How to structure for a Quarterly Journal to feature posts from last edition?

I am going to design a website for a Journal, pro-bono and wanted to ask your advice. How would one go about structuring a site that features the latest edition or two and respective posts accessible on the front page, and allow access to other editions from the menu.
I was thinking of having a category for a ‘release’ post with the cover of that edition, and links to posts with titles visible or ajax loaded. This would keep it simple and have the last 2-3 editions easily accessed. This would also make it easy to have a widget or something with latest posts of category ‘release’ to maintain an easy archive.
Any other ideas?