Journal of American Folklore
{{Short description|Academic journal on American folklore}}
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| editor = Lisa Girman
| discipline = Folklore
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| abbreviation = J. Am. Folk.
| publisher = University of Illinois Press for the American Folklore Society
| country = United States
| frequency = Quarterly
| history = 1888–present
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| website = http://www.press.uillinois.edu/journals/jaf.html
| link1 = http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/journal_of_american_folklore/
| link1-name = Online access
| link2 = http://www.afsnet.org/publications/jaf.cfm
| link2-name = Journal page at society website
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| JSTOR = 00218715
| OCLC = 67084841
| LCCN = 2002-227249
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| ISSN = 0021-8715
| eISSN = 1535-1882
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The Journal of American Folklore is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the American Folklore Society. The journal has been published since the society's founding in 1888.{{cite web|title=American Folklore Society|url=https://www.acls.org/Focus-On-Societies/American-Folklore-Society|website=American Council of Learned Societies|access-date=18 October 2019}} Since 2003, this has been published at the University of Illinois Press. It publishes on a quarterly schedule and incorporates scholarly articles, essays, and notes relating to its field. It also includes reviews of books, exhibitions and events.
Editors
The following people have been editor-in-chief of the journal:Journal of American Folklore, Centennial Index, Vol. 101, No. 402, pp.20–49
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- William Wells Newell (1888–1899), vols. 1–12
- Alexander Francis Chamberlain (1900–1907), vols. 13–20
- Franz Boas (1908–1924), vols. 21–37
- Ruth Fulton Benedict (1925–1939), vols. 38–52
- Gladys Reichard (1940), vol.53
- Archer Taylor (1941), vol. 54
- Erminie Wheeler-Voegelin (1942–1946), vols. 55–59
- Wayland Debs Hand (1947–1951), vols. 60–64
- Katharine Luomala (1952–1953), vols. 65–66
- Thomas A. Sebeok (1954–1958), vols. 67–71
- Richard M. Dorson (1959–1963), vols. 72–76
- John Greenway (1964–1968), vols. 77–81
- Américo Paredes (1969–1973), vols. 82–86
- Barre Toelken (1974–1976), vols. 87–89
- Jan Harold Brunvand (1977–1980), vols. 90–93
- Richard Bauman (1981–1985), vols. 94–98
- Bruce Jackson (1986–1990), vols. 99–103
- Burt Feintuch (1991–1995), vols. 104–108
- Jack Santino (1996–2000), 109–113
- Elaine J. Lawless (2000–2005), vols. 114–118
- Harris M. Berger and Giovanna P. Del Negro (2006–2010), vols. 119–123
- Thomas A. DuBois and James P. Leary (2011–2015), vols. 124–128[http://www.press.uillinois.edu/journals/jaf/jafeditors.html "Editor & AFS Contact Information: Journal of American Folklore"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728205104/https://www.press.uillinois.edu/journals/jaf/jafeditors.html |date=2021-07-28 }}, Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- Ann K. Ferrell (2016–2020), vols. 129–133[http://www.press.uillinois.edu/journals/jaf/jafeditors.html "Editor & AFS Contact Information: Journal of American Folklore"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728205104/https://www.press.uillinois.edu/journals/jaf/jafeditors.html |date=2021-07-28 }}, Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- Lisa Gilman (2021– ), vol. 134– {{cite web |title=Editor & AFS Contact Information |url=https://www.press.uillinois.edu/journals/?id=jaf |website=Journal of American Folklore}}
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://americanfolkloresociety.org/journal/}}
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Category:Publications established in 1888
Category:English-language journals
Category:University of Illinois Press academic journals
Category:Academic journals associated with learned and professional societies
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