''The Journal of Popular Culture'' (''JPC'') is a peer-reviewed

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that publishes academic essays on all aspects of

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or mass culture. It is published six times a year, printed by

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. As of Summer 2022, the editor is Novotny Lawrence. One of the cofounders was

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. The JPC is the official publication of the

Popular Culture Association Popularity or social status is the quality of being well liked, admired or well known to a particular group. Popular may also refer to: In sociology * Popular culture * Popular fiction * Popular music * Popular science * Populace, the total ...

. The organization holds a national conference annually, usually within the continental

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, with the American Culture Association. There are also several regional conferences held annually. ''The Journal of Popular Culture'' began publication in 1967. At the time, it was located at

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and edited by Ray B. Browne. It later became headquartered at Michigan State University in

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Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in: * Academic Search Premier * Arts and Humanities Citation Index * MLA International Bibliography *

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* SocIndex * Web of Science According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2019

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of 0.199.

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