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Continues Annual Report - Society for Libyan Studies (1969 - 1978)
Title history
  • ISSN: 0263-7189 (Print), 2052-6148 (Online)
  • Editor: Victoria Leitch University of Durham, UK
  • Editorial board
Published on behalf of the British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (formerly the Society for Libyan Studies)
Libyan Studies is the annual journal of record of the British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies, appearing in November each year. Contributions are peer-reviewed and cover a broad range of subjects, including archaeology, ancient and Islamic history, geology, geography and social sciences. The articles will appeal to readers with an interest in the Middle East and Mediterranean worlds as well as North Africa.

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