list' of history journals in the European Reference Index of the Humanities of the European Science Foundation
.
(the fourteenth century) to the late Enlightenment
(the early nineteenth century). It prints source texts in their original languages without restrictions. However, introduction and footnotes must be written in English
, although they may be in French
for French sources. It also accepts studies based on neglected printed sources.
are E. Jorink, D. van Miert, J. Papy, and S. Vanden Broecke.
Peer review
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academic journal
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
covering the history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
of learning and education in a very broad sense. It is subtitled Journal of Early Modern Intellectual Culture and its Sources.
History
Lias was established in 1974 by a group of DutchDutch people
The Dutch people are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United...
and Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
scholars, and subtitled Sources and Documents relating to the Early Modern History of Ideas. The aim was to provide a platform for the edition and study of primary sources of relatively small size pertaining to the cultural and intellectual history of Early Modern Europe. Until 2010, Lias was published by Academic Publishers Associated. The journal appeared twice a year, with occasional double-issues. Back-issues of the journal are freely available. The majority of the articles in the first 36 issues concentrated on texts from, or relating to, the Low Countries
Low Countries
The Low Countries are the historical lands around the low-lying delta of the Rhine, Scheldt, and Meuse rivers, including the modern countries of Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and parts of northern France and western Germany....
. In 2010, Lias was taken over by a new publisher, Peeters Academic Publishing in Louvain
Leuven
Leuven is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region, Belgium...
. Lias appears on the 'initial list' of history journals in the European Reference Index of the Humanities of the European Science Foundation
European Science Foundation
The European Science Foundation is an association of 78 member organisations devoted to scientific research in 30 European countries. It is an independent, non-governmental, non-profit organisation that facilitates cooperation and collaboration in European research and development, European...
.
Scope
Lias covers the periods from Early HumanismHumanism
Humanism is an approach in study, philosophy, world view or practice that focuses on human values and concerns. In philosophy and social science, humanism is a perspective which affirms some notion of human nature, and is contrasted with anti-humanism....
(the fourteenth century) to the late Enlightenment
Age of Enlightenment
The Age of Enlightenment was an elite cultural movement of intellectuals in 18th century Europe that sought to mobilize the power of reason in order to reform society and advance knowledge. It promoted intellectual interchange and opposed intolerance and abuses in church and state...
(the early nineteenth century). It prints source texts in their original languages without restrictions. However, introduction and footnotes must be written in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, although they may be in French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
for French sources. It also accepts studies based on neglected printed sources.
Editors
The current editors in chiefEditor in chief
An editor-in-chief is a publication's primary editor, having final responsibility for the operations and policies. Additionally, the editor-in-chief is held accountable for delegating tasks to staff members as well as keeping up with the time it takes them to complete their task...
are E. Jorink, D. van Miert, J. Papy, and S. Vanden Broecke.