Journal of Anime and Manga Studies

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Anime and Manga Studies (JAMS) is an open-access journal dedicated to providing an ethical, peer-reviewed space for academics, students, and independent researchers examining the field of anime, manga, cosplay, and fandom studies to share their research with others. JAMS is peer reviewed by scholars with experience in these areas. The goal of JAMS is to explore anime as an art form and bring visibility to the deeper meanings, understandings, and/or cultural significance of anime, manga, cosplay, and their fandoms. The use of “anime” as a descriptor in all principles includes manga, cosplay, and its fandoms. JAMS is dedicated to the scholarly analysis of anime, manga, cosplay, and the fandom surrounding these areas for researchers and those interested in anime and its culture. As an open access journal, JAMS aims to reach an audience of scholars both inside and outside the academe, encouraging public engagement through the digital humanities. JAMS hopes to forge connections with anime fans, scholars, and higher education. The Journal of Anime and Manga Studies is an interdiscinplinary publication that accepts articles from a variety of disciplines. JAMS is interested in scholarly analysis of anime through any number of theoretical lenses, but also interested qualitative and quantitative research surrounding anime. Scholarly book reviews of texts concerning anime, manga, cosplay, and the fandom culture surrounding these areas will also be considered.

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