''Humor: International Journal of Humor Research'' is a

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published by

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on behalf of the International Society for Humor Studies. , its

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is Christian F. Hempelmann (

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).Aims and Scope
''Humor''
, International Society for Humor Studies The journal publishes articles from a wide range of disciplines (e.g. psychology, literature, linguistics, sociology, theater, communication, philosophy, anthropology, computer science, history) as well as

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articles related to

humor research Humor research (also humor studies) is a multifaceted field which enters the domains of linguistics, history, and literature. Research in humor has been done to understand the psychological and physiological effects, both positive and negative, on ...

. The journal publishes mainly original research articles, but also theoretical papers, book reviews, scholarly debates, notes, and letters to editors. According to the ''

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'', its 2011

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is 0.857.

History

The journal was established in 1988 with founding editor-in-chief

Victor Raskin Victor Raskin (born April 17, 1944) is a distinguished professor of linguistics at Purdue University. He is the author of ''Semantic Mechanisms of Humor'' (1985) and ''Ontological Semantics'' (2004) with Sergei Nirenburg and served as the founding ...

.Book reviews
''Asian Folklore Studies'', Vol. 49, No. 2 (1990), pp. 323-325 The full list of editors-in-chief is: * Victor Raskin (1988-1999) * Lawrence E. Mintz (2000-2002) * Salvatore Attardo (2003-2012) * Giselinde Kuipers (2012-2015) * Thomas E. Ford (2016-2020) * Christian F. Hempelmann (2021–present)

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International Society for Humor Studies

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