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Josif Runjanin Josif Runjanin (Serbian Cyrillic: ĐĐľŃиф Đ Ńњанин; Croatised: Josip Runjanin; December 8, 1821–February 2, 1878) was a Serb Frontiersman and composer (most notably composing the music for the Croatian national anthem). He was lieutenant-colonel in the Austro-Hungarian Army.
Josimar Josimar, real name Josimar Higinio Pereira, (born september 19, 1961 in Rio de Janeiro) was a football (soccer) player from Brazil. He played right-back mainly with Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas and the Brazilian national team.
Josip Broz Tito Josip Broz Tito (Cyrillic: ĐĐľŃип Броз Тито, May 7, 1892 – May 4, 1980) was the chief architect of the "second" Yugoslavia that lasted from 1943 until 1991. Tito is best known for organizing anti-fascist resistance movement Yugoslav Partisans, defying Soviet influence (Titoism), and founding and promoting Non-Aligned Movement worldwide.
Josip Jelačić Count Josip Jelačić of Bužim (born October 16 1801, Petrovaradin, died May 20 1859, Zagreb; also spelled Jellachich or Jellačić) was the ban of Croatia between March 23, 1848 and May 19, 1859. Jelačić was a noted army general, remembered for his military campaigns during the Revolutions of 1848 and for his abolition of serfdom in Croatia.
Josip KuĹľe Josip KuĹľe (born 13 November 1952 in Vranje) is a Croatian football coach and player. He is currently the coach of Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb, for which he also played until 1988 and gathered 11 Yugoslavian U-21 caps.
Josip Šimunić Josip "Joe" Šimunić [] (born February 18, 1978 in Canberra) is a Croatian football player central defender whose ability to read a game compensates for his lack of pace. His football technique and ball abilities are rarely seen as a defender.
Josip Marohnić Josip Marohnić remains up to this day the most influential Croatian emigrant in the Americas. He was born on November 12th, 1866 in Hreljin, Croatia and lived in the US for 28 years where he emigrated alone in 1893, later his wife Andrijana and daughter Josipa joined him.
Josip Murn Aleksandrov Josip Murn, who used the added pseudonym Aleksandrov (4 March 1879–18 June1901), was a Slovenian poet. His work drew on both the popular poetic tradition of his native country and the practices of early European modernism.
Josip Novakovich Josip Novakovich (Croatian: Novaković) is a Croatian-American writer. His published works include a novel (April Fool's Day), three short story collections, two collections of narrative essays, and a textbook (Fiction Writer's Workshop).
Josippon Josippon is the name usually given to a popular chronicle of Jewish history from Adam to the age of Titus, attributed to an author Josippon or Joseph ben Gorion. The name, though at one time identified with that of the historian Josephus, is perhaps a corruption of Hegesippus, from whom (according to Trieber) the author derived much of his material.
Joske's Joske's, founded by German immigrant Julius Joske in 1867], was a [[department store chain originally based in San Antonio, Texas. In December 1928 Hahn Department Stores acquired the company along with the Titche-Goettinger department store of Dallas, and three years later Hahn became part of Allied Stores.
Josquin des Prez Josquin des Prez (French rendering of Dutch "Josken Van De Velde", diminutive of "Joseph Van De Velde"; latinized Josquinus Pratensis, alternatively Jodocus Pratensis) (c. 1450 to 1455 – August 27, 1521) was a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance.
Joss (god) In the European view of Chinese mythology, Joss is a household deity and his cult image, which the Portuguese and other Europeans called an "idol". Joss is not Chinese, but originates from the Portuguese word deos "god".
Joss Entertainment Group Joss Entertainment Group was a Minneapolis based independent record label founded by Kenny Taylor, Ricki Taylor, Renard Gallo, and Ivan May. They released the 1993 debut album Rob & Fab an ill fated comeback/redemption attempt for the duo of Rob Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan who were the faces of the Milli Vanilli lip synching scandal of the early 1990's.
Joss house Joss house or Miu (廟) is a place for worshiping a variety of indigenous Chinese deities, saints and supernatural beings from Taoist, Buddhism, Confucianism, heroes and folklores. Joss house is usually translated as temple, although it was in common use in English in western North America during frontier times, when joss houses were a common feature of places with Chinatowns.
Joss paper Joss paper (), also known as ghost money, are sheets of paper that are burned in traditional Chinese deity or ancestor worship ceremonies during special holidays. Joss paper is also burned in traditional Chinese funerals.
Jossara Jinaro Jossara Jinaro (born May 25) is a Colombian singer, dancer, and actress. She has appeared in numerous stage, screen, and television productions and is noted for her recurring role as Rae on NBC daytime drama Passions.
Josse Boutmy Josse Boutmy (Ghent, 1697 - Brussels, 1779) was an organist and harpsichordist of the Austrian Netherlands who established himself in Brussels. He worked in St Gudule's church (1719), with the Prince of Thurn and Taxis (1736) and at the chapel royal of Brussels (1744).
Jossed The term "Jossed" (jossed, jossing, joss) was named for Joss Whedon, creator of the popular television shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and Firefly. The term is generally used by fan fiction writers when these shows chose to go in a direction that contradicted the story the fanfiction writer was currently working on.
Josslyn Hay, 22nd Earl of Erroll Josslyn Victor Hay, 22nd Earl of Erroll, premier peer of Scotland (born May 11, 1901; died January 24, 1941) was murdered at an intersection on the outskirts of the Kenyan capital of Nairobi while living in a small community of upper-class British colonials known as Happy Valley. He was found shot to death in his car several miles down the road from the home of Sir John Henry (Jock) Delves Broughton, 57.
Jossy's Giants Jossy's Giants was a children's footballing comedy drama that ran on BBC1 between 1986 & 1987. The show's plot centred around the ups and downs of a boys' football team, the Glipton Giants, and their enthusiastic Geordie manager Jossy Blair.
Jost Van Dyke At roughly 8 square kilometers, Jost Van Dyke is the smallest of the four main islands of the British Virgin Islands, the northern portion of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands, located in the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. Jost Van Dyke lies about 5 miles to the northwest of Tortola and 5 miles to the north of Saint John.
Jostaberry The jostaberry (pronounced "yostaberry") (Ribes x culverwellii) is a complex cross in the Ribes genus. It is commonly described as a cross between the blackcurrant and the gooseberry, but it is actually the result of a more complex breeding program by Rudolph Bauer at the Max Planck Institute, and its ancestry also includes R.
Jostedal Jostedal () is a valley which discharges into the GaupnefjordThe Gaupnefjord is an arm of the Lustrafjord, which is an arm of the Årdalsfjord, which is an arm of the Lærdalsfjord, which is an arm of the famous Sognefjord. at Gaupne village in Luster municipality, Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway.
Jostedalsbreen National Park Jostedalsbreen National Park is a national park in Norway that encompasses the largest glacier on the European mainland, Jostedalsbreen. Jostedalsbreen covers 487 km², and lies in the municipalities of Luster, Balestrand, Jølster and Stryn (in the county of Sogn og Fjordane).
Jostein HasselgĂĄrd Jostein HasselgĂĄrd (born March 24, 1979) was the winner of Norway's national pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest and he won Norway a fourth place in the finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the power ballad I'm Not Afraid To Move On.
Josu De Solaun Soto Josu De Solaun Soto (born October 27, 1981) is a Spanish classical music pianist and recent winner of the First Grand Prize at the XV José Iturbi International Piano Competition, held every two years. He is the first pianist from Spain to have ever been awarded the prize in the 25 years of its existence and is a protegé of Cuban virtuoso Horacio Gutiérrez.
Joswin The Joswin was a German automobile manufactured from 1920 until 1924. Big luxury cars, they were powered by war-surplus Mercedes six-cylinder, 12 spark plug aeroengines of 6462Â cc and 7269Â cc which had been modified by designer Josef Winsch; construction took place at his works in Berlin-Halensee.
Jota (music) The jota is a dance known throughout Spain, most likely originating in Aragon. It varies by region, and the jotas of Aragon, Castile, Navarra, the mountains of Cantabria, Asturias, Galicia and Murcia are the best known.
Jotamont Jotamont or Jorge Fernandes Monteiro (October 1, 1912 - November 21, 1998) was a Cape Verdean musician and a composors, he was born on the boat headed for the United States of America along with his parents in search for a better living conditions and was one of the famous persons ever to be born on any boats and ships in the world. He attended the Gil Eanes lyceum in Mindelo and a Lisbon conservatory.
Jotapata JotapataThis City is talked about in the historical book by GA Henty. (also Yodfat, Yodefat, Tel Yodfat, Iotapata, Jodeptah, Yotvah, Tell Jafat, or Jotbah) was an ancient fortified Jewish village in the Galilee, north of Sepphoris, Israel, mostly known for the bloody and ruthless battle in the year 67, as related by Josephus Flavius in his book, The Wars of the Jews, the only account of this battle.
Jotaro (Usagi Yojimbo) Jotaro is a fictional character from the Usagi Yojimbo comic book series. He is the son of the titular character, Miyamoto Usagi, but due to circumstances they do not acknowledge it; they treat each other as uncle and nephew, and neither is aware that the other knows the truth.
Jotenheim Jotenheim is a metal band from Ascoli Piceno, Italy, founded in December 2002 by Matteo Isopi (vocals), Arnaldo Rosati (bass) and Stefano Sanguigni (guitars). After several difficulties and line-up changes, the band finally found stability with the acquisition of guitarist Gianluca Silvi and drummer Peppe Bracchi.
Jothi Ramalinga Swamigal Jothi Ramalinga Swamigal also familiarly known Vallalar (October 5, 1823 - January 23, 1873) was born, as Ramalingam, in a village near Chidambaram in the modern state of Tamilnadu, India. He taught spirituality and established charitable institutions until his death and (according to belief) ascension in the village of Mettukuppan.
Joti Jot Joti Jot (Meaning: immersed in the Eternal Light). The Guru's and holy Sikh scriptures teach that if someone is immortal (or attained immortality during the course of their life), when they leave this existence they have not died.
Jotto Jotto (sometimes Giotto) is a logic-oriented word game played with two players, a writing implement, and a piece of paper. Each player picks a secret word of five letters, and the object of the game is to correctly guess the other player's word.
Jotun A Jotun, in Norse mythology, is a giant, one of a mythological race with superhuman strength, described as standing in opposition to the gods, although they frequently mingled with or were even married to these, both Æsir and Vanir. Their stronghold is known as Utgard, and is situated in Jötunheimr, one of the nine worlds of Norse cosmology, separated from Midgard, the world of men, by high mountains and dense forests.
Jotun Hein Jotun Hein (born 19 July 1956) is Professor of Bioinformatics at the Department of Statistics of the University of Oxford and a professorial fellow of University College, Oxford. Hein was previously Director of Bioinformatics Research Centre at Aarhus University, Denmark.
Joual Joual is the common name for the linguistic features from Quebec French that are associated with the working class, those receiving public assistance, and even some Quebec nationalists. Attitudes towards Joual range from stigma to exaltation depending on forms and components of human communication such as social setting (formal/informal; public/private), channel (spoken vs.
Jouette Shouse Jouett Shouse (1879-1968) was a Kansas state senator (1913), a member of Congress (1915-1919), and President Woodrow Wilson's Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (1919-1920). Shouse was very active in the Democratic Party but left his leadership position there to become president of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment.
Joug The joug or Scottish pint (Scottish Gaelic: pinnt) was a Scottish unit of measurement of liquids that was in use from at least 1661, (possibly 15th century), until the early 19th century. Bakers used the measure until the late 19th century.
Jouhikko The jouhikko is an ancient, usually three-stringed Finnish bowed lyre, also called jouhikannel (see kantele). Its strings are traditionally of horsehair, though some modern instruments are made with carbon fibre, nylon, gut or even metal viola strings.
Joujouka (band) Joujouka is a Japanese psychedelic trance project formed by Takeshi Isogai and Tsuyoshi Suzuki. The project takes its name from a variant spelling of Jajouka, the village in northern Morocco that is the home of the Master Musicians of Jajouka and the Master Musicians of Joujouka.
Jouko Turkka Jouko Veli Turkka (born April 17, 1942 in Pirkkala, Finland) is a Finnish theatrical director and controversialist. As a teacher and later headmaster in the Helsinki school of theatre, Jouko Turkka created a whole generation of Finnish actors, and a recognisable style of acting.
Joukowsky transform The Joukowsky transform, also called the Joukowsky transformation, the Joukowski transform, the Zhukovsky transform and other variations, is a conformal map historically used to understand some principles of airfoil design.
Joule (programming language) Joule is a concurrent dataflow programming language, designed for building distributed applications. It is so concurrent, that the order of statements within a block is irrelevant to the operation of the block.
Joule-Thomson effect In physics, the Joule-Thomson effect, or Joule-Kelvin effect, is a process in which the temperature of a real gas is either decreased or increased by letting the gas expand freely at constant enthalpy (which means that no heat is transferred to or from the gas, and no external work is extracted).
Joules Scott-Key Joules Scott-Key (born June 27, 1970, in Flint, Michigan) is the drummer for the popular indie rock band, Metric, and the co-founder of Bang Lime. Since Scott-Key joined Metric in 2001, the band has released two albums, Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?
Joulutorttu Joulutorttu (Christmas cake, though "torttu", aside from a sweet pastry, is colloquial Finnish for "turd") is a Christmas album by Eläkeläiset. It was released in December 2002 by Stupido Records, and spent two weeks in the Finnish top 10 album chart.
Jouni Inkala Jouni Mikael Inkala was born on April 15, 1966, in Kemi, Finland. Until the year 2005 he had published seven collections of poems of which the latest were Kirjoittamaton (Unwritten, 2002) and Sarveisaikoja (Periods of stratum cornea, 2005).
Jouni Kaitainen Jouni Kaitainen (born June 9, 1980) is a Finnish nordic combined skier who has competed since 1999. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the 2003 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme and finished 19th in the 15 km individual at those same championships.
Jounieh Jounieh (Arabic جŮنيه, or Junia, جŮنية) is a Mediterranean coastal city about 15 kilometers north of Beirut, Lebanon. It is known for its seaside resorts and nightclubs, as well as its old stone souk, ferry, cablecar (le tĂ©lĂ©phĂ©rique) which takes passengers up the mountain to the shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa.
Jour de fĂŞte Jour de fĂŞte (aka Festival Day, The Big Day) (1949) is a comedy from the French director Jacques Tati. Jour de fĂŞte tells the story of an inept and easily-distracted French postal carrier who frequently interrupts his duties to converse with the local inhabitants, as well as inspect the traveling fair that has come to town.
Jourdain Society The Jourdain Society is a United Kingdom based society, founded by and for oologists, or egg-collectors, its aims being â€for the advancement of the science of oology’. Originally the British Oological Association, it changed its name in 1946, in memory of distinguished ornithologist and oologist Francis Jourdain (1865-1940).
Journal (mechanics) In mechanics, a journal is the section of a rotating shaft (such as an axle, driveshaft, or spindle) that contacts and turns in a bearing. In automotive engineering, the term journal specifically describes the connection between the crankshaft and the main bearings (as opposed to the connection between the crankshaft and the connecting rod bearings).
Journal and Courier The Lafayette Journal and Courier is a daily newspaper serving Lafayette, Indiana and surrounding communities. It was established in 1920 through the merger of two local papers, the Journal and Free Press (established in 1829 under the name John B.
Journal bearing A journal bearing is a simple bearing in which a shaft, or "journal", rotates in the bearing with a layer of oil or grease separating the two parts through fluid dynamic effects. The shaft and bearing are generally both simple polished cylinders with lubricant filling the gap.
Journal club A journal club is a group of individuals who meet regularly to critically evaluate recent articles in scientific literature. Journal clubs are usually organized around a defined subject in basic or applied research.
Journal des DĂ©bats The Journal des DĂ©bats ("Journal of Debates") was a French newspaper, published between 1789 and 1944 that changed title several times. Created shortly after the first meeting of the Estates-General of 1789, it was, after the outbreak of the French Revolution, the exact record of the debates of the National Assembly, under the title Journal des DĂ©bats et des DĂ©crets ("Journal of Debates and Decrees").
Journal des sçavans The Journal des sçavans (later renamed Journal des savants), founded by Denis de Sallo, was the earliest scientific journal published in Europe. The first edition appeared as a twelve page quarto pamphletBrown, 1972, p.
Journal Editorial Report The Journal Editorial Report is an American political debate program on Fox News Channel, hosted by Paul Gigot. Before that, the show aired on PBS as a conservative counterweight to the liberal news program NOW.
Journal of a Sad Hermaphrodite Journal of a Sad Hermaphrodite is a book written - and, some would say, compiled - by the English writer Michael de Larrabeiti and published in the United Kingdom by Aidan Ellis in 1992 (ISBN 0-85628-200-6). It is currently out of print, but is due to be republished in quarter 4 2006/quarter 1 2007 by Tallis House.
Journal of an Urban Robinson Crusoe Journal of an Urban Robinson Crusoe: London and Brighton is a book written by Des Marshall. It is a portrait of a troubled yet resilient and compassionate man and the people he meets in London and Brighton in the closing years of the twentieth century.
Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics The purpose of the Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics (JABES) is to contribute to the development and use of statistical methods in the agricultural sciences, the biological sciences (including biotechnology), and the environmental sciences (including those dealing with natural resources). Published articles are expected to be of immediate and practical value to applied researchers and statistical consultants in these fields.
Journal of Ancient History The Journal of Ancient History (Russian: "ВеŃтник древней иŃтории") is a Russian bulletin founded in 1937. It publishes articles mainly on Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome and recent archeological digs.
Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology The Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology provides a forum for the presentation of conceptual, methodological, policy, and research studies involved in the application of behavioral science research in developmental and life span psychology. The Journal publishes papers from an interdisciplinary perspective focusing on a broad array of social issues.
Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research JAIR is the Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research (ISSN 1076-9757) a free on-line peer-reviewed scholarly journal publishing papers in all areas of artificial intelligence. It was established in 1993, and was one of the first electronic scientific journals.
Journal of Asian Martial Arts The Journal of Asian Martial Arts is a quarterly published magazine from the Via Media Publishing Company that covers various aspects of martial arts from Asia, but also includes material from other parts of the world.
Journal of Asian Studies The Journal of Asian Studies (JAS) is a quarterly journal published by the Association for Asian Studies (AAS), a scholarly, non-profit organization which brings together the shared interest of scholars in Asian studies. The journal was first issued in November 1941, under the title: The Far Eastern Quarterly, which has been changed to JAS since September 1956.
Journal of Biogeography The Journal of Biogeography (Blackwell Publishing), first published in 1974, is the leading international science journal in the subject of biogeography. Papers dealing with all aspects of spatial, ecological and historical biogeography are considered for publication.
Journal of Black Studies The Journal of Black Studies is—in the words of its publisher—a “leading source for dynamic, innovative, and creative research on the Black experience. Poised to remain at the forefront of the scholarship in the field, the Journal of Black Studies explores the most vital issues facing African American and Black populations.
Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery is a peer reviewed medical journal in the field of orthopedic surgery. First published in 1887 (as Transactions of the American Orthopedic Association), it acquired its current title in 1922.
Journal of Business & Economic Statistics The Journal of Business and Economic Statistics (JBES) publishes articles dealing with a broad range of applied problems in business and economic statistics. The topics include forecasting, seasonal adjustment, applied demand and cost analysis, applied econometric modeling, empirical finance, analysis of survey and longitudinal data related to business and economic problems, the impact of discrimination on wages and productivity, the returns to education and training, the effects of unionization, and applications of stochastic control theory to business and economic problems.
Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology The Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology is a leading regional source of scholarly information on the ethnography, archaeology, linguistics, and Native American history of the western United States. It is published by Malki Museum, based on the Morongo Indian Reservation in Banning, California.
Journal of Clinical Investigation The Journal of Clinical Investigation (JCI or J Clin Invest) is a leading biomedical journal, which is radically different from many of its peers in having a high impact factor (in 2005, 15.053) and offering all its online contents entirely free.
Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience The Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience is a major peer-reviewed journal for scientific research on cognitive neuroscience and the interaction between brain and behavior. It aims for a cross-discipline approach, covering research in neuroscience, neuropsychology, cognitive psychology, neurobiology, linguistics, computer science, and philosophy.
Journal of Cold War Studies The Journal of Cold War Studies is the journal of the Harvard Project on Cold War Studies. It contains peer reviewed articles on almost any topic relating to the Cold War, with a special emphasis on the use of recently declassified archival sources from both East and West.
Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology The Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology is an academic journal that reviews and reports "concepts, methods and experience" that relate, within the context of community, to individual and social behaviour problems from the perspective of social psychology. The journal purports to be international in scope and is aimed at a worldwide readership of community practitioners and social psychology professionals and researchers.
Journal of Computational & Graphical Statistics The purpose of JCGS is to improve and extend the use of computational and graphical methods in statistics and data analysis. Established in 1992, this journal contains cutting-edge research, data, surveys, and more on numerical graphical displays and methods, and perception.
Journal of Ecology The Journal of Ecology (not to be confused with another journal called Ecology) is a scientific journal concerning plant ecology. It was first published in 1913, and is the oldest peer-reviewed, international ecological journal.
Journal of Economic Education The Journal of Economic Education offers original articles on innovations in and evaluations of teaching techniques, materials, and programs in economics. Articles, tailored to the needs of instructors of introductory through graduate-level economics, cover content and pedagogy in a variety of mediums.
Journal of Economic Theory The Journal of Economic Theory, often referred to as JET, is an important scholarly journal in the field of economics. Although the journal was originally intended as a specialty journal in mathematical economics, JET is now generally regarded as the leading journal in economic theory and one of the core journals in all of economics.
Journal of Electronic Materials The Journal of Electronic Materials (JEM) is a monthly archival publication that reports on the science and technology of electronic materials, while examining new applications for semiconductors, magnetic alloys, insulators, and optical and display materials.
Journal of Environmental Psychology The Journal of Environmental Psychology has been published since 1980. It is published by Elsevier and its Managing Editor, since 2002, is Professor #REDIRECT Robert Gifford of the #REDIRECT University of Victoria.
Journal of Evolution and Technology The Journal of Evolution and Technology is a peer-reviewed electronic journal publishing contemporary research into future science and philosophy, published by the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies.
Journal of Experimental Medicine The Journal of Experimental Medicine (J Exp Med or JEM; ISSN 0022-1007) is an academic journal that publishes research papers and commentaries in the biomedical area. Topics covered include immunology, inflammation, infectious disease, hematopoiesis, cancer, stem cells and vascular biology.
Journal of Financial Economics The Journal of Financial Economics or JFE, is a publication in the theory of financial economics. Being a respected journal, it receives a lot of papers submitted and chooses the best ones based on relevance to its field of specialization, reputation of the author, and quality of work submitted.
Journal of Germanic Mythology and Folklore The Journal of Germanic Mythology and Folklore is a web-based academic journal started in January 2003 (first issue January 2004) with a focus on Germanic mythology and folklore from ancient to modern times. The journal's editors have a broad definition folklore, thus far topics have covered the time periods from Norse mythology to the Salem witch trials.
Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society The Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society is a semiannual, Modern Orthodox Jewish, academic journal published by Rabbi Jacob Joseph School and currently edited by Rabbi Alfred Cohen. As its title implies, it is devoted to the interface between halacha (Jewish law and ethics) and modern society; thus, some articles will discuss how recent scientific developments are viewed by halacha while others may examine modern trends in Jewish life.
Journal of Health Psychology The Journal of Health Psychology is an interdisciplinary, international journal edited by David Marks, Professor of Psychology at City University, London, that deals with psychological approaches to health and illness.
Journal of Hellenic Studies The Journal of Hellenic Studies or JHS is a bound journal containing archaeological articles regarding Hellenic Studies and reviews of recent books of importance to Hellenic studies. It is published annually, from 1880 to the current day, by the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies.
Journal of international affairs The Journal of International Affairs is a leading foreign affairs periodical published twice yearly by the students at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University in New York. The Journal is known for its distinctive, single-topic format and for framing heated debates in international affairs for over fifty years.
Journal of Indo-European Studies The Journal of Indo-European Studies (JIES) is a journal of Indo-European studies, established in 1973. It aims to serve "as a medium for the exchange and synthesis of information relating to the anthropology, archaeology, mythology, philology, and general cultural history of the Indo-European speaking peoples.
Journal of Japanese Studies The Journal of Japanese Studies (or JJS for short) is the only interdisciplinary journal exclusively dedicated to Japanese Studies in the United States. It is published twice a year by the Society for Japanese Studies at the University of Washington.
Journal of Law and Politics The Journal of Law & Politics was founded in 1982 by students at the University of Virginia School of Law. Among the faculty advisers supporting the Journal were then-professor and current Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
Journal of Linguistics The Journal of Linguistics is the journal of the Linguistics Association of Great Britain, and was founded in 1965. It is published by Cambridge University Press, and covers all branches of theoretical linguistics.
Journal of Management Information Systems The Journal of Management Information Systems (JMIS) is an academic journal that publishes original peer-reviewed research articles in the areas of Information Systems and Information Technology. JMIS is highly regarded by IS/IT researchers, and consistently ranks among the top five journals in the information systems discipline.
Journal of Molecular Biology The Journal of Molecular Biology is a scientific journal published weekly by Elsevier, under the Academic Press imprint. It publishes original scientific research concerning studies of organisms or their components at the molecular level.
Journal of Natural History The Journal of Natural History is a scientific journal published by Taylor and Francis focusing on entomology and zoology. The Journal has been published continuously from 1841, until 1967 by the name Annals and Magazine of Natural History.
Journal of Negro Education The Journal of Negro Education (JNE) is a refereed scholarly periodical founded at Howard University in 1932 to fill the need for a scholarly journal that would identify and define the problems that characterized the education of Black people in the United States and elsewhere, provide a forum for analysis and solutions, and serve as a vehicle for sharing statistics and research on a national basis. JNE sustains a commitment to a threefold mission: first, to stimulate the collection and facilitate the dissemination of facts about the education of Black people; second, to present discussions involving critical appraisals of the proposals and practices relating to the education of Black people; and third, to stimulate and sponsor investigations of issues incident to the education of Black people.
Josimar Josimar, real name Josimar Higinio Pereira, (born september 19, 1961 in Rio de Janeiro) was a football (soccer) player from Brazil. He played right-back mainly with Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas and the Brazilian national team.
Josip Broz Tito Josip Broz Tito (Cyrillic: ĐĐľŃип Броз Тито, May 7, 1892 – May 4, 1980) was the chief architect of the "second" Yugoslavia that lasted from 1943 until 1991. Tito is best known for organizing anti-fascist resistance movement Yugoslav Partisans, defying Soviet influence (Titoism), and founding and promoting Non-Aligned Movement worldwide.
Josip Jelačić Count Josip Jelačić of Bužim (born October 16 1801, Petrovaradin, died May 20 1859, Zagreb; also spelled Jellachich or Jellačić) was the ban of Croatia between March 23, 1848 and May 19, 1859. Jelačić was a noted army general, remembered for his military campaigns during the Revolutions of 1848 and for his abolition of serfdom in Croatia.
Josip KuĹľe Josip KuĹľe (born 13 November 1952 in Vranje) is a Croatian football coach and player. He is currently the coach of Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb, for which he also played until 1988 and gathered 11 Yugoslavian U-21 caps.
Josip Šimunić Josip "Joe" Šimunić [] (born February 18, 1978 in Canberra) is a Croatian football player central defender whose ability to read a game compensates for his lack of pace. His football technique and ball abilities are rarely seen as a defender.
Josip Marohnić Josip Marohnić remains up to this day the most influential Croatian emigrant in the Americas. He was born on November 12th, 1866 in Hreljin, Croatia and lived in the US for 28 years where he emigrated alone in 1893, later his wife Andrijana and daughter Josipa joined him.
Josip Murn Aleksandrov Josip Murn, who used the added pseudonym Aleksandrov (4 March 1879–18 June1901), was a Slovenian poet. His work drew on both the popular poetic tradition of his native country and the practices of early European modernism.
Josip Novakovich Josip Novakovich (Croatian: Novaković) is a Croatian-American writer. His published works include a novel (April Fool's Day), three short story collections, two collections of narrative essays, and a textbook (Fiction Writer's Workshop).
Josippon Josippon is the name usually given to a popular chronicle of Jewish history from Adam to the age of Titus, attributed to an author Josippon or Joseph ben Gorion. The name, though at one time identified with that of the historian Josephus, is perhaps a corruption of Hegesippus, from whom (according to Trieber) the author derived much of his material.
Joske's Joske's, founded by German immigrant Julius Joske in 1867], was a [[department store chain originally based in San Antonio, Texas. In December 1928 Hahn Department Stores acquired the company along with the Titche-Goettinger department store of Dallas, and three years later Hahn became part of Allied Stores.
Josquin des Prez Josquin des Prez (French rendering of Dutch "Josken Van De Velde", diminutive of "Joseph Van De Velde"; latinized Josquinus Pratensis, alternatively Jodocus Pratensis) (c. 1450 to 1455 – August 27, 1521) was a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance.
Joss (god) In the European view of Chinese mythology, Joss is a household deity and his cult image, which the Portuguese and other Europeans called an "idol". Joss is not Chinese, but originates from the Portuguese word deos "god".
Joss Entertainment Group Joss Entertainment Group was a Minneapolis based independent record label founded by Kenny Taylor, Ricki Taylor, Renard Gallo, and Ivan May. They released the 1993 debut album Rob & Fab an ill fated comeback/redemption attempt for the duo of Rob Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan who were the faces of the Milli Vanilli lip synching scandal of the early 1990's.
Joss house Joss house or Miu (廟) is a place for worshiping a variety of indigenous Chinese deities, saints and supernatural beings from Taoist, Buddhism, Confucianism, heroes and folklores. Joss house is usually translated as temple, although it was in common use in English in western North America during frontier times, when joss houses were a common feature of places with Chinatowns.
Joss paper Joss paper (), also known as ghost money, are sheets of paper that are burned in traditional Chinese deity or ancestor worship ceremonies during special holidays. Joss paper is also burned in traditional Chinese funerals.
Jossara Jinaro Jossara Jinaro (born May 25) is a Colombian singer, dancer, and actress. She has appeared in numerous stage, screen, and television productions and is noted for her recurring role as Rae on NBC daytime drama Passions.
Josse Boutmy Josse Boutmy (Ghent, 1697 - Brussels, 1779) was an organist and harpsichordist of the Austrian Netherlands who established himself in Brussels. He worked in St Gudule's church (1719), with the Prince of Thurn and Taxis (1736) and at the chapel royal of Brussels (1744).
Jossed The term "Jossed" (jossed, jossing, joss) was named for Joss Whedon, creator of the popular television shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and Firefly. The term is generally used by fan fiction writers when these shows chose to go in a direction that contradicted the story the fanfiction writer was currently working on.
Josslyn Hay, 22nd Earl of Erroll Josslyn Victor Hay, 22nd Earl of Erroll, premier peer of Scotland (born May 11, 1901; died January 24, 1941) was murdered at an intersection on the outskirts of the Kenyan capital of Nairobi while living in a small community of upper-class British colonials known as Happy Valley. He was found shot to death in his car several miles down the road from the home of Sir John Henry (Jock) Delves Broughton, 57.
Jossy's Giants Jossy's Giants was a children's footballing comedy drama that ran on BBC1 between 1986 & 1987. The show's plot centred around the ups and downs of a boys' football team, the Glipton Giants, and their enthusiastic Geordie manager Jossy Blair.
Jost Van Dyke At roughly 8 square kilometers, Jost Van Dyke is the smallest of the four main islands of the British Virgin Islands, the northern portion of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands, located in the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. Jost Van Dyke lies about 5 miles to the northwest of Tortola and 5 miles to the north of Saint John.
Jostaberry The jostaberry (pronounced "yostaberry") (Ribes x culverwellii) is a complex cross in the Ribes genus. It is commonly described as a cross between the blackcurrant and the gooseberry, but it is actually the result of a more complex breeding program by Rudolph Bauer at the Max Planck Institute, and its ancestry also includes R.
Jostedal Jostedal () is a valley which discharges into the GaupnefjordThe Gaupnefjord is an arm of the Lustrafjord, which is an arm of the Årdalsfjord, which is an arm of the Lærdalsfjord, which is an arm of the famous Sognefjord. at Gaupne village in Luster municipality, Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway.
Jostedalsbreen National Park Jostedalsbreen National Park is a national park in Norway that encompasses the largest glacier on the European mainland, Jostedalsbreen. Jostedalsbreen covers 487 km², and lies in the municipalities of Luster, Balestrand, Jølster and Stryn (in the county of Sogn og Fjordane).
Jostein HasselgĂĄrd Jostein HasselgĂĄrd (born March 24, 1979) was the winner of Norway's national pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest and he won Norway a fourth place in the finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the power ballad I'm Not Afraid To Move On.
Josu De Solaun Soto Josu De Solaun Soto (born October 27, 1981) is a Spanish classical music pianist and recent winner of the First Grand Prize at the XV José Iturbi International Piano Competition, held every two years. He is the first pianist from Spain to have ever been awarded the prize in the 25 years of its existence and is a protegé of Cuban virtuoso Horacio Gutiérrez.
Joswin The Joswin was a German automobile manufactured from 1920 until 1924. Big luxury cars, they were powered by war-surplus Mercedes six-cylinder, 12 spark plug aeroengines of 6462Â cc and 7269Â cc which had been modified by designer Josef Winsch; construction took place at his works in Berlin-Halensee.
Jota (music) The jota is a dance known throughout Spain, most likely originating in Aragon. It varies by region, and the jotas of Aragon, Castile, Navarra, the mountains of Cantabria, Asturias, Galicia and Murcia are the best known.
Jotamont Jotamont or Jorge Fernandes Monteiro (October 1, 1912 - November 21, 1998) was a Cape Verdean musician and a composors, he was born on the boat headed for the United States of America along with his parents in search for a better living conditions and was one of the famous persons ever to be born on any boats and ships in the world. He attended the Gil Eanes lyceum in Mindelo and a Lisbon conservatory.
Jotapata JotapataThis City is talked about in the historical book by GA Henty. (also Yodfat, Yodefat, Tel Yodfat, Iotapata, Jodeptah, Yotvah, Tell Jafat, or Jotbah) was an ancient fortified Jewish village in the Galilee, north of Sepphoris, Israel, mostly known for the bloody and ruthless battle in the year 67, as related by Josephus Flavius in his book, The Wars of the Jews, the only account of this battle.
Jotaro (Usagi Yojimbo) Jotaro is a fictional character from the Usagi Yojimbo comic book series. He is the son of the titular character, Miyamoto Usagi, but due to circumstances they do not acknowledge it; they treat each other as uncle and nephew, and neither is aware that the other knows the truth.
Jotenheim Jotenheim is a metal band from Ascoli Piceno, Italy, founded in December 2002 by Matteo Isopi (vocals), Arnaldo Rosati (bass) and Stefano Sanguigni (guitars). After several difficulties and line-up changes, the band finally found stability with the acquisition of guitarist Gianluca Silvi and drummer Peppe Bracchi.
Jothi Ramalinga Swamigal Jothi Ramalinga Swamigal also familiarly known Vallalar (October 5, 1823 - January 23, 1873) was born, as Ramalingam, in a village near Chidambaram in the modern state of Tamilnadu, India. He taught spirituality and established charitable institutions until his death and (according to belief) ascension in the village of Mettukuppan.
Joti Jot Joti Jot (Meaning: immersed in the Eternal Light). The Guru's and holy Sikh scriptures teach that if someone is immortal (or attained immortality during the course of their life), when they leave this existence they have not died.
Jotto Jotto (sometimes Giotto) is a logic-oriented word game played with two players, a writing implement, and a piece of paper. Each player picks a secret word of five letters, and the object of the game is to correctly guess the other player's word.
Jotun A Jotun, in Norse mythology, is a giant, one of a mythological race with superhuman strength, described as standing in opposition to the gods, although they frequently mingled with or were even married to these, both Æsir and Vanir. Their stronghold is known as Utgard, and is situated in Jötunheimr, one of the nine worlds of Norse cosmology, separated from Midgard, the world of men, by high mountains and dense forests.
Jotun Hein Jotun Hein (born 19 July 1956) is Professor of Bioinformatics at the Department of Statistics of the University of Oxford and a professorial fellow of University College, Oxford. Hein was previously Director of Bioinformatics Research Centre at Aarhus University, Denmark.
Joual Joual is the common name for the linguistic features from Quebec French that are associated with the working class, those receiving public assistance, and even some Quebec nationalists. Attitudes towards Joual range from stigma to exaltation depending on forms and components of human communication such as social setting (formal/informal; public/private), channel (spoken vs.
Jouette Shouse Jouett Shouse (1879-1968) was a Kansas state senator (1913), a member of Congress (1915-1919), and President Woodrow Wilson's Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (1919-1920). Shouse was very active in the Democratic Party but left his leadership position there to become president of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment.
Joug The joug or Scottish pint (Scottish Gaelic: pinnt) was a Scottish unit of measurement of liquids that was in use from at least 1661, (possibly 15th century), until the early 19th century. Bakers used the measure until the late 19th century.
Jouhikko The jouhikko is an ancient, usually three-stringed Finnish bowed lyre, also called jouhikannel (see kantele). Its strings are traditionally of horsehair, though some modern instruments are made with carbon fibre, nylon, gut or even metal viola strings.
Joujouka (band) Joujouka is a Japanese psychedelic trance project formed by Takeshi Isogai and Tsuyoshi Suzuki. The project takes its name from a variant spelling of Jajouka, the village in northern Morocco that is the home of the Master Musicians of Jajouka and the Master Musicians of Joujouka.
Jouko Turkka Jouko Veli Turkka (born April 17, 1942 in Pirkkala, Finland) is a Finnish theatrical director and controversialist. As a teacher and later headmaster in the Helsinki school of theatre, Jouko Turkka created a whole generation of Finnish actors, and a recognisable style of acting.
Joukowsky transform The Joukowsky transform, also called the Joukowsky transformation, the Joukowski transform, the Zhukovsky transform and other variations, is a conformal map historically used to understand some principles of airfoil design.
Joule (programming language) Joule is a concurrent dataflow programming language, designed for building distributed applications. It is so concurrent, that the order of statements within a block is irrelevant to the operation of the block.
Joule-Thomson effect In physics, the Joule-Thomson effect, or Joule-Kelvin effect, is a process in which the temperature of a real gas is either decreased or increased by letting the gas expand freely at constant enthalpy (which means that no heat is transferred to or from the gas, and no external work is extracted).
Joules Scott-Key Joules Scott-Key (born June 27, 1970, in Flint, Michigan) is the drummer for the popular indie rock band, Metric, and the co-founder of Bang Lime. Since Scott-Key joined Metric in 2001, the band has released two albums, Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?
Joulutorttu Joulutorttu (Christmas cake, though "torttu", aside from a sweet pastry, is colloquial Finnish for "turd") is a Christmas album by Eläkeläiset. It was released in December 2002 by Stupido Records, and spent two weeks in the Finnish top 10 album chart.
Jouni Inkala Jouni Mikael Inkala was born on April 15, 1966, in Kemi, Finland. Until the year 2005 he had published seven collections of poems of which the latest were Kirjoittamaton (Unwritten, 2002) and Sarveisaikoja (Periods of stratum cornea, 2005).
Jouni Kaitainen Jouni Kaitainen (born June 9, 1980) is a Finnish nordic combined skier who has competed since 1999. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the 2003 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme and finished 19th in the 15 km individual at those same championships.
Jounieh Jounieh (Arabic جŮنيه, or Junia, جŮنية) is a Mediterranean coastal city about 15 kilometers north of Beirut, Lebanon. It is known for its seaside resorts and nightclubs, as well as its old stone souk, ferry, cablecar (le tĂ©lĂ©phĂ©rique) which takes passengers up the mountain to the shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa.
Jour de fĂŞte Jour de fĂŞte (aka Festival Day, The Big Day) (1949) is a comedy from the French director Jacques Tati. Jour de fĂŞte tells the story of an inept and easily-distracted French postal carrier who frequently interrupts his duties to converse with the local inhabitants, as well as inspect the traveling fair that has come to town.
Jourdain Society The Jourdain Society is a United Kingdom based society, founded by and for oologists, or egg-collectors, its aims being â€for the advancement of the science of oology’. Originally the British Oological Association, it changed its name in 1946, in memory of distinguished ornithologist and oologist Francis Jourdain (1865-1940).
Journal (mechanics) In mechanics, a journal is the section of a rotating shaft (such as an axle, driveshaft, or spindle) that contacts and turns in a bearing. In automotive engineering, the term journal specifically describes the connection between the crankshaft and the main bearings (as opposed to the connection between the crankshaft and the connecting rod bearings).
Journal and Courier The Lafayette Journal and Courier is a daily newspaper serving Lafayette, Indiana and surrounding communities. It was established in 1920 through the merger of two local papers, the Journal and Free Press (established in 1829 under the name John B.
Journal bearing A journal bearing is a simple bearing in which a shaft, or "journal", rotates in the bearing with a layer of oil or grease separating the two parts through fluid dynamic effects. The shaft and bearing are generally both simple polished cylinders with lubricant filling the gap.
Journal club A journal club is a group of individuals who meet regularly to critically evaluate recent articles in scientific literature. Journal clubs are usually organized around a defined subject in basic or applied research.
Journal des DĂ©bats The Journal des DĂ©bats ("Journal of Debates") was a French newspaper, published between 1789 and 1944 that changed title several times. Created shortly after the first meeting of the Estates-General of 1789, it was, after the outbreak of the French Revolution, the exact record of the debates of the National Assembly, under the title Journal des DĂ©bats et des DĂ©crets ("Journal of Debates and Decrees").
Journal des sçavans The Journal des sçavans (later renamed Journal des savants), founded by Denis de Sallo, was the earliest scientific journal published in Europe. The first edition appeared as a twelve page quarto pamphletBrown, 1972, p.
Journal Editorial Report The Journal Editorial Report is an American political debate program on Fox News Channel, hosted by Paul Gigot. Before that, the show aired on PBS as a conservative counterweight to the liberal news program NOW.
Journal of a Sad Hermaphrodite Journal of a Sad Hermaphrodite is a book written - and, some would say, compiled - by the English writer Michael de Larrabeiti and published in the United Kingdom by Aidan Ellis in 1992 (ISBN 0-85628-200-6). It is currently out of print, but is due to be republished in quarter 4 2006/quarter 1 2007 by Tallis House.
Journal of an Urban Robinson Crusoe Journal of an Urban Robinson Crusoe: London and Brighton is a book written by Des Marshall. It is a portrait of a troubled yet resilient and compassionate man and the people he meets in London and Brighton in the closing years of the twentieth century.
Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics The purpose of the Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics (JABES) is to contribute to the development and use of statistical methods in the agricultural sciences, the biological sciences (including biotechnology), and the environmental sciences (including those dealing with natural resources). Published articles are expected to be of immediate and practical value to applied researchers and statistical consultants in these fields.
Journal of Ancient History The Journal of Ancient History (Russian: "ВеŃтник древней иŃтории") is a Russian bulletin founded in 1937. It publishes articles mainly on Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome and recent archeological digs.
Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology The Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology provides a forum for the presentation of conceptual, methodological, policy, and research studies involved in the application of behavioral science research in developmental and life span psychology. The Journal publishes papers from an interdisciplinary perspective focusing on a broad array of social issues.
Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research JAIR is the Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research (ISSN 1076-9757) a free on-line peer-reviewed scholarly journal publishing papers in all areas of artificial intelligence. It was established in 1993, and was one of the first electronic scientific journals.
Journal of Asian Martial Arts The Journal of Asian Martial Arts is a quarterly published magazine from the Via Media Publishing Company that covers various aspects of martial arts from Asia, but also includes material from other parts of the world.
Journal of Asian Studies The Journal of Asian Studies (JAS) is a quarterly journal published by the Association for Asian Studies (AAS), a scholarly, non-profit organization which brings together the shared interest of scholars in Asian studies. The journal was first issued in November 1941, under the title: The Far Eastern Quarterly, which has been changed to JAS since September 1956.
Journal of Biogeography The Journal of Biogeography (Blackwell Publishing), first published in 1974, is the leading international science journal in the subject of biogeography. Papers dealing with all aspects of spatial, ecological and historical biogeography are considered for publication.
Journal of Black Studies The Journal of Black Studies is—in the words of its publisher—a “leading source for dynamic, innovative, and creative research on the Black experience. Poised to remain at the forefront of the scholarship in the field, the Journal of Black Studies explores the most vital issues facing African American and Black populations.
Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery is a peer reviewed medical journal in the field of orthopedic surgery. First published in 1887 (as Transactions of the American Orthopedic Association), it acquired its current title in 1922.
Journal of Business & Economic Statistics The Journal of Business and Economic Statistics (JBES) publishes articles dealing with a broad range of applied problems in business and economic statistics. The topics include forecasting, seasonal adjustment, applied demand and cost analysis, applied econometric modeling, empirical finance, analysis of survey and longitudinal data related to business and economic problems, the impact of discrimination on wages and productivity, the returns to education and training, the effects of unionization, and applications of stochastic control theory to business and economic problems.
Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology The Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology is a leading regional source of scholarly information on the ethnography, archaeology, linguistics, and Native American history of the western United States. It is published by Malki Museum, based on the Morongo Indian Reservation in Banning, California.
Journal of Clinical Investigation The Journal of Clinical Investigation (JCI or J Clin Invest) is a leading biomedical journal, which is radically different from many of its peers in having a high impact factor (in 2005, 15.053) and offering all its online contents entirely free.
Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience The Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience is a major peer-reviewed journal for scientific research on cognitive neuroscience and the interaction between brain and behavior. It aims for a cross-discipline approach, covering research in neuroscience, neuropsychology, cognitive psychology, neurobiology, linguistics, computer science, and philosophy.
Journal of Cold War Studies The Journal of Cold War Studies is the journal of the Harvard Project on Cold War Studies. It contains peer reviewed articles on almost any topic relating to the Cold War, with a special emphasis on the use of recently declassified archival sources from both East and West.
Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology The Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology is an academic journal that reviews and reports "concepts, methods and experience" that relate, within the context of community, to individual and social behaviour problems from the perspective of social psychology. The journal purports to be international in scope and is aimed at a worldwide readership of community practitioners and social psychology professionals and researchers.
Journal of Computational & Graphical Statistics The purpose of JCGS is to improve and extend the use of computational and graphical methods in statistics and data analysis. Established in 1992, this journal contains cutting-edge research, data, surveys, and more on numerical graphical displays and methods, and perception.
Journal of Ecology The Journal of Ecology (not to be confused with another journal called Ecology) is a scientific journal concerning plant ecology. It was first published in 1913, and is the oldest peer-reviewed, international ecological journal.
Journal of Economic Education The Journal of Economic Education offers original articles on innovations in and evaluations of teaching techniques, materials, and programs in economics. Articles, tailored to the needs of instructors of introductory through graduate-level economics, cover content and pedagogy in a variety of mediums.
Journal of Economic Theory The Journal of Economic Theory, often referred to as JET, is an important scholarly journal in the field of economics. Although the journal was originally intended as a specialty journal in mathematical economics, JET is now generally regarded as the leading journal in economic theory and one of the core journals in all of economics.
Journal of Electronic Materials The Journal of Electronic Materials (JEM) is a monthly archival publication that reports on the science and technology of electronic materials, while examining new applications for semiconductors, magnetic alloys, insulators, and optical and display materials.
Journal of Environmental Psychology The Journal of Environmental Psychology has been published since 1980. It is published by Elsevier and its Managing Editor, since 2002, is Professor #REDIRECT Robert Gifford of the #REDIRECT University of Victoria.
Journal of Evolution and Technology The Journal of Evolution and Technology is a peer-reviewed electronic journal publishing contemporary research into future science and philosophy, published by the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies.
Journal of Experimental Medicine The Journal of Experimental Medicine (J Exp Med or JEM; ISSN 0022-1007) is an academic journal that publishes research papers and commentaries in the biomedical area. Topics covered include immunology, inflammation, infectious disease, hematopoiesis, cancer, stem cells and vascular biology.
Journal of Financial Economics The Journal of Financial Economics or JFE, is a publication in the theory of financial economics. Being a respected journal, it receives a lot of papers submitted and chooses the best ones based on relevance to its field of specialization, reputation of the author, and quality of work submitted.
Journal of Germanic Mythology and Folklore The Journal of Germanic Mythology and Folklore is a web-based academic journal started in January 2003 (first issue January 2004) with a focus on Germanic mythology and folklore from ancient to modern times. The journal's editors have a broad definition folklore, thus far topics have covered the time periods from Norse mythology to the Salem witch trials.
Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society The Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society is a semiannual, Modern Orthodox Jewish, academic journal published by Rabbi Jacob Joseph School and currently edited by Rabbi Alfred Cohen. As its title implies, it is devoted to the interface between halacha (Jewish law and ethics) and modern society; thus, some articles will discuss how recent scientific developments are viewed by halacha while others may examine modern trends in Jewish life.
Journal of Health Psychology The Journal of Health Psychology is an interdisciplinary, international journal edited by David Marks, Professor of Psychology at City University, London, that deals with psychological approaches to health and illness.
Journal of Hellenic Studies The Journal of Hellenic Studies or JHS is a bound journal containing archaeological articles regarding Hellenic Studies and reviews of recent books of importance to Hellenic studies. It is published annually, from 1880 to the current day, by the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies.
Journal of international affairs The Journal of International Affairs is a leading foreign affairs periodical published twice yearly by the students at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University in New York. The Journal is known for its distinctive, single-topic format and for framing heated debates in international affairs for over fifty years.
Journal of Indo-European Studies The Journal of Indo-European Studies (JIES) is a journal of Indo-European studies, established in 1973. It aims to serve "as a medium for the exchange and synthesis of information relating to the anthropology, archaeology, mythology, philology, and general cultural history of the Indo-European speaking peoples.
Journal of Japanese Studies The Journal of Japanese Studies (or JJS for short) is the only interdisciplinary journal exclusively dedicated to Japanese Studies in the United States. It is published twice a year by the Society for Japanese Studies at the University of Washington.
Journal of Law and Politics The Journal of Law & Politics was founded in 1982 by students at the University of Virginia School of Law. Among the faculty advisers supporting the Journal were then-professor and current Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
Journal of Linguistics The Journal of Linguistics is the journal of the Linguistics Association of Great Britain, and was founded in 1965. It is published by Cambridge University Press, and covers all branches of theoretical linguistics.
Journal of Management Information Systems The Journal of Management Information Systems (JMIS) is an academic journal that publishes original peer-reviewed research articles in the areas of Information Systems and Information Technology. JMIS is highly regarded by IS/IT researchers, and consistently ranks among the top five journals in the information systems discipline.
Journal of Molecular Biology The Journal of Molecular Biology is a scientific journal published weekly by Elsevier, under the Academic Press imprint. It publishes original scientific research concerning studies of organisms or their components at the molecular level.
Journal of Natural History The Journal of Natural History is a scientific journal published by Taylor and Francis focusing on entomology and zoology. The Journal has been published continuously from 1841, until 1967 by the name Annals and Magazine of Natural History.
Journal of Negro Education The Journal of Negro Education (JNE) is a refereed scholarly periodical founded at Howard University in 1932 to fill the need for a scholarly journal that would identify and define the problems that characterized the education of Black people in the United States and elsewhere, provide a forum for analysis and solutions, and serve as a vehicle for sharing statistics and research on a national basis. JNE sustains a commitment to a threefold mission: first, to stimulate the collection and facilitate the dissemination of facts about the education of Black people; second, to present discussions involving critical appraisals of the proposals and practices relating to the education of Black people; and third, to stimulate and sponsor investigations of issues incident to the education of Black people.
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