Chronology of Independent Journals from the Early Period

Chronological List of Early Independent Journals

This area is concerned with "independent journals" - that is, with journals that were not published by scholarly societies. In point of fact, in the early years of their existence, the independent journals served primarily as a vehicle for reviewing works of original reseach that were located in monographs or in the journals published by scholarly societies.

The bulk of the abbreviations of these independent journals were located through perusal of the first few hundred pages of Band 1 of Pogg..

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1731

Journal Run

Journal History

Journal Abbreviations

No. 1 (Jan. 1731)-no. 8 (Aug. 1731);

[Vol. 1], no. 9 (Sept. 1731)-v. 5 (Dec. 1735)

Vol. 6 (Jan. 1736)-v. 103 (Dec. 1833);

New ser., vol. 1 (Jan. 1834)-v. 45 (June 1856)

New ser., v. 1 (July 1856)-v. 19 (Dec. 1865); New ser., v. 1 (Jan. 1866)-v. 5 (May 1868) = v. 201-v. 224.

Entirely new series v. 1 [v. 225], no. [1] (June 1868)-v. 303, no. 2121 (Sept. 1907), Oct. 1907-1922.

The gentleman's magazine, or, Trader's monthly intelligencer [No. 1 (Jan. 1731)-no. 8 (Aug. 1731)]

Continued by The gentleman's magazine, or, Monthly Intelligencer [[Vol. 1], no. 9 (Sept. 1731)-v. 5 (Dec. 1735)].

Continued by Gentleman's magazine and historical chronicle [Vol. 6 (Jan. 1736)-v. 103 (Dec. 1833)]

Continued by Gentleman's magazine [New ser., vol. 1 (Jan. 1834)-v. 45 (June 1856)]

Continued by The gentleman's magazine, and historical review [New ser., v. 1 (July 1856)-v. 19 (Dec. 1865); New ser., v. 1 (Jan. 1866)-v. 5 (May 1868) = v. 201-v. 224.]

Continued by Gentleman's magazine [Entirely new series v. 1 [v. 225], no. [1] (June 1868)-v. 303, no. 2121 (Sept. 1907), Oct. 1907-1922.]

[British Lib. cat.]

Gentleman's magazine
[Pogg., v.1, col.372 cites 1759.]