The ''Victorian Periodicals Review'' is a

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established in 1968, under the editorship of Michael Wolff and Dorothy Deering, as the ''Victorian Periodical Newsletter''. It obtained its current name in 1979. The journal covers the editorial and publishing history of

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s from the

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. Authors are invited to submit an

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style paper which addresses a topic of current interest. The journal is published semiannually by the

Johns Hopkins University Press Johns Hopkins University Press (also referred to as JHU Press or JHUP) is the publishing division of Johns Hopkins University. It was founded in 1878 and is the oldest continuously running university press in the United States. The press publi ...

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''Victorian Periodicals Review''
at Project MUSE
Research Society for Victorian Periodicals
Literary magazines published in the United States History journals Academic journals established in 1968 Johns Hopkins University Press academic journals English-language journals Quarterly journals Victorian era {{history-journal-stub