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Journal of American Folklore
Academic journal on American folklore From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[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.
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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]
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