''J-14'' is a monthly teenage magazine marketed at pre-teen and teenage girls around age 11–19. It is one of the earliest teen celebrity magazines. The magazine was among the top children's magazines in the 2012 list of ''

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''. In November 2023, it was announced that the print edition of ''J-14'' would be discontinued in January 2024.

History and profile

Launched in 1998, the first issue of the magazine hit stands in January 1999. It was started by Bauer Publishing, the

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. The contents of these magazines include features like teen gossip, quizzes, fashion, posters, and information on celebrities that pertain to the readers. The name of the publication is a sound-alike abbreviation of its tagline "Just For Teens". The headquarters of ''J-14'' is in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. In April 2015, the

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online edition the magazine was launched. American Media, Inc. acquired Bauer's US children's magazines in 2018.

Circulation

An annual survey in 2007 by

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, found that ''J-14'' tied the former '' Nickelodeon Magazine'' among American girls 8–14 for familiarity, with nearly one in three girls in that age group surveyed saying they had read or looked at the magazine. Circulation was 217,183 copies in 2006.Olson, Elizabet
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References

External links

J-14 Official Web Site

J-14 Official Spanish Web Site
1998 establishments in New Jersey Online magazines published in the United States Monthly magazines published in the United States Bauer Media Group Magazines established in 1998 Magazines published in New Jersey Spanish-language magazines published in the United States Spanish-language mass media in New Jersey Teen magazines published in the United States {{teen-mag-stub