The Lion and the Unicorn (journal)
Academic journal
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Lion and the Unicorn is an academic journal founded in 1977. It examines children's literature from a scholarly perspective covering the publishing industry, regional authors, comparative studies, illustration, popular culture, and other topics.[1] It provides unique author and editor interviews and a highly regarded book review section. The journal frequently takes the form of special themed issues.
 | |
| Discipline | Children's literature |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1977-present |
| Publisher | Johns Hopkins University Press (United States) |
| Frequency | Triannually |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Lion Unic. |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0147-2593 (print) 1080-6563 (web) |
| OCLC no. | 31871270 |
| Links | |
The journal is published three times each year in January, April, and September by the Johns Hopkins University Press. Circulation is 686[citation needed] and the average length of an issue is 160 pages. The title of the journal was inspired from a scene in the 1871 book Through the Looking-Glass.
As of September 2025[update] the last issue published was Volume 48, Number 1, January 2024.[2]
