Scottish Studies

Scottish Studies is the journal of the School of Scottish Studies, University of Edinburgh. The journal reflects the eight main research areas of the school: tales, custom and belief, material culture, song, instrumental music, place-names, dialectology and social organisation. Research topics have included archaeology and pre-history; demographics; ethnography and ethnology; history, land use and distribution; fishing and seafaring; material culture; onomastics; oral culture and traditions; and spiritual beliefs, customs and observances. Today we also welcome research centering on Scotland's evolving landscapes, physical and social, and the peoples who call Scotland home in the twenty-first century.

The University of Edinburgh Library provides funding for the basic operational costs of the Edinburgh Diamond service. The journal itself receives no direct funding, either internally or externally, instead relying on volunteer labour for editorial and production management.