The Journal
The annual Journal of the Historical Society of South Australia was first published in 1975. In 1978 and 1980 two issues were published.
In 2023 Insights into South Australian History volume 3: Selected articles from the Journal of the Historical Society of South Australia Nos 1–50 was produced instead. Regular editions of the Journal resumed in 2025.
If you are interested in submitting an article or other material for inclusion in the Journal, please contact the editor, Brenton Griffin, at editorhssa@outlook.com
Please consult Style Guide 2026 and the Information for Contributors 2026.
Authors will be asked to complete an Authors Agreement prior to publication.
Previous Issues
Past journals to 1993 have been scanned and can be accessed here: https://historicalsocietysa.com/past-journal-issues/
Hard copies of the current and some previous Journals are available for $55 including postage. Use the ‘Contact Us’ tab to email the secretary with your request.
Some back issues are available from Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers, 196 North Terrace Adelaide. Email or phone them with your request.
Since the first issue in 1975 all essays were indexed in the Australian Public Affairs Information Service (APAIS). APAIS was maintained by the National Library of Australia and closed in December 2013. It is now available from RMIT Publishing as Informit APAFT (Australian Public Affairs Full Text). Follow this link.
The Journal may also be accessed from various other library and associated websites, including the State Library of South Australia.
The Journals are also available as full-text on the Informit site via a State Library title search and no. 43, 2015 to no. 50, 2022 on the National Library of Australia site. Access may depend on academic licences and other factors, so a Google search is recommended to find these.
Links to the Tables of Contents for recent issues and a Subject Index for Journals 1 to 42 are given below. The Subject Index contains bookmarks to take you to each subject heading. The text can also be searched for key words: use Find or Search in the Edit menu. To use these functions, you need to download a copy of the PDF onto your own computer.
Click on the above title to access an index to articles which have appeared in the Journal of the Historical Society of South Australia from 1975 to 2014 (Nos 1 to 42) compiled by Brian Samuels (PDF 305 kB).
Tables of Content are also available for: