Aboriginal History
Academic journal
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Aboriginal History is an annual peer-reviewed academic journal published as an open access journal by Aboriginal History Inc. and ANU Press.[1] It was established in 1977 (co-founded and edited by Diane Barwick)[2] and covers interdisciplinary historical studies in the field of the interactions between Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous peoples.[3]
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| Discipline | Anthropology, history, Indigenous studies |
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| Language | English |
| Edited by | Ingereth MacFarlane, Liz Conor |
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| History | 1977–present |
| Publisher | Aboriginal History, Australian National University (Australia) |
| Frequency | Annually |
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| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Aborig. Hist. |
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| ISSN | 0314-8769 (print) 1837-9389 (web) |
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Scope
The journal's scope includes the areas of Australian Indigenous history and oral histories, languages, biographies, bibliographic guides and archival research.[4] It has also brought previously unpublished manuscripts and research in the fields of Australian archaeology, anthropology, linguistics, demography, sociology, law and geography to the professional and wider public.[1] A focus on cultural, political and economic history is complemented by critiques of current events of relevance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and society.[5]
