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The Journal of Religion and Popular Culture began its life in 2002. It started as a quiet academic experiment to study what average people believe outside of traditional religious institutions.
Jennifer E. Porter and David Feltmate serve as the editors of the Journal of Religion and Popular Culture. Jennifer E. Porter is an associate professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland and David Feltmate is an associate professor at Auburn University at Montgomery.
The Journal of Religion and Popular Culture is abstracted and indexed in the ATLA Religion Database, EBSCO databases, ProQuest databases, MLA International Bibliography, and Scopus. These databases ensure the journal reaches traditional religious scholars, students, and the broader scientific community.
The University of California Press has published the Journal of Religion and Popular Culture since 2002. This partnership provided the infrastructure needed to support a peer-reviewed online journal and lent credibility to the subject matter.
The Journal of Religion and Popular Culture operates on a triannual schedule and releases three issues per year. This deliberate pacing allows editors to curate deep essays rather than rushing to publish the latest trends.