[Commlist] New Open Access Issue: ‘BeatlesFutures’ in The Journal of Beatles Studies

Liverpool University Press is pleased to inform you of the latest open 
access issue of /THE JOURNAL OF BEATLES 
STUDIES/<https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/journal/jbs>.

Published in association with the University of 
Liverpool<https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/arts/>, the journal is the first 
to establish The Beatles as an object of academic research, and 
publishes original, rigorously researched essays and notes, as well as 
book and media reviews.

This new issue, themed *‘Beatles futures’, examines the band’s 
historical moment, creative practice, and enduring cultural 
significance*. Articles explore Italian adaptations of Beatles songs 
(1963–70), quantitative analyses of /Beatles Book Monthly/ and evolving 
fandom, and a pastoral reading of /Abbey Road/’s side B as a journey of 
departure, experience, and return. The issue also includes creative 
reflections, poetry, and reviews of recent scholarship on 
Lennon–McCartney, vocal expression, and teaching resources.

*Read the latest issue open access 
>*<https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/jbs/2024/Autumn>**

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_Table of contents_

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*CONTRIBUTORS*

Open Access

Contributors<https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/jbs.2026.1>

*INTRODUCTION*

Open Access

Introduction: Beatles 
futures<https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/jbs.2026.2>

Holly Tessler and Paul Long

*RESEARCH ARTICLES*

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Open Access

Lost in 
adaptation<https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/jbs.2026.3>

Francesco Brusco

Open Access

Tracking the Beatles 
story<https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/jbs.2026.4>

Rachael Jones

Open Access

Love conquers 
all<https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/jbs.2026.5>

Beth Hiser

*ACROSS THE UNIVERSE*

Open Access

Fixing a hole in Beatles 
scholarship<https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/jbs.2026.7>

Robin Bergart

Open Access

/Rubber 
Soul/<https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/jbs.2026.8>

Matthew Sisson

Open Access

A history of the Beatles in 
verse<https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/jbs.2025.4>

James Walsh

*REVIEWS*


Open Access

Ian Leslie, /John & Paul: A Love Story in 
Songs/<https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/jbs.2025.1>

Duncan Driver

Open Access

Bláithín Duggan, /The Beatles and Vocal 
Expression/<https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/jbs.2025.2>

Karen Duchaj

Open Access

Kenneth Womack and Joe Rapolla, /Introducing the Beatles: Background and 
Resources/<https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/jbs.2025.3>

Tom Pace

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