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CNRS Commission Defends Roques in Response to Plagiarism Accusations / Update: Roques Dismissed from CNRS

A commission formed by the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) has issued a statement defending a researcher in medieval philosophy against multiple charges of plagiarism. (more…)

Philosophy Journals’ Book Review Policies and Practices

A recent discussion on social media of a book in metaethics, self-published five years ago and authored by someone who had left academia, prompted questions about whether a review of the book would ever appear in an academic philosophy journal. (more…)

BJPS Launches “Short Reads”

Are you interested in learning about recent work in philosophy of science but lack the time to read a bunch of articles? Well, a new feature at the British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (BJPS), “Short Reads,” may be just what you need, and may provide a model for other journals across the discipline. (more…)

Philanthropists: Endow a Journal Instead of a Chair

In the comments on a previous post about a new journal, Barry Lam (Vassar) floats a brilliant idea: (more…)

Journal of Controversial Ideas Publishes Inaugural Issue

The Journal of Controversial Ideas has published its inaugural issue. (more…)

British Journal for the History of Philosophy Awards Best Article Prize

The British Journal for the History of Philosophy has announced the recipient of the 2020 Rogers Prize—its annual prize for the best article it publishes. (more…)

New Editor at NDPR

Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews (NDPR), the online journal of reviews of philosophy books, has a new editor. (more…)

Controversy at Philosophical Psychology Leads to Editor’s Resignation

In December 2019, the journal Philosophical Psychology published an article calling for scholars to take more seriously genetics-based approaches to research on race and intelligence. Yesterday, an editor of the journal announced his resignation. What happened? (more…)

A History of Philosophy Journals Using Topic Modeling (guest post by Brian Weatherson)

When you go looking for patterns in over 32,000 academic philosophy articles, what will you learn? (more…)

A Resignation at Philosophical Studies and a Reply from the Editors (updated w/ comments from Cohen, Dembroff, Byrne)

Last week, Stewart Cohen, professor of philosophy at the University of Arizona, resigned as editor-in-chief from the prestigious academic philosophy journal, Philosophical Studies, a position he held for 25 years. (more…)

The Curious Case of a Quickly-Published Article

The article was submitted to a peer-reviewed philosophy journal on January 8th, accepted on January 24th, and published online on February 7th. (more…)

Journal of Philosophy of Disability to Begin Accepting Submissions

The Journal of Philosophy of Disability, the creation of which was announced earlier this year, will begin accepting submissions next week. (more…)

Journal Timelines & Articles on the Pandemic

“Anyone know if any journals will publish things very quickly… in response to the Coronavirus epidemic?” (more…)

Philosophical Research after the Virus (guest post by Eric Steinhart)

The following is a guest post * by Eric Steinhart, professor of philosophy at William Paterson University, on the possible consequences of the widespread disruptions to ordinary life being caused by the pandemic and reactions to it. (more…)

Academic Journals During the Pandemic

A reader inquires about how the pandemic and the various institutional responses to it, such as university closures, have affected the operation of academic journals. (more…)

Changes at the Journal of the History of Philosophy

The Journal of the History of Philosophy will soon have a new editor and a new editorial office. (more…)