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.