Journal introduction:

The John Rylands Library houses one of the finest collections of rare books, manuscripts and archives in the world. The collections span five millennia and cover a wide range of subjects, including art and archaeology; economic, social, political, religious and military history; literature, drama and music; science and medicine; theology and philosophy; travel and exploration. For over a century, the Bulletin of the John Rylands Library has published research that complements the Library’s special collections. The editors invite the submission of articles in these fields and welcome discussion of in-progress projects. Areas of particular interest include, but are not limited to: -Manuscript and archive studies- Textual transmission and bibliographical studies- The histories of printing and publishing- The transmission and reception of the Bible- The history of religion, with particular regard to evangelical Christianity and the Dissenting and Nonconformist traditions- Visual culture, including manuscript illumination and the printed image- Social and cultural history, and the history of medicine

Frequency：3 Issues Per Year

Editor Board:
Professor Hannah Barker, History
Dr Pritish Behuria, Global Development Institute
Dr Anke Bernau, English and American Studies (on leave from the committee for 2026)
Professor Wendy Bottero, Sociology
Dr David Butler, Drama
Professor Jerome de Groot, English and American Studies
Dr Simin Fadaee, Sociology
Dr Andrew Fearnley, English and American Studies
Professor Douglas Field, English and American Studies (Committee Chair)
Professor Rob Ford, Politics
Professor Maggie Gale, Drama
Dr Ellie Gore, Politics
Dr Jamie Hagen, Politics
Dr Ingrid Hanson, English and American Studies
Professor Penelope Harvey, Social Anthropology
Dr Vladimir Jankovic, CHSTM
Dr Emily Jones, History
Professor Sherilyn MacGregor, Politics
Dr Michael Magcamit, Politics
Professor David Matthews, English and American Studies (replacing Anke Bernau for 2026)
Professor John McAuliffe, Centre for New Writing
Dr Yusra Suedi, Law
Professor Bertrand Taithe, History
Professor Carsten Timmerman, CHSTM
Dr Sundhya Walther, English and American Studies
Dr Tom Woerner-Powell, Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies
Professor Edward Wouk, Art History and Cultural Practices
Dr Natalie Zacek, English and American Studies
Professor Andreja Zevnik, Politics

Abstracting and indexing：
Abstracting and indexingArts & Humanities Citation Index（AHCI）


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