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BYU Studies is a multidisciplinary academic journal covering a broad array of topics related to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon studies). It is published by the church-owned Brigham Young University. The journal is abstracted and indexed in the ATLA Religion Database.WEB,weblink Title and Product Update Lists, American Theological Library Association, ATLA Religion Database, 2013-09-14,

History

Originally proposed as Wasatch Review,JOURNAL, Whittaker, David J., David J. Whittaker, Leonard James Arrington: His Life and Work, (Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought), 11, 4, Winter 1978,weblink 2008-07-20, the periodical was established as Brigham Young University Studies and was first printed in January 1959, as an issue of Brigham Young University Bulletin printed by BYU Press.JOURNAL, Purpose, BYU Studies, Brigham Young University Press, iv, January 15, 1959, 1, 1,weblink 2008-11-03, In April 2012 the journal was renamed BYU Studies Quarterly. In January 2023 the journal reverted to its original name, BYU Studies (dropping Quarterly). The tagline for BYU Studies is "Scholarship Aligned with the Gospel of Jesus Christ." All issues, including newly published issues, are freely available on the BYU Studies webpage. The BYU Studies logo was changed in January 2023 to align with the logo of its parent institution, Brigham Young University.

Editors

The following people have been editor-in-chief:

• Clinton F. Larson (1959–1967)
• Charles D. Tate (1968–1983)
• Edward Geary (1984–1991)
• John W. Welch (1991–2018)WEB,weblink Mission, Purpose, and History of BYU Studies {{!, BYU Studies|website=byustudies.byu.edu|language=en|access-date=2024-01-10}}
• Steven C. Harper (2019–present)

See also

• List of Latter-day Saint periodicals

References

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External links

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