British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies

The British Society for Eighteenth-century Studies (BSECS) is an interdisciplinary scholarly society based in the United Kingdom which promotes the study of all aspects of 18th-century cultural history, literature, and culture. Its members are both academics and members of the public from all over the world with a diverse range of interests in the history, literature, art history, architecture, and culture of the 18th century.

The society organizes an annual three-day conference, held at St Hugh's College, Oxford each January and publishes the quarterly Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies. It also offers a range of fellowships and bursaries to support research into 18th-century history, literature, and culture.

The Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies (JECS) is the official journal of the British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (BSECS), published by Wiley. It is a leading scholarly journal in the field of long eighteenth-century studies, and presents the best current scholarship in this field from the United Kingdom and also the rest of the world.

Founded in 1972, JECS publishes essays and reviews on a full range of eighteenth-century subjects. It is received by all the Society's members, and is subscribed to by many individuals and institutions, including many university libraries. All volumes of the Journal are available in both printed and electronic format.