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..

Last Updated: 2024, March 9

1796 * Bibliothèque britannique → Bibliothèque universelle des sciences, belles-lettres, et arts

Journal Run

Journal History

Journal Abbreviations

1796-1815

1.1816 - 3.1816 = Année [1]; 4.1817 - 60.1835 = Année 2-20

Bibliothèque britannique, ou Recueil extrait des ouvrages anglais périodiques et autres

Bibliothèque britannique, ou Recueil extrait des ouvrages anglais périodiques et autres [1796-1815 ] was published in Genève. The entire run was issued in three sub-series: Agriculture anglaise; Littérature; and Sciences et arts.

Continued by Bibliothèque universelle des sciences, belles-lettres, et arts [1.1816 - 3.1816 = Année [1]; 4.1817 - 60.1835 = Année 2-20] was published in Genève. The entire run was issued in three sub-series: Agriculture; Littérature; and Sciences et arts.

Continued by Bibliothèque universelle de Genève [N.S. 1.1836 - 60.1845; 4.Sér. 1.1846 - 36.1857 = Nr. 1-144]

[GBV German Union cat.]

Bibl. Britannique
[RSLC, v.1, p.xx.]

Bibl. Univ.
[RSLC, v.1, p.xxi.]

Bibl. univ.
[Pogg., v.1, col.83; v.1, col.119 cites 1842. This is likely to the sub-series entitled Sciences et arts.]

Bibl. univ. de Genève
[Pogg., v.1, col.253; gives no further details.]

Bibl. univers.
[Pogg., v.1, col.251 cites LI. 1832.]