Category: Publishing
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Revisiting “Slow Philosophy”
Over a decade ago, Jennifer Whiting (Pittsburgh) asked us to seriously consider an idea of Annette Baier‘s regarding tenure and promotion decisions. Recent technological…
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A Meta-Epistemological Reason for Rejecting AI-Written Philosophy
“The fact that you, an expert human, generated the text is evidence that the view is worth thinking about—more so than if the text…
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New Mentoring Program Focuses on Philosophers from the Global South
The Centre for Ethics, Law and Public Affairs (CELPA) at the University of Warwick has announced a mentorship program that “aims to support academics…
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Illicit Use of AI by Philosophers Refereeing for Journals
In 2024, a study found that “7–17% of the sentences in the reviews [of computer science manuscripts] were written by LLMs”. It was only…
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Licensing Fees for Translations
A philosopher who has written several books has a question about the publication of translations.
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Problems with Publishers Moving to AI-Based Production
Straive is a firm that uses AI to, among other things, help publishers with various tasks “across the publishing value chain”.
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Copyright, Publishers, and Your Anthropic Payout
In October, a settlement was announced in the copyright lawsuit against Anthropic, providing authors of books they trained their AI on with compensation of…
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Peer Review, Intellectual Tastes, and Some Fun
Have you ever wanted to tell off the reviewers of your manuscript?
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Momtchiloff Consulting for Lex Academic
Peter Momtchiloff, who retired from his long-held position as philosophy editor at Oxford University Press at the end of 2023, has been brought on…
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A Philosopher’s Advice on How to Write & Publish an Article
Want some advice on writing and publishing good philosophy in a good journal?
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Two Recent Proposals for Fixing the Referee Crisis in Philosophy
Two philosophers have recently floated proposals for fixing the referee crisis in philosophy.
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Acquisitions, Revenue, and Morale Down at Harvard University Press
“Harvard University Press published 142 new titles in the fall of 2016. Last fall, it put out just 26.”
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Why Do Journal Articles Linger in “Online First”?
Some philosophy journals have a lot of articles in “online first” status. They’ve been accepted, copyedited, and typeset, but not yet assigned an issue.…
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Little Things Journals Can Change Now To Improve the Review Process
Maybe you’re among those who are hoping for drastic changes to the practices and norms of reviewing manuscripts for publication in philosophy journals.
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In What Kind of Publications are the Articles You’re Most Proud Of?
A self-described “reasonably well-published associate professor” shared the following observation about his own writing:
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Journal Publishers Sued on Antitrust Grounds
Lucina Uddin, a professor of psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles, is the named plaintiff in an antitrust lawsuit against six publishers…
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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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NDPR Now Welcomes Book Review Proposals
Last month’s discussion of book reviews discussed, among other things, the decline in the number of reviews published by Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews (NDPR).…
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The Case for a Peer Review Market (guest post)
“The academic peer review system as it currently stands is frustrating and dysfunctional for many of those who participate in it.”