Beginning in 1948, the Armenian Review has evolved over the years to become the pre-eminent journal of Armenian scholarship. No other English-language Armenian publication has had a greater role in advancing modern Armenian historiography, especially over the last 20 years, when research on the Genocide burgeoned and the Armenian Review became the key academic outlet for publication of this scholarship. As political claims have relied increasingly on solid historical research, the role that the Armenian Review has played in Armenian national life has become ever more important. And yet, the Armenian Review has been and remains a scholarly journal. Publication standards are set very high, and articles published in these pages must not only be original works of research, but must also pass reviews by peers in relevant disciplinary fields.