Talk:Journal of Belgian History

Journal of Belgian History

Far as I can see from their website, this is not "superseded" by the Journal of Belgian History. Journal of Belgian History simply is the English title of this journal. --Randykitty (talk) 13:56, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

The JBH certainly is the English language version, but that has only been published since 2011. Before that, there was a separate Franch/Dutch language publication (different format etc.) which stopped publication in 2011. BTNG-RBHC was almost a magazine format. I believe the editorial staff are also different. I can fully believe, however, that the JBH is product a merger of the BTNG-RBHC with the cahiers also mentioned on the website...Brigade Piron (talk) 16:53, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

BUt it seems like the Dutch and French versions are still around, too. In any case, even if they aren't, this would be just one journal that has undergone a name change. --Randykitty (talk) 20:13, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

Again, I'm not sure. The editorial team of the JBH is in Cegesoma, which I think the BTNG-RBHC was not...Brigade Piron (talk) 23:15, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

Journals often change editorial teams. Where they are located is not really important. --Randykitty (talk) 23:33, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

But if a journal has a different title, and a different editorial team based in a different place, then there isn't really any continuity at all, is there? Brigade Piron (talk) 23:50, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

Name change: That depends, here it really seems to be a continuation. Editor location: that's rather trivial. Often, name changes take place at the exact moment that editors change (the new editor wanting to take the journal in a somewhat different direction). In any case, you appear to look at this as a continuation, too, otherwise, why mention the "other" journal at all? --Randykitty (talk) 02:35, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

By "location", I don't mean just place, I also mean university/institutional affiliation which I do not believe to be "trivial". I view JBH as a continuation because it is the only (I believe) academic journal specifically treating Belgian history at the moment. Brigade Piron (talk) 10:26, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

Journals sometimes change publishers. Of course, that is not trivial in and of itself, but it is trivial when deciding if it is still the same journal. if you go to the website of this journal, the English, French, and Dutch titles are all prominently displayed on top, clearly indicating that this is the same journal. Volume numbering also continues seamlessly (although that, too, is not decisive, some journals change name and then restart volume numbering, we still consider them the same journal). This article should be moved to the English title and re-written to reflect all this. --Randykitty (talk) 15:46, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

Be bold, then! Brigade Piron (talk) 21:31, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

Took me a while... Done now! :) --Randykitty (talk) 16:47, 22 May 2014 (UTC)