The Journal of Near Eastern Studies[1] is an academic journal published by the University of Chicago Press, covering research on the ancient and medieval civilizations of the Near East, including their archaeology, art, history, literature, linguistics, religion, law, and science.

JNES is devoted to the study of the civilizations of the Near East from prehistory to the end of the Ottoman period in 1922.

JNES embraces a uniquely broad scope of time, place, and topic, including contributions from scholars of international reputation on topics in Assyriology, Egyptology, Hittitology, Torah, and allied ancient studies, as well as a second area of emphasis in early, medieval, and early-modern Islamic studies.

The journal was renamed twice over the course of the following century, with each name change reflecting the growth and expansion of the fields covered by the publication.

Originally published quarterly, it has been biannual since 2010, but at significantly expanded length and new format.