| Editor: | Stefan Lewerenz |
| Editor Title: | Editor-in-chief |
| Frequency: | Biweekly |
| Category: | Women's magazine |
| Founded: | 1978 |
| Firstdate: | 30 August 1978 |
| Finaldate: | January 2005 |
| Country: | Germany |
| Based: | Hamburg |
| Language: | German |
Journal für die Frau was a biweekly women's magazine that existed between 1978 and 2005. It was headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.
The magazine was established in 1978 with the name Journal für Haushalt und Familie.[1] [2] The first issue of the magazine appeared on 30 August 1978 and was published on a monthly basis.[3]
In October 1980 it was renamed Journal für die Frau.[1] The frequency of the magazine was switched to biweekly on 19 October 1983.[3] Its headquarters was in Hamburg.[4] The market share of Journal für die Frau was 15,5% in 2000 in terms of subscription.[5] In 2001 the website of the magazine was launched.[6] Target audience of Journal für die Frau was women aged 40-49.[5] Stefan Lewerenz was one of the editors-in-chief of the magazine.[3] In the second quarter of 2003 Journal für die Frau sold 306,312 copies.[3]
The owner of the magazine was Axel Springer Verlag[7] [8] until first quarter of 2005 when Burda Verlag, a media company based in Munich, acquired it.[9] The last issue of Journal für die Frau was published in January 2005.[10] The new owner of the magazine, Burda, merged it with another women's magazine Freundin.[10]