Beads: Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers publishes scholarly research on beads and beadwork of all materials and periods from around the world. Beads was first published in 1989 and has previously been supported by Syracuse University Libraries. It is currently supported by the University of Oregon Libraries and preserved by Portico. 

This journal has a one-year moving paywall for members of the Society of Bead Researchers. If you are a current member, you can download the current issue when logged into this website. 

If you are not yet a member, please visit the Society's membership page.

Select issues are also available in print format; more information is available at the Society's website. 

If you have any questions, please contact the editor,  Alison Carter, at: acarter4@uoregon.edu. 

 

Society of Bead Researchers Officers and Appointed Officials

Elliot Blair, President

Emma Derry, Secretary-Treasurer

Alison Kyra Carter, Editor

Brad Loewen, Associate Editor

Michele Hoferitza, Newsletter Editor

Alice Scherer, Webmaster and Secretary-Treasurer Emeritus

Karlis Karklins, Editor Emeritus