American Studies (journal)

American Studies ("AMSJ") is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering issues broadly concerning American culture, society, as well as international perspectives. The journal is sponsored by the Mid-America American Studies Association and the University of Kansas. In 2005, the journal merged with "American Studies International". The editorial staff at the University of Kansas includes: editors-in-chief Sherrie Tucker and Randal Maurice Jelks; associate editor Chris Perreira; assistant editor Bobby Cervantes; managing editor Elizabeth Wilhelm; and media assistant Ashley Aranda. In 2020, "American Studies" revamped the journal's blog as "Dialogues: Blog of the American Studies" "Journal", edited by Chris Perreira. The "American Studies" editorial board is made up of 44 members from 38 institutions in 7 countries.
History.
"American Studies" became a major journal in 1959, when it was first known as the "Journal of the Central Mississippi Valley American Studies Association" and later as the "Midcontinent American Studies Journal". Since 1971, it has been called "American Studies" and has been published by the ASA’s regional chapter, the Mid-America American Studies Association. In 2005, the triannual journal became a quarterly. A merger with "American Studies International" ("ASI"), which ceased publication in 2004, marked a commitment to internationalizing the editorial board and increasing the presence of scholarship produced outside the U.S., as well as a commitment to continue the teaching-focused features that had been sustained by "ASI". 
"American Studies" is one of the top journals in the field, with a U.S. circulation of roughly 1,200 and an international circulation averaging around 500. The journal is available open-source with a rolling embargo of 3 years and is available full-text through the following databases: JSTOR, Project Muse, ProQuest, and EBSCO. "American Studies" uses a double-anonymous peer-review process. Each submission that moves through the process is typically sent to three readers, two from the editorial board and one specialist. "AMSJ"'s acceptance rate is approximately 25%.
Special Issues.
Each year, "American Studies" publishes a special issue that concerns a single theme of interest in the field and is managed by a guest editor or a team of editors. They are the primarily arbiter of proposals, acceptances and revisions, but the final decisions rest with the editors of "American Studies". 
2021 - Our Shared Planet: The Environment Issue (double issue).
Guest Edited by Michelle Yates (Columbia College Chicago), Timo Müller (University of Konstanz, Germany), Pacharee Sudhinaraset (New York University), and Hee-Jung Serenity Joo (University of Manitoba, Canada)
2020 - Arts in the Black Press During the Age of Jim Crow.
Guest Editors: Kristen Turner (North Carolina State University) and Lucy Caplan (Harvard University)
2019 - New Directions in Black Western Studies.
Guest Editors: Kalenda Eaton (University of Oklahoma), Michael K. Johnson (University of Maine at Farmington), and Jeanette Eileen Jones (university of Nebraska - Lincoln)
2018 - The Food Issue.
Guest Editor: Lauren Rabinovitz (University of Iowa)
2017 - Latinx Civil Rights and Beyond.
Guest Editors: Norma E. Cantú (Trinity University) and Valerie M. Mendoza (Avila University)
2016 - Sports in the University.
Guest Editors: Noah Cohan (Washington University in St. Louis), Daniel A. Gilbert (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Theresa Runstedtler (American University), Tyran Kai Steward (University of Michigan), and Lucio Trimbur (City University of New York)
2015 - The Ralph Ellison Issue.
Guest Editors: Matthew Calihman (Missouri State University), Tracy Floreani (Oklahoma City University), and A. Yęmisi Jimoh (University of Massachusetts-Amherst)
2013 - The Funk Issue.
Guest Editor: Tony Bolden (University of Kansas)
Editorship Timeline.
"* denotes associate status/guest editor"
"**associate from 1979 - 1988"
American Studies Editorial Board.
Crystal Anderson, George Mason University
Fernando Armstrong-Fumero, Smith College
Thomas Augst, New York University
Davarian Baldwin, Trinity College
Astrid Böger, University of Hamburg, Germany
Edward Chan, Waseda University, Japan
Dawn Coleman, University of Tennessee
Clare Corbould, Deakin University, Australia
Todd Decker, Washington University in St. Louis
Dennis Domer, University of Kansas
Phillip Drake, University of Kansas
Gerald Early, Washington University in St. Louis
Keith Eggener, University of Oregon
Nan Enstad, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Daniele Fiorentino, Università Roma Tre, Italy
Stephanie Fitzgerald, Arizona State University
Randall Fuller, University of Kansas
John Gennari, University of Vermont
Tanya Golash-Boza, University of California, Merced
William Graebner, State University of New York at Fredonia
Douglas Hartmann, University of Minnesota
Udo Hebel, University of Regensburg, Germany
Rebecca Hill, Kennesaw State University
Mark Hulsether, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Serenity Joo, University of Manitoba, Canada
Cheryl Lester, University of Kansas
Tiffany Ana López, Arizona State University
Emily Lordi, Vanderbilt University
Nicola Mann, Richmond University, London
Carol Mason, University of Kentucky
Fiona Ngô, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Eric Porter, University of California, Santa Cruz
Sonnet Retman, University of Washington
David Roediger, University of Kansas
Wilfried Raussert, Bielefeld University, Germany
Eric Sandeen, University of Wyoming
Alex Seago, Richmond University, London
David Serlin, University of California, San Diego
Jane Simonsen, Augustana College
Carolyn Thomas, University of California, Davis
Deborah Vargas, Rutgers University
Psyche Williams-Forson, University of Maryland