Journal of Religion and Popular Culture

• 1. Introduction

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  The Journal of Religion and Popular Culture began publishing in 2002 as an online, peer-reviewed academic journal. It appears three times a year, a triannual rhythm the journal has kept since it started. Two scholars share the title of editor-in-chief, each teaching at a different university. Who are the two people steering it, and how has a specialized outlet found space across the academic databases scholars rely on?

• 2. Behind The Masthead

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  Jennifer E. Porter holds the title of editor-in-chief, an associate professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland. David Feltmate shares that title, holding the same rank of associate professor at Auburn University at Montgomery. University of California Press currently publishes the journal, lending an established academic press's name to a specialized title. Two named scholars and one press give the journal a base, though what its pages actually chase is a separate question.

• 3. Scope And Standing

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  ATLA Religion Database includes the journal among its holdings, one of five separate indexes that catalog it. EBSCO databases, the MLA International Bibliography, ProQuest databases, and Scopus each list it as well. That spread carries its footprint across religious studies, literature, and broader research search tools. Underneath that shelf of indexes sits the journal's actual charge, tracking wherever religion and popular culture cross paths in scholarship. That charge stays broad enough to leave open which corner of the overlap its next issue takes up.