Editors' Introduction

Abstract

Editors' Introduction Michael D. C. Drout, Verlyn Flieger, and David Bratman (bio) This is the 19th issue of Tolkien Studies, the first refereed journal solely devoted to the scholarly study of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. As editors, our goal is to publish excellent scholarship on Tolkien as well as to gather useful research information, reviews, notes, documents, and bibliographical material. All articles have been subject to anonymous, external review as well as receiving a positive judgment by the Editors. In the cases of articles by individuals associated with the journal in any way, each article had to receive at least two positive evaluations from two different outside reviewers. Reviewer comments were anonymously conveyed to the authors of the articles. Although they are solicited and edited by the editors, book reviews represent the judgments of the individual reviewers, not Tolkien Studies. [End Page 1] David Bratman David Bratman is co-editor of Tolkien Studies. Copyright © 2022 West Virginia University Press