​​The ASP publishes The Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists (BASP), the only North American journal in the field of papyrology. 

​Click here to see the Table of Contents for BASP 61 (2024).
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In light of the recent discussions on the publication of illicit antiquities, ASP wishes to emphasize the need to abide by ASP and AIP Policy on Illegal Trade of Objects. We firmly believe that this is a serious matter and as the Society’s journal, BASP follows the 2007 ASP resolution condemning the illegal trade of papyri, as well as the 2022 ASP-AIP Papyrus Trade Resolution (https://www.papyrology.org/resolutions.html). Under no circumstances will contributions be accepted that publish objects that are considered illicit. Objects of questionable provenance (where it is not clear whether they are legally or illegally acquired) are not necessarily excluded from publication in BASP, but a “frank and thorough” investigation and documentation of their provenance must be undertaken. The burden of establishing the “legality” of an object falls on its editor, in which it cannot be assumed that an object has been acquired legally by virtue of the fact that its “illegality” cannot be demonstrated unambiguously. A submission demonstrating or even implying that a contributor has been involved in the authentication of  illicit (or potentially illicit) material cannot be accepted for publication in the Society’s journal.

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General Introduction
The Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists has been the official journal of the American Society of Papyrologists since the publication of Volume 1, issue 1 in 1963 and is the only North American journal devoted to papyrology and related disciplines. The editorial board of The Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists consists of Sofía Torallas Tovar (Managing Editor; s[email protected]), Jitse Dijkstra, Francesca Schironi and Michael Sampson (Reviews Editor).
Articles
BASP publishes a wide variety of articles of relevance to papyrology and related disciplines. From text editions to important synthetic articles, BASP has published studies on papyri, ostraca and inscriptions in Demotic Egyptian, Greek, Latin, Coptic and Arabic; in the future, we hope to broaden our coverage to include Hieratic and Aramaic texts of relevance to our readers. Since 2014 BASP includes an annual review of Christian inscriptions from Egypt and Nubia.
Book reviews
BASP publishes important reviews by the best scholars in the field. We encourage publishers to send their publications to the reviews editor, C. Michael Sampson, Department of Classics, University of Manitoba, University College, 220 Dysart Road, Winnipeg, MB   R3T 2M8 Canada
submissions
The editors of BASP invite submissions not only from North American and foreign members of the Society but also from non-members throughout the world. We welcome preliminary inquiries on article topics, but please note that we cannot make a decision on the acceptance of an article without a manuscript in hand. Editorial guidelines are available electronically. Please include a brief abstract of your article with each submission. Submissions may be in English, French, German, or Italian.
editors
Editors
Sofía Torallas Tovar, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton (Managing Editor)
Jitse Dijkstra, University of Ottawa
Francesca Schironi, University of Michigan
C. Michael Sampson, University of Manitoba (Reviews Editor)​​​

Editorial Board
Antti Arjava, University of Helsinki; Paola Davoli,Università del Salento; Gladys Frantz-Murphy, Regis University; Andrea Jördens, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; David Martinez, University of Chicago; Kathleen McNamee, Wayne State University; John Tait, University College London; David Thomas, Durham University; Dorothy Thompson, University of Cambridge; Terry Wilfong, University of Michigan
back list
The Society maintains an extensive back list to BASP, which can be ordered from Peeters Publishers.
electronic ACCESS
The University of Michigan Library maintains an electronic archive of BASP from Vol. 1 (1963/4) to Vol. 51 (2014). BASP may also be found in JSTOR Arts and Sciences XIV. The most recent issues (from 2006) are available through Peeters Online Journals.
TABLES OF CONTENTS
Click the link below to find a cumulative and searchable list of all TOCs from past volumes of BASP.