When NAVA was founded in 1967, access to information about flags was limited to subscribing to The Flag Bulletin. Today flag information — both accurate and inaccurate — is easily available on the Internet. In order to provide accurate and scholarly information about flags, our publications are all subject to editorial review. Vexillology is a social science, and critical feedback from readers is welcomed as a part of that process.
In addition to this website, NAVA presents current and archival information about flags and its activites through its publications program:
NAVA Digital Library: NAVA’s digital archives go back to 1967.
Raven: A Journal of Vexillology: Established in 1994 by then-president Scot Guenter, NAVA’s scholarly, peer-reviewed journal is published annually. Under the longtime editorship of Ted Kaye, special issues have appeared as books (on flags of tribes, U.S. cities, Canadian cities, and Russian regions). Articles appearing in Raven are abstracted and indexed in Historical Abstracts and America: History and Life. [ISSN 1071-0043 (print) & ISSN 2376-8592 (online)]
Vexillum: This quarterly full-color magazine, launched in 2018, is devoted to contemporary flag scholarship, current flag news, and information about NAVA and its members. It complements Raven by providing a forum for both broad coverage of vexillological topics and inter-disciplinary discussion among authors and scholars. [ISSN 2577-5650 (print)] and ISSN 2577-5677 (online)]
Semaphore: Our e-mail bulletin shares brief news about NAVA and its activities to our membership, generally monthly.
Semaphore is distributed to all members with current e-mail addresses, relaying messages from the president, other officers, and committees about current issues, events, initiatives, and accomplishments of interest within NAVA.
Facebook: NAVA maintains an active primary presence on social media.
Former Publications:
NAVA News: This newsletter, first published in October 1967, was published bimonthly through 1999 then quarterly through 2017. Originally a simple newsletter for NAVA, in 1987 editor Grace Rogers Cooper began publishing more scholarly articles. With the creation of the Flag Research Quarterly in 2013 it converted to electronic publication, issued as needed, and provided notices, reports, and summaries of current vexillological information appearing in other media. It was incorporated into Vexillum in 2018. [ISSN 1053-3338 (print) & ISSN 2372-1332 (online)]
Flag Research Quarterly: This full-color periodical, established in 2013 and published through 2017, complemented Raven by providing a forum for more colorful vexillological articles alongside broad vexillological topics and interdisciplinary discussion among authors and scholars. It was incorporated into Vexillum in 2018. [ISSN 2334-4407 (print)] and ISSN 2474-1884 (online)]
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