Category: journals
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New Editorial Team at Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences
After serving for over two decades, Shaun Gallagher (University of Memphis) and Dan Zahavi (University of Copenhagen) have stepped down as co-editors-in-chief of Phenomenology…
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The First Year of Political Philosophy (the Journal)
In the beginning of 2024, a new journal, Political Philosophy, started accepting submissions. How is it doing?
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Competent Referees for Controversial Ideas
“I think Jeff McMahan is in for the surprise of his life when the submissions to his new journal start coming in.”
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New Journal: Philosophy & Digitality
Philosophy & Digitality is a new open-access journal “devoted to the philosophical significance of digitalization and its impact on the humanities, cultural studies, and…
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New Editorial Team at Philosophy & Public Affairs
Philosophy & Public Affairs, the highly regarded philosophy journal whose future was put in doubt when all of its editors and editorial board resigned en…
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BJPS Introduces “Letters to the Editor”
Has this ever happened to you? You read a philosophy paper, have one brief, specific point to make in response, realize that in order…
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“Free & Equal” Now Open To Submissions
Free & Equal: a Journal of Ethics and Public Affairs, the open-access journal created by the editorial team that resigned en masse from the…
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No Editorial Team For 8 Months, But Wiley Keeps JPP Open for Submissions
“The Journal of Political Philosophy (JOPP) is currently undergoing changes to its editorial team and reviewing processes. As a result, the journal is experiencing…
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JESP Moves to More Transparent Submissions System
The Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy (JESP) has adopted the submissions system that was originally created for Ergo, which is known for being…
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Ergo Eliminates “Major Revisions” Option for Editors and Referees
Philosophy journal Ergo has eliminated the “major revisions” category of editorial response to submissions.
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Developments at the Philosophy Journal Insight Project (guest post)
The Philosophy Journal Insight Project, which collects and organizes information about philosophy journals, has grown a bit since we first reported on it last year…
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The Case for Diamond Open Access
“As editors of one of our field’s leading journals, we feel a strong responsibility to help build collective momentum towards a better arrangement: a…
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AI Generated Content and Academic Journals
What are good policy options for academic journals regarding the detection of AI generated content and publication decisions?
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Survey: What Makes a Good Philosophy Journal?
What makes for a good philosophy journal? A new survey is underway to help answer that question.
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Stilz Resigns from PPA; Shares Instructions to Authors
Anna Stilz (currently at Princeton, soon to be at Berkeley), editor-in-chief of Philosophy and Public Affairs, has submitted her resignation to the journal’s publisher,…
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A Journal’s Different Standards for White Male Authors* (updated)
Suppose you’re the editor-in-chief of an academic philosophy journal that employs double-anonymized peer review. The reports on a manuscript are in, and you’re deciding…
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Editors at Philosophy & Public Affairs Resign; Will Launch New OA Journal
The executive, associate, and advisory editors and all of the editorial board members of one of the most influential journals in moral and political…
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Defamatory Remarks Prompt Resignations & Legal Restructuring at Philosophical Society
Four members of the executive committee of the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain (PESGB) resigned in the wake of complaints that Impact,…
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Political Philosophy Publishes Its First Article
Political Philosophy, the journal created by an editorial team consisting largely of former editors at the currently-in-limbo Journal of Political Philosophy, has published its first…