''Humor: International Journal of Humor Research'' is a

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International Society for Humor Studies ''Humor: International Journal of Humor Research'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Walter de Gruyter on behalf of the International Society for Humor Studies. , its editor-in-chief is Christian F. Hempelmann (Texas A&M University- ...

. , its

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is Christian F. Hempelmann (

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).Aims and Scope
''Humor''
, International Society for Humor Studies The journal publishes articles from a wide range of disciplines (e.g. psychology, literature, linguistics, sociology, theater, communication, philosophy, anthropology, computer science, history) as well as

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articles related to

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. The journal publishes mainly original research articles, but also theoretical papers, book reviews, scholarly debates, notes, and letters to editors. According to the ''

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is 0.857.

History

The journal was established in 1988 with founding editor-in-chief

Victor Raskin Victor Raskin (born April 17, 1944) is a distinguished professor of linguistics at Purdue University. He is the author of ''Semantic Mechanisms of Humor'' and ''Ontological Semantics'' and founding editor (now editor-at-large) of ''Humor'', the jo ...

.Book reviews
''Asian Folklore Studies'', Vol. 49, No. 2 (1990), pp. 323-325 The full list of editors-in-chief is: * Victor Raskin (1988-1999) * Lawrence E. Mintz (2000-2002) * Salvatore Attardo (2003-2012) * Giselinde Kuipers (2012-2015) * Thomas E. Ford (2016-2020) * Christian F. Hempelmann (2021-present)

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International Society for Humor Studies

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