The Beatles now have their very own academic journal

More than 60 years since they released their debut single, The Beatles now have their very own academic journal. 'The Journal of Beatles Studies', published by Liverpool University Press, is the first journal to establish The Beatles as an object of scholarly research. Articles in the first issue include'Beatlemania: On informational cascades and spectacular success' and '80 at 80: Commemorating Paul McCartney's eightieth birthday'. The biannual, peer-reviewed journal will publish original, rigorously researched essays and notes, as well as book and media reviews. The journal's first issue has just been published, while the second issue is due sometime in spring 2023 'The Journal of Beatles Studies' is the first journal to establish the band as an object of academic research Editors of the journal are Holly Tessler at the University of Liverpool and Paul Long at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.