The Sixteenth Century Journal: The Journal of Early Modern Studies (SCJ) is a quarterly journal of early modern studies. The senior editors are Raymond B. Waddington and Merry Wiesner-Hanks. It is published by Truman State University Press, and supported by the Sixteenth Century Society and Conference.SCJ was founded in 1969, and has been at Truman State University since 1971. It was initially a biannual journal, and moved to quarterly publication in 1976.