About the Journal

The Journal of Armenological Issues is sponsored by the Institute for Armenian Studies at  Yerevan State University. The Institute for Armenian Studies, Yerevan State University (IAS, YSU) is an Armenian state research Institute and think tank. The predecessor of the Institute for Armenian Studies was the Center for Armenian Studies, established in 1968. The IAS was established in July 2008 by the decision of the Academic Council of YSU. Since 2023, the scope of scientific and expert research of YSU Institute for Armenian Studies has been significantly expanded, and the toolkit of research methods and skills has been enriched and modernized. Retrognostic, diagnostic, and prognostic studies are now being performed at IAS.

Aims & Scope

The Institute for Armenian Studies presents multidisciplinary scholarship on Armenian history, politics, society, identity, security studies, historical geography and cartography, Genocide studies, Civilization and cultural studies, decision-making analysis, strategy games and scenario modeling, cybersecurity and data analysis, International relations and diplomacy. Due ecognition is also given to events and phenomena in diaspora communities as they affect the Armenian state.

Journal's History

Since 2014 to 2023, the Institute for Armenian Studies has been publishing the journal "Hayagitytyan Harcer" (Armenological Issues) in Armenian, featuring comprehensive research materials on various aspects of Armenian Studies.

Since 2024 the journal has been rebranded. The Journal of Armenological Issues (AI) is an internationally renowned, peer-reviewed academic journal for the promotion of research into all aspects of Armenian studies. The Journal covers several disciplines, including history, political science, International relations and diplomacy, social studies, diaspora studies, religion, economy, thought, literature and the arts, from the early Ancient period to the present day. Published twice a year, it welcomes contributions from established and senior scholars, as well as encouraging work from younger scholars at the start of their academic careers. Each issue of the journal comprises research papers and reviews of scholarship in Armenian Studies.
The Journal, with its new format, aims to promote and foster an ongoing dialogue between scholars from Armenia and other countries, the expression of differing world views and beliefs, and evaluations of new methodologies. The Journal of Armenological Issues is a vibrant, lively periodical hosting continuing discussions on identity and memory, state and diaspora, relationships between gender, ethnicity and nationalism, and Middle Eastern politics and society.
The Journal of Armenological Issues also contains articles on unique and interesting facets of Armenian identity and Armenia’s policy not found in other publications. At the same time, it maintains high standards through the employment of innovative and up-to-date comparative and interdisciplinary methodology. It contributes not only to the study of Armenia and Armenian society, but also to the theoretical understanding of collective memory, political, cultural, citizen/state relations, social communication and other topics which head the contemporary agendaof the social sciences and humanities. The Journal of Armenological Issues presents multidisciplinary scholarship on Armenian history, politics, economy, society, and culture. Each issue includes articles, essays and reports on matters of broad interest reflecting diverse points of view. Temporal boundaries extend to the pre-state period, although emphasis is on the State of Armenia. The fully searchable Contents of all published material are freely available online. The Journal’s Open Access policy enables some articles to be accessed online for free.

For general inquiries and instructions for authors, please contact the JAI Deputy editors: Dr. Аshot Hayruni (ashot.hayruni@ysu.am) or Dr. Mushegh Ghahriyan (musheghghahriyan@ysu.am)

For questions relating to book reviews, please contact the JAI Editor in Chief: Dr.
Vahram S. Petrosyan (v.petrosyan@ysu.am)

Please send any books for review to the following address: Dr. Vahram S.
Petrosyan, Institute for Armenian Studies, Yerevan State University, 1 Alex
Manoogian, Yerevan, 0025, Republic of Armenia.