The Classical Association of the Middle West and South

Published since 1905

The Classical Journal

The Classical Journal (ISSN 0009-8353) is published by the Classical Association of the Middle West and South (CAMWS), the largest regional classics association in the United States and Canada, and is now over a century old.

Cover of The Classical Journal, volume 121, number 1: a marble head of a goddess in a museum gallery
The Classical Journal 121.1, October/November 2025

What CJ publishes

CJ contains a mix of academic articles and notes on Graeco-Roman antiquity, generally with a literary, historical or cultural focus; paedagogical articles and notes, many having to do with the challenges of teaching Latin and Greek in modern high schools, colleges and universities; book reviews; and a list of books received.

CJ appears four times a year (October-November, December-January, February-March, April-May); each issue consists of about 100 pages.

Read the abstracts in CJ 121.3

Reading CJ

All members of CAMWS receive the journal as a benefit of membership; non-member and library subscriptions are also available.

CAMWS members who have electronic subscriptions sign in to the CAMWS website to read CJ on Project MUSE.

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Back issues for your students

The CAMWS Office has back issues of The Classical Journal which are available free of charge to members for distribution to students.

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Since 1905

The Classical Association of the Middle West and South was founded in 1905 as the first regional classical organization in the USA. It immediately began publication of The Classical Journal, which became only the second classical journal (excluding annuals) in the country.

Editors

  • Georgia L. Irby, Editor, Classical Journal (2029), William and Mary (VA)
  • Kristopher Fletcher, Editor, Classical Journal Online; Book Review Editor, The Classical Journal, Louisiana State University
  • Eleni Bozia, Editor, CJ Forum, University of Florida

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