The ''Journal of American Folklore'' is a

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published by the

American Folklore Society The American Folklore Society (AFS) is the US-based professional association for folklorists, with members from the US, Canada, and around the world, which aims to encourage research, aid in disseminating that research, promote the responsible ...

. Since 2003, this has been done on its behalf by the

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. The journal has been published since the society's founding in 1888. 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

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of the journal:''Journal of American Folklore'', Centennial Index, Vol. 101, No. 402, pp.20–49

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