The Journal of Tolkien Research or JTR is a peer-reviewed, open access journal devoted to study of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth writings. It is fully online instead of printed, and was started in 2014 by Bradford Lee Eden, its current editor.
In addition to peer-reviewed articles, the Journal is a major source for reviews written by Tolkien experts of other experts' literature on Tolkien.
- "The Journal of Tolkien Research has the goal of providing high-quality research and scholarship based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) and on transformative and derivative texts based on his work to a wide and diverse audience. This journal will focus on multi- and inter-disciplinary approaches to Tolkien studies, including gaming, media and literary adaptations, fan productions, and audience reception. The journal therefore offers the opportunity to all scholars working in and on Tolkien research to publish their original research articles in an open access and widely-distributed high quality peer-reviewed scholarly journal at no cost."
- —Purpose of JTR[1]
Douglas A. Anderson serves as the Journal's book reviews editor. Editorial board members have included Tolkien scholars Dimitra Fimi, Andrew Higgins, Carl F. Hostetter, Robin Ann Reid, John William Houghton, and Kristine Larsen.