Journals

Our Journals includes materials from across the Pacific. Journals in Digital Pacific is designed to provide exposure to unique content. Navigate our Journals to find out more.

NameDescriptionAccess
Papers PastPapers Past is divided into four sections which includes Newspapers, Magazines & Journals, Letters & Diaries and Parliamentary Papers dating back to the 1840's till now. Featured in this site is a collection of the Samoan Times and Samoan Weekly.Hosted by the National Library of New Zealand. Open access.
Manoa HorizonsManoa Horizons includes published academic work of undergraduates at the University of Hawai'i. Included in this journal are creative writing, capstone thesis and more.Open access. Kahualike > Collections > Manoa Horizons.
The Journal of the Polynesian SocietyFounded in 1892, JPS is based at the University of Auckland and provides historical and contemporary scholarship about Maori and Pacific Island peoples and their cultures from 1892 to the 21st century. JPS focuses on historical and contemporary information about culture, identity and more.To access two of the most recently digitized volumes (2 years) JPS requires a paid subscription on the official Polynesian Society website. Everything
prior to the past two complete years is open and free for access to subscribing institutions or individuals and the public for personal research. Can be accessed through the University of Auckland Library page > About > Collections > Digitized Collection > The Journal of the Polynesian Society.
MAI ReviewMAI Review is currently closed. Materials from 2006 - 2011 are archived and available on the site. These materials include Maori and Indigenous development, research and scholarly training.Open access. Materials from 2006 - 2011 are archived and available on the site. Main page is now MAI Journey
MAI JourneyMAI Journey critically engages with Pacific and Indigenous issues. Three issues are published online; April, August and December. Navigate the MAI Journey to find more scholarly articles. Open access.
New Zealand Journal of HistoryPublished by the department of History at the University of Auckland since 1967, New Zealand Journal of History entails scholarly materials written on New Zealand history by New Zealand's most prestigious historians. Navigate the site for more.Two of the most recent New Zealand Journal of History are open to subscribers only. Open access to older materials in this site.
Ka 'Elele - The MessengerKa 'Elele journal celebrates and perpetuates history, culture and environment of Hawai'i and the Pacific.Download PDF of past and current journals. Open access.
Journal of Pacific StudiesThe Journal of Pacific Studies focuses primarily on development, geographical, economic, historical and political issues in the Pacific. Open access.
OceaniaOceania Journal focuses on the field of social and cultural anthropology primarily in the Pacific. Open access. Some materials require special access.
The Contemporary PacificContemporary Pacific aims to cover an array of disciplines with a focus on contemporary development in the Pacific region. Each Issue features the works of a Pacific artists.Open access.
Hawaiian Journal of HistoryHawaiian Journal of History was published in 1967. The Journal primarily focuses on the history of Hawai'i and part of the Pacific region. Open access.