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| Discipline | Folklore | 
|---|---|
| Language | English | 
| Edited by | Lisa Girman | 
| Publication details | |
| History | 1888–present | 
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Quarterly | 
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | J. Am. Folk. | 
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0021-8715 (print) 1535-1882 (web)  | 
| LCCN | 2002-227249 | 
| JSTOR | 00218715 | 
| OCLC no. | 67084841 | 
| Links | |
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.[1] 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:[2]
- 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[3]
 - Ann K. Ferrell (2016–2020), vols. 129–133[4]
 - Lisa Gilman (2021– ), vol. 134– [5]
 
References
- ↑ "American Folklore Society". American Council of Learned Societies. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
 - ↑ Journal of American Folklore, Centennial Index, Vol. 101, No. 402, pp.20–49
 - ↑ "Editor & AFS Contact Information: Journal of American Folklore" Archived 2021-07-28 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 26 April 2013.
 - ↑ "Editor & AFS Contact Information: Journal of American Folklore" Archived 2021-07-28 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 22 January 2019.
 - ↑ "Editor & AFS Contact Information". Journal of American Folklore.
 
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