''Acadiensis: Journal of the History of the Atlantic Region'' (fr: ''Acadiensis: Revue d'histoire de la région Atlantique'') is a semi-annual

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covering the history of

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. The current

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are Erin Morton (

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) and Peter Twohig ( Saint Mary's University). It is published by the Department of History at the

, with articles in either English or French. The name ''Acadiensis'' originated with an earlier periodical with the same name, a general interest quarterly magazine for the

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, with an emphasis on local history. It was published in Saint John, New Brunswick by David Russell Jack from 1901 to 1908 but failed due to insufficient financial support. ''Acadiensis'' was awarded the Clio Prize of the Canadian Historical Association in 1979 for its promotion of regional history. The journal has sponsored the biennial Atlantic Canada Studies Conference since 1974 and awards an annual David Alexander Prize for the best undergraduate essay on Atlantic Canada history. A weekly blog, edited by Corey Slumkoski (

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), publishes current commentaries. A related organization, Acadiensis Press, was established in 1980 to publish books, mainly scholarly editions of documents and thematic collections of essays. Longterm citation data for ''Acadiensis'' reported by

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in 2017 rated the journal in the 68th percentile and ranked it 303 in a list of 983 history journals. In June 2022, the journal decided to discontinue the printed edition and move to digital publication only, beginning with the 2023 issues.

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The journal offers access to its own indexes. It is also indexed and/or abstracted or aggregated in the following

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* * Selected volumes of the early ''Acadiensis'' (1901–08) are available a
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An index to this earlier periodical was published as {{cite book , last=Cooke , first=Dorothy , year=1983 , title=An index to Acadiensis, 1901-1908 , location=Halifax , publisher=Dalhousie University Libraries and Dalhousie University School of Library , isbn=978-0770301712 Mass media in New Brunswick Academic journals established in 1901 Publications disestablished in 1908 Academic journals established in 1971 Biannual journals University of New Brunswick History journals Academic journals published by universities and colleges English-French multilingual journals English-language journals French-language journals Academic journals published in Canada Saint Mary's University (Halifax) 1901 establishments in New Brunswick 1908 disestablishments in New Brunswick 1971 establishments in New Brunswick 1971 establishments in Nova Scotia

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