''Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review'' is an

academic journal An academic journal or scholarly journal is a periodical publication in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as permanent and transparent forums for the presentation, scrutiny, and ...

publishing papers on the works of

J. R. R. Tolkien John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (, ; 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''. From 1925 to 1945, Tolkien was the Rawlins ...

. The journal's founding editors are Douglas A. Anderson, Michael D. C. Drout, and

Verlyn Flieger Verlyn Flieger (born 1933) is an author, editor, and Professor Emerita in the Department of English at the University of Maryland at College Park, where she taught courses in comparative mythology, medieval literature, and the works of J. R. R. Tol ...

, and the current editors are Michael D. C. Drout,

, and David Bratman. It states that it is the first scholarly journal published by an academic press in the area of

Tolkien research The works of J. R. R. Tolkien have generated a body of research covering many aspects of his fantasy writings. These encompass ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Silmarillion'', along with his legendarium that remained unpublished until after ...

(at least in the English language).

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The Tolkien scholar

David Bratman David Bratman is a librarian and Tolkien scholar. Biography David Bratman was born in Chicago to Robert Bratman, a physician, and his wife Nancy, an editor. He was one of four sons in the family. He was brought up in Cleveland, Ohio and then i ...

wrote that in 2005, Tolkien Studies had "retrenched into ''Lord of the Rings'' studies", centred on

Wayne G. Hammond Wayne Gordon Hammond (born February 11, 1953 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American scholar known for his research and writings on the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. Biography Wayne Hammond was born in Cleveland, Ohio and then raised in Brooklyn, Ohi ...

and

Christina Scull Christina Scull (born 6 March 1942 in Bristol, England) is a British researcher and writer best known for her books about the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. Biography Christina Scull was born in Bristol and was educated at the Redmaids' High Sc ...

's ''The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion'', though it was accompanied by mythological and medieval studies of Tolkien's work. In 2009, the Tolkien scholar

Janet Brennan Croft Janet Brennan Croft (born 1961) is an American author and editor, best known for writing and editing books and journals on J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth fantasy. She is currently Associate University Librarian for Content Discovery at Univers ...

wrote in ''

Mythlore ''Mythlore'' is a biannual (originally quarterly) peer-reviewed academic journal founded by Glen GoodKnight and published by the Mythopoeic Society. Although it publishes articles that explore the genres of myth and fantasy in general, special a ...

'' that "The continued and growing success of ''Tolkien Studies ''is a cheering indication that our narrow field of mythopoeic and

Inklings The Inklings were an informal literary discussion group associated with J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis at the University of Oxford for nearly two decades between the early 1930s and late 1949. The Inklings were literary enthusiasts who pr ...

studies is healthy enough to support two substantial and highly-respected refereed scholarly journals on the general topic in this country alone (''Seven: An Anglo-American Review'' and ''

''), as well as a number of specialized journals devoted even more narrowly to individual Inklings and fellow fantasists, like ''Tolkien Studies''." She added that the journal was distinctive in "commissioning a lead article from a major Tolkien scholar, and following it up with an appreciation and/or checklist of their scholarship." In 2010, Don Riggs reviewed ''Tolkien Studies'' Volume 6 for ''

Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts The International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts (IAFA), founded in 1982 is a nonprofit association of scholars, writers, and publishers of science fiction, fantasy, and horror in literature, film, and the other arts. Its principal act ...

'', commenting that it contained essays, book reviews, a summary of the year 2006 in Tolkien studies, and a bibliography of the year 2007. He noted that the editors were major scholars in the field. Mike Foster, writing in ''Mythlore'' in 2011 after seeing the first seven volumes of the journal, called ''Tolkien Studies'' "the best anthology of Tolkien criticism and commentary".

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Review of Volume 4 by the Tolkien Library
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Tolkien John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (, ; 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works '' The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''. From 1925 to 1945, Tolkien was the Rawl ...

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