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Founded in 1890, the University of Chicago Press is one of the oldest continuously operating university presses in the United States. From its inception, a primary goal of the Press has been to publish academic findings and analyses from scholars the world over. The Journals Division publishes more than 90 scholarly journals that cover a wide range of disciplines, from the humanities and the social sciences to the life and physical sciences.  [more]

Our 2025 Journals catalog is now available

Visit our virtual exhibits hub to view all upcoming virtual exhibits, along with journal news, subscription discounts, recent and free articles, and calls for papers

Our January “From the Archives” page features scholarship on social media

The Sixteenth Century Journal seeks a Book Review Editor or editorial team for 2026

The International Journal of Plant Sciences celebrates 150 years of publication

The January 2025 themed issue of Speculum reflects on the Medieval Academy of America's centennial anniversary (Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies)

The Journal of Political Economy awards the 2025 Robert E. Lucas Jr. Prize to Chris Edmond, Virgiliu Midrigan, and Daniel Xu for the paper “How Costly are Markups?” 

Kent Condie has been awarded the 2024 Journal of Geology Alfred T. Anderson Award

The Journal of Politics presents a special collection on Democratic Transitions

A new issue of History of Humanities brings together seminal texts by African authors (History of Humanities)

Current Anthropology presents a photo essay on the disarmament of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia–People’s Army

The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science welcomes co-Editor in Chief Tim Lewens

Starting on January 1, 2025, The Journal of Politics welcomes a new editorial team

Barbara Newman has been appointed Editor of Speculum for a term beginning in July 2025 (Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies)

Read a collection of free research in policing, civil rights, and racial justice

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  • The Sixteenth Century Journal cover

  • The Sixteenth Century Journal publishes research and inquiry related to the sixteenth century broadly defined (1450-1650) in all fields and all world regions.

  • Transforming Anthropology cover

  • Transforming Anthropology, the flagship journal of the Association of Black Anthropologists, seeks to advance scholarship across the four fields of anthropology and beyond.

  • The Journal of Clinical Ethics cover

  • The Journal of Clinical Ethics focuses on ethical issues in patient care, in the clinic, and at the bedside, and related issues in medicine, healthcare delivery, and best practices.