Journal of Popular Television (Journal)

ISSN 20469861 , ONLINE ISSN 2046987X

Journal of Popular Television is an international, double-blind peer-reviewed journal designed to promote and encourage scholarship on all aspects of popular television, whether fictional or non-fictional, from docudramas and sports to news and comedy.

This title is indexed with Scopus and the Web of Science’s Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI).

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Principal Editor

James Leggott
Northumbria University, UK
james.leggott@northumbria.ac.uk

Associate Editor

Tobias Hochscherf
University of Applied Sciences, Germany
tobias.hochscherf@fh-kiel.de

Julie Anne Taddeo
University of Maryland, USA
Taddeo@mail.umd.edu

Reviews Editor

Caitlin Shaw
University of Bristol, UK
caitlin.shaw@bristol.ac.uk

Notes for Contributors Download


Aims & Scope

Journal of Popular Television is an international, double-blind peer-reviewed journal designed to promote and encourage scholarship on all aspects of popular television, whether fictional or non-fictional, from docudramas and sports to news and comedy. The journal is rooted in the belief that popular television continues to play a major cultural, political and social role, and thus seeks interdisciplinary contributions that contextualize programmes, genres, personalities and phenomena. The journal seeks to be equally responsive to contemporary developments in television production and within television criticism and theory, and to historical approaches and re-evaluation of canonical and non-canonical texts.

Submissions

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All articles submitted should be original work and must not be under consideration by other publications.
 
Journal contributors will receive a free PDF copy of their final work upon publication. Print copies of the journal may also be purchased by contributors at half price.

Peer Review Policy

All articles undergo initial editorial screening either by the journal's Editorial Team and/or incumbent Guest Editors. Articles then undergo a rigorous anonymous peer review by two referees, following the guidance in Intellect's 'Peer review instructions'. Based on this feedback, the Editors will communicate a decision and revision suggestions to authors. To appeal an editorial decision, please contact the main Editor who will consider your case.

Ethical Guidelines

The journal follows the principles set out by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Read our Ethical Guidelines for more on the journal's standards.

Principal Editor

James Leggott
Northumbria University, UK
james.leggott@northumbria.ac.uk

Associate Editor

Tobias Hochscherf
University of Applied Sciences, Germany
tobias.hochscherf@fh-kiel.de

Julie Anne Taddeo
University of Maryland, USA
Taddeo@mail.umd.edu

Reviews Editor

Caitlin Shaw
University of Bristol, UK
caitlin.shaw@bristol.ac.uk

Principal Editor

James Leggott
Northumbria University, UK
james.leggott@northumbria.ac.uk

Associate Editor

Tobias Hochscherf
University of Applied Sciences, Germany
tobias.hochscherf@fh-kiel.de

Julie Anne Taddeo
University of Maryland, USA
Taddeo@mail.umd.edu

Reviews Editor

Caitlin Shaw
University of Bristol, UK
caitlin.shaw@bristol.ac.uk

Principal Editor

James Leggott
Northumbria University, UK
james.leggott@northumbria.ac.uk

Associate Editor

Tobias Hochscherf
University of Applied Sciences, Germany
tobias.hochscherf@fh-kiel.de

Julie Anne Taddeo
University of Maryland, USA
Taddeo@mail.umd.edu

Reviews Editor

Caitlin Shaw
University of Bristol, UK
caitlin.shaw@bristol.ac.uk


General Call for Papers

All articles submitted should be original work and must not be under consideration by other publications.

This international, peer-reviewed journal invites articles on all aspects of popular television, both fictional and non-fictional, from docudramas and sports to news and cultural programming. Published three times a year, the journal is rooted in the belief that popular television continues to play a major cultural, political and social role, and thus seeks contributions that contextualize programmes, genres and phenomena. Analysis of national television cultures and style are welcomed, but the editors are particularly interested in interdisciplinary, empirical and comparative approaches to shows and developments across national boundaries. The journal seeks to be equally responsive to contemporary developments in television production and contemporary currents within television criticism and theory, and to historical approaches and re-evaluation of canonical and non-canonical texts.

Possible topics of interest might include: studies of individual programmes, format trading, comparisons of different broadcast policies, quality television, reality television, television personalities and stars, documentaries, sport, children's television and comedy.

Articles of between 6000 and 8000 words in length (excluding references) are invited, and should use the Intellect Books Style Guide. Articles and queries can be submitted directly to the principal editor. Articles can also be submitted via the Intellect website.

The journal will published themed issues and prospective guest editors should approach the editor with a proposal. Prospective book reviewers should also approach the editor directly.

Journal contributors will receive a free PDF copy of their final work upon publication. Print copies of the journal may also be purchased by contributors at half price.

Special Issue Call for Papers

Currently there are no Special Issue calls for papers for this journal.

 

Reviews of JPTV

Review of issue 10.2 published in Critical Studies in Television

'Overall, this special issue places attention on a genre too often ignored or maligned by media corporations and academics alike, whilst remaining important to its audiences as well as being an important training ground for actors, writers and other professionals. Articles here remind us that the conventions of soap opera and serial narrative formats continually inspire other media, including those more "prestige" formats to which we often pay more critical attention. This collection also reminds us that soap and serial narrative formats remain important, and that the industry and the academy alike should pay more attention to them, or we risk losing one of the most important genres in the history of television.'

Deller, R. A. (2023). Book Review: Special Issue of Journal of Popular Television on ‘Histories and new directions: Soap opera/serial narrative research’. Critical Studies in Television18(4), 500-502. 

https://doi.org/10.1177/17496020231198597

Principal Editor

James Leggott
Northumbria University, UK
james.leggott@northumbria.ac.uk

Associate Editor

Tobias Hochscherf
University of Applied Sciences, Germany
tobias.hochscherf@fh-kiel.de

Julie Anne Taddeo
University of Maryland, USA
Taddeo@mail.umd.edu

Reviews Editor

Caitlin Shaw
University of Bristol, UK
caitlin.shaw@bristol.ac.uk

Editorial Board

Mark  Andrejevic
University of Queensland, Australia

Matthias Bauer
University of Flensburg, Germany

Karin Beeler
University of Northern British Columbia, Canada

Jonathan Bignell
University of Reading, UK

Anita Biressi
University of Roehampton, UK

Ib Bondebjerg
University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Milly Buonanno
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

Max Dawson
Northwestern University, USA

Scott Diffrient
Colorado State University, USA

Leigh Edwards
Florida State University, USA

Lincoln Geraghty
University of Portsmouth, UK

Jerome de Groot
University of Manchester, UK

Craig Hight
University of Newcastle, Australia

Annette Hill
Lund University, Sweden

Matt Hills
University of Huddersfield, UK

Joanne Hollows
Nottingham Trent University, UK

Su Holmes
University of East Anglia, UK

Koichi Iwabuchi
Monash University, Australia

Catherine Johnson
University of Nottingham, UK

Cynthia Miller
Emerson College, USA

Brett Mills
University of East Anglia, UK

Rachel Moseley
University of Warwick, UK

Steven Peacock
University of Hertfordshire, UK

Alison Peirse
University of Leeds, UK

Sue Turnbull
University of Wollongong, Australia

Patrick Vonderau
Lund University, Sweden

Elke Weissman
Edge Hill University, UK

Rosie White
Northumbria University, UK

Faye Woods
University of Reading, UK

Principal Editor

James Leggott
Northumbria University, UK
james.leggott@northumbria.ac.uk

Associate Editor

Tobias Hochscherf
University of Applied Sciences, Germany
tobias.hochscherf@fh-kiel.de

Julie Anne Taddeo
University of Maryland, USA
Taddeo@mail.umd.edu

Reviews Editor

Caitlin Shaw
University of Bristol, UK
caitlin.shaw@bristol.ac.uk

 
British Humanities Index (BHI)
 
China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI)
 
EBSCO
 
EBSCO: Film and Television Literature Index
 
EBSCO: Film and Television Literature Index (with FT)
 
European Reference Index for the Humanities (ERIH)
 
International Bibliography of Book Reviews in Scholarly Literature in the Humanities and Social Sciences (IBR)
 
International Bibliography of Periodical Literature in the Humanities and Social Sciences (IBZ)
 
Modern Language Association International Bibliography (MLA)
 
Scopus
 
UGC-CARE
 
Ulrich's Periodicals Directory
 
Web of Science: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)

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Principal Editor

James Leggott
Northumbria University, UK
james.leggott@northumbria.ac.uk

Associate Editor

Tobias Hochscherf
University of Applied Sciences, Germany
tobias.hochscherf@fh-kiel.de

Julie Anne Taddeo
University of Maryland, USA
Taddeo@mail.umd.edu

Reviews Editor

Caitlin Shaw
University of Bristol, UK
caitlin.shaw@bristol.ac.uk

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