“Etchmiadzin” Journal of Religious and Armenological Studies
Publishing is one of the priorities of activity of the Holy See of Etchmiadzin. Particular attention is paid to periodicals. The official organ of the Holy See, the Journal of Religious and Armenological Studies "Echmiadzin" is the direct successor to the traditions of the journal "Ararat"(1868-1919), which was published until the establishment of Soviet power in Armenia. the monthly periodical "Echmiadzin" was founded in 1944 at the instigation of the Catholicos of All Armenians George 6th Chorekchyan (1945-1954). In 1956, Catholicos Vazgen the 1st (1955-1994) allocated a separate office to the journal, formed an editorial board, and in order to ensure continuous and unhindered printing, on October 15, 1961, he restored and completely renovated the technical terms of printing house of the Holy See, founded by Catholicos Simeon Yerevantsi in 1771.
Since 2018, by the initiative of Catholicos Garegin, the 2nd works of the journal "Echmiadzin" are being coordinated by the publishing department of the Holy See.
Basic information related to "Echmiadzin" Theological and Armenological Journal
It is published by the decision of the Academic Council of the Gevorgyan Theological Seminary. Official title: Official Monthly of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin's Catholicosate of All Armenians.
Official Title (in Armenian): «Էջմիածին» կրօնագիտական և հայագիտական ամսագիր
Official Title (in English): “Etchmiadzin” Journal of Religious and Armenological Studies
Official Title (in Russian): «Эчмиадзин» религиоведческий и арменоведческий журнал
Official short title: «Էջմիածին», “Etchmiadzin”, «Эчмиадзин»
Publisher: Publishing House of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
Address: Republic of Armenia, 1101, Vagharshapat, Araratyan 2, Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
Publication Frequency: 12 issues per year
Print run: 150 copies
ISSN (Print) ISSN 1829-4243
eISSN (Online) 2953-7843
E-mail: etchmiadzinamsagir@gmail.com
Director of Publishing House
Fr. Ararat Poghosyan
Tel.: +374 10 517-271
E-mail: terararatqahana@gmail.com
Editorial staff
Gevorg Madoyan (Editor-in-Chief), tel.: +374 10 517-276
Archimandrite Thaddeus Zirekyants (Acting Deputy Chief Editor)
Nare Sargsyan (Stylistic editor)
Gor Grigoryan (Technical editor)
Editorial Board:
Archbishop Yeznik Petrosyan (Doctor of Theology), e-mail: info@biblesociety.am
Proto-Archimandrite Zakaria Baghumyan (Master of Theology), e-mail: hayrzakaria@gmail.com
Archimandrite Andreas Yezekyan (Master of Theology), e-mail: hayrandreas@gmail.com
Azat Bozoyan (Doctor of Historical Sciences), e-mail: bznazt@gmail.com
Gohar Avagyan (PhD of Theology), e-mail: gohar-arkhiv@mail.ru
Hacik Rafi Gazer (Doctor of Theology), e-mail: hacik.gazer@fau.de
Article Acceptance Procedure:
The materials submitted to the editorial board must:
Computer/technical requirements:
Publication Ethics
The editorial board of the theological-Armenological journal "Echmiadzin" is guided by Armenian and international standards for the protection of the copyright of scientific works․
Although the editorial board of the journal makes every effort to comply with scientific ethics and the quality of publications, they cannot be held responsible for copyrights and expressed thoughts/views on published materials (text, photographs, figures, tables, etc.). Responsibility for this rests with the authors of the articles and therefore are welcomed those authors who adhere to the rules of scientific ethics, citing published and unpublished sources of information.
The decision about the publishing of an article is made within 60 days. Only those papers that fully and completely meet the requirements and criteria of the journal and have received a positive review (Reviews) are accepted.
Open access
The editorial board of the Religious-Armenological journal "Echmiadzin" is guided by the policy of ensuring unhindered and open access to articles from scientific journals via the Internet. Open access greatly contributes to the dissemination of publications and also increases the recognition of authors. The journal is a peer-reviewed open-access periodical.
Reviewing
Reviews are accepted in printed form and certified by signature. The decision to publish an article is made only in case of full compliance with all the requirements of the journal, as well as in the presence of a positive conclusion (review).
Before the publication of the article, the author must get acquainted with the edited version of the article (by personally visiting the editorial office or by reading the pdf version of the article) and gives his consent for printing by filling out the appropriate certificate form.
Online journal repositories:
«Etchmiadzin» - Matenadaran of Holy Etchmiadzin
«Etchmiadzin» - Pan-Armenian Digital Library
«Etchmiadzin» - Union Catalog of Armenian Continuing Resources
Bibliography of «Etchmiadzin» Journal (1944-1973).
Bibliography of «Etchmiadzin» Journal (1974-2008)․