Abbreviated title (ISO 4) J. Belg. Hist. Language Dutch, English, French | Discipline History of Belgium | |
Former names Belgisch tijdschrift voor nieuwste geschiedenis/Revue belge d'histoire contemporaine, Bijdragen tot de Eigentijdse Geschiedenis/Cahiers d'Histoire du Temps présent Edited by Bruno De Wever, Chantal Kesteloot, Nico Wouters Publisher Centre for Historical Research and Documentation on War and Contemporary Society (Belgium) | ||
The Journal of Belgian History is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Centre for Historical Research and Documentation on War and Contemporary Society and focusing on the history of Belgium in the 19th and 20th centuries. One of the four yearly issues is published in English, the other three in French and Dutch. The editors-in-chief are Bruno De Wever (University of Gent), Chantal Kesteloot, and Nico Wouters (Centre for Historical Research and Documentation on War and Contemporary Society). The journal is abstracted and indexed in the Arts and Humanities Citation Index.
History
The journal was established in 1969 as the Belgisch tijdschrift voor nieuwste geschiedenis/Revue belge d'histoire contemporaine ("Belgian Review of Contemporary History") published in Dutch and French. It obtained its current title in 2012. In 2011, the Bijdragen tot de Eigentijdse Geschiedenis/Cahiers d'Histoire du Temps présent ("Journal of Contemporary History"), published since 1996, was merged into this journal.