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Journal of Anime and Manga Studies

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign · United States

eISSN2689-2596

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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.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequencyannual

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewAnonymous peer review, Double anonymous peer review

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Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

IDEALSInternet Archive

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2689-2596

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Indexed in a trusted database?

DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Anonymous peer review, Double anonymous peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

Yes

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

IDEALS, Internet Archive

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Japanese History and CultureAsian Culture and Media StudiesDigital Games and MediaComics and Graphic NarrativesHong Kong and Taiwan PoliticsMedia, Gender, and AdvertisingPosthumanist Ethics and ActivismCinema and Media StudiesEcocriticism and Environmental LiteratureGothic Literature and Media Analysis