Appalachian Journal:
A Regional Studies Review
Since 1972, Appalachian Journal has published peer-reviewed scholarship, essays, and creative works exploring the history, cultures, and communities of Appalachia.
Vol. 53, No. 1, Fall 2025
Current Issue
Get the latest issue of Appalachian Journal—a collection of voices, stories, and scholarship that bring the spirit and complexity of Appalachia to life. Available through UNC Press and Project MUSE.
Edited by Jessica Cory
ISSN: 2330-2291
Our Open-Access Digital Companion
As the Crow Flies
Looking for fresh Appalachian perspectives in a digital format? As the Crow Flies is the new peer-reviewed, open-access online companion to Appalachian Journal, offering scholarly essays, visual storytelling, multimedia features, and a unique variety of regional voices.
Subscriptions, Back Issues, and Special Publications
Subscribe or Order Recent Issues
Subscriptions, recent issue orders, and back issues from Summer 2025 forward are available through UNC Press.
Order Back Issues (1972-Spring 2025)
Legacy volumes and issues from Vol. 1 (1972) to Vol. 52 No. 3 (Spring 2025) are available to order through our App State Touchnet store.
Special Publications—Books and Media
From Mountaineer memoirs to the After Coal film project, our special publications offer select community perspectives, past and present.
Call for Submissions
Appalachian Journal invites year-round submissions of original scholarship, essays, poetry, photography, and reviews engaging with the history, culture, and lived experiences of Appalachia. Share your work with our readers.
CFP: Special Issue on Appalachian Animal Studies
Appalachian Journal and As the Crow Flies (Spring 2027) | Co-edited by Drs. Kathryn Kirkpatrick and Jessica Cory
Animals shape Appalachian life—from our relationships with companion animals and food systems to the countless more-than-human species that share this region. This special issue invites interdisciplinary work that explores Appalachian animal studies in its many forms.
We welcome submissions including scholarly articles, creative nonfiction, poetry, book reviews, interviews, transcribed roundtables or panels, and visual or photo essays focused on animals in Appalachian contexts. The editors encourage a wide range of critical and theoretical approaches, including Human–Animal Studies, Critical Ecofeminism, and Critical Animal Studies.
Deadlines: Abstracts (if required) are due March 1, 2026. The deadline for full materials (excluding scholarly articles) is June 1, 2026. Scholarly article drafts are due May 1, 2026 to allow time for peer review and revision.
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Appalachian Journal thrives with your support. To make publishing accessible and ensure all voices can be heard, our journal does not charge submission fees. Your donation sustains this mission, preserving the stories, histories, and cultures of Appalachia. Give today to support our region’s legacy.