BYU Studies
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{{Infobox journal
| title = BYU Studies
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| discipline = Mormon studies
| former_names = Brigham Young University Studies; BYU Studies Quarterly (abbreviated: BYU Studies)
| abbreviation = BYU Stud.
| publisher = Brigham Young University
| country = United States
| frequency = Quarterly
| history = 1959-present
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| website = https://byustudies.byu.edu/
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| link2 = https://byustudies.byu.edu/browseJournals.aspx?type=all
| link2-name = Online archive
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| OCLC = 793652860
| LCCN = 2012203098
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| ISSN = 2167-8472
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BYU Studies is a multidisciplinary academic journal covering a broad array of topics related to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon studies). It is published by the church-owned Brigham Young University. The journal is abstracted and indexed in the ATLA Religion Database.{{cite web |url=https://www.atla.com/products/titles/Pages/default.aspx |title=Title and Product Update Lists |publisher=American Theological Library Association |work=ATLA Religion Database |access-date=2013-09-14}}
History
Originally proposed as Wasatch Review,{{cite journal |author=Whittaker, David J. |author-link=David J. Whittaker |title=Leonard James Arrington: His Life and Work |journal=Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought |volume=11 |issue=4 |date=Winter 1978 |url=http://content.lib.utah.edu/u?/dialogue,355 |access-date=2008-07-20}} the periodical was established as Brigham Young University Studies and was first printed in January 1959, as an issue of Brigham Young University Bulletin printed by BYU Press.{{cite journal | title=Purpose | journal=BYU Studies | publisher=Brigham Young University Press | pages=iv | date=January 15, 1959 | volume=1 | issue=1 | url=https://byustudies.byu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/01_1Final.pdf | access-date=2008-11-03}} In April 2012 the journal was renamed BYU Studies Quarterly. In January 2023 the journal reverted to its original name, BYU Studies (dropping Quarterly). The tagline for BYU Studies is "Scholarship Aligned with the Gospel of Jesus Christ." The BYU Studies logo was changed in January 2023 to align with the logo of its parent institution, Brigham Young University.
Editors
The following people have been editor-in-chief:
- Clinton F. Larson (1959–1967)
- Charles D. Tate (1968–1983)
- Edward Geary (1984–1991)
- John W. Welch (1991–2018){{Cite web|url=https://byustudies.byu.edu/about-byu-studies|title=Mission, Purpose, and History of BYU Studies {{!}} BYU Studies|website=byustudies.byu.edu|language=en|access-date=2024-01-10}}
- Steven C. Harper (2019–present)
See also
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://byustudies.byu.edu/}}
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Category:1959 establishments in Utah
Category:Brigham Young University publications
Category:Academic journals established in 1959
Category:Mormon studies journals
Category:The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints periodicals