The International Journal of Humor Research is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes high-quality research on humor from a wide range of academic disciplines. It was established in 1988 to provide an interdisciplinary forum for studying humor as an important human faculty. The journal covers topics such as humor theory, empirical studies of humor and related fields, and methodologies for studying humor. It is abstracted and indexed in numerous databases and is the official journal of the International Society for Humor Studies.