RELEVANT PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS

• Tolkien Studies, journal available from PROJECT MUSE
• Journal of Tolkien Research, open access journal
• Mythlore, peer-reviewed journal starting in Winter 1999 (issue #85). Available by subscription. Searchable index of articles found here.
• Journal of Inklings Studies, peer-reviewed journal. Same focus as VII (below), looking at the theology, philosophy, and literature of Lewis, Barfield, Williams, and Tolkien, plus related writers.
• Hither Shore: Interdisciplinary Journal on Modern Fantasy Literature. Peer-reviewed journal in German.
• Fastitocalon: Studies in Fantasticism Ancient to Modern, peer-reviewed journal (European)
• Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts, peer-reviewed journal available from JSTOR
• Extrapolation, a peer-reviewed journal that does mostly science fiction but also genre fantasy

Relevant Non-refereed Journals

• Inklings: Jahrbuch für Literatur und Ästhetik, a journal from a dual English-German language conference.
• VII: An Anglo-American Literary Review,  journal. Focuses on the “seven” Inkling and Inkling-related writers. Same focus as JIS (above). Search index of articles found here.
• Mallorn, a journal from the Tolkien Society.

TOLKIEN SOCIETIES & PUBLICATIONS

• The Tolkien Society (England), publisher of the journal Mallorn and the bulletin Amon Hen
• The German Tolkien Society, publisher of Hither Shore, a Tolkien journal in German
• The American Tolkien Society, publisher of the Minas Tirith Evening-Star
• Tolkien Special Interest Group of American Mensa, publisher of Beyond Bree (newsletter)
• The Mythopoeic Society, publisher of Mythlore
• The Tolkien Society of Sweden, publisher of Arda and Arda Philology
• Unquendor, the Dutch Tolkien Society, publisher of Lembas-extra
• A list of active and defunct Tolkien Fanzines
• Tolkien Journal, defunct. Ran from 1965-1972; eventually merged with Mythlore. Although not MLA-indexed or peer reviewed, it’s still occasionally cited in the scholarship. Back issues available from the Mythopoeic Society.

ON-LINE RESOURCES

• The Tolkien Estate
• Mythlore Index Plus, a full and searchable listing of article titles and abstracts published by Mythlore.
• Tolkien Transactions by Troels Forchhammer, an immensely useful review journal of on-line Tolkien content. Supplemented by his Sources and Periodicals
• Tolkienbooks.net, an illustrated bibliography. Lists all editions of Tolkien’s works, though focuses on British editions. Great resource for those interest in book history.
• Tolkien and Alliterative Verse offers many resources on this topic.
• Mythgard Institute offers courses and podcasts on Tolkien, fantasy literature, and related fields.
• Tolkien Gateway, comprehensive on-line wiki
• Encyclopedia of Arda, on-line wiki
• LOTR Project, interactive maps, timelines, and statistics
• Fancyclopedia, list of Tolkien fanzines
• Diary on the JRR Tolkien Encyclopedia, website by N.E. Brigand that comments on Drout’s Tolkien Encyclopedia.

SCHOLARLY TOLKIEN BLOGS

• John D. Rateliff: Sacnoth’s Scriptorium. Frequently updated.
• David Bratman: Kalimac’s Corner. Frequently updated.
• Dimitra Fimi: Academic Blog
• Jason Fisher: Lingwë – Musings of a Fish
• Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull: Too Many Books and Never Enough Time
• Michael D. C. Drout: Wormtalk and Slugspeak
• Douglas A. Anderson: Tolkien and Fantasy
• John Garth, Website and Blog
• Troels Forchhammer, Parma-kenta
• Anna Smol, A Single Leaf
• Edmund Weiner, Philoloblog. Interest in philology.
• Jonathan S. McIntosh, The Flame Imperishable. Theological interests.
• Robin Anne Reid, Blog. Large focus on fandom.

PRIMARY REPOSITORIES WITH TOLKIEN MATERIALS

• Marquette University, Special Collections, Wisconsin
• Bodleian Library, Oxford, England
• Brotherton Library, Special Collections, University of Leeds, England