Academic Journal Dedicated to Pornography to be Released Next Spring

For those looking for a scholarly scripture with a sexier side of science, look no further! The first ever academic journal dedicated entirely to the study of pornography will be coming out next spring, thanks to publishers Routledge.

Porn Studies will make its debut featuring academic papers that look into pornographic elements, including books, films and other content that affect many people's lives. The popular book "Fifty Shades of Grey Trilogy" is also expected to be among topics covered in the study.

The Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy is an erotic novel written by E.L James.

It was the fastest book to sell 1 million copies and the first to sell a million Kindle copies, according to The Huffington Post.

When the book was first released, over 4857 tweets were posted a day referencing the book and its characters.

The book's success led to the term 'Mummy Porn' being coined, because it was said to have been bought predominantly by housewives.

The journal will be edited by British academics Feona Attwood and Clarissa Smith. 

Attwood is a media professor at Middlesex University and editor of Mainstreaming Sex: The Sexualization of Western Culture.

"Porn Studies will be the first dedicated, international, peer-reviewed journal to critically explore those cultural products and services designated as pornographic and their cultural, economic, historical, institutional, legal and social contexts," the authors said.

They also added that the journal will pay particular attention to "the intersection of sexuality, gender, race, class, age and ability."

As the journal will be a mix of papers, articles and book reviews, the editors are currently looking for submissions for its first issue due to print in Spring 2014.