| Cover: | Journal of American Folklore.jpg |
| Editor: | Lisa Girman |
| Discipline: | Folklore |
| Abbreviation: | J. Am. Folk. |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press for the American Folklore Society |
| Country: | United States |
| Frequency: | Quarterly |
| History: | 1888–present |
| Website: | http://www.press.uillinois.edu/journals/jaf.html |
| Link1: | http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/journal_of_american_folklore/ |
| Link1-Name: | Online access |
| Link2: | http://www.afsnet.org/publications/jaf.cfm |
| Link2-Name: | Journal page at society website |
| Jstor: | 00218715 |
| Oclc: | 67084841 |
| Lccn: | 2002-227249 |
| Issn: | 0021-8715 |
| Eissn: | 1535-1882 |
The Journal of American Folklore is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the American Folklore Society. The journal has been published since the society's founding in 1888.[1] Since 2003, this has been published at the University of Illinois Press. It publishes on a quarterly schedule and incorporates scholarly articles, essays, and notes relating to its field. It also includes reviews of books, exhibitions and events.
The following people have been editor-in-chief of the journal:[2]