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TagHow Can Journals Better Serve Authors?
A philosopher who was recently appointed to an editorial position at an academic journal has a question for authors. (more…)
The Different Ways Philosophy Journals May Be Good Journals
Who is the best philosopher? What is the best philosophical idea? What’s the best philosophy book ever written? These are, to put it politely, not the best questions. (more…)
Philosopher’s Annual Volume 40 Released
Philosopher’s Annual, an attmpt to select the “best” articles published in philosophy each year—a task the editors admit is “as simple to state as it is admittedly impossible to fulfill”—has released its 40th volume, covering literature from 2020. (more…)
Your Paper Has Been Accepted. Now What? (guest post)
A graduate student who had an article accepted for publication asked Jonathan Ichikawa, professor of philosophy at the University of British Columbia, about the post-acceptance process. (more…)
CNRS Commission Defends Roques in Response to Plagiarism Accusations / Update: Roques Dismissed from CNRS (updated)
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…)
“Incompetence”, “Arrogance”, “Misunderstanding”
Last month we had a very active post with readers submitting their “Philosophy Journal Horror Stories.” The following story, recounted by Nathan Salmon (UCSB), fits well with that collection. (more…)
Transitioning a Journal to Triple-Anonymous Review
What’s involved in converting a journal’s editorial practices from single- or double-anonymous review to triple-anonymous review? (more…)
Advice About Undergraduate Philosophy Journals
A professor sends in a query about advising students on undergraduate philosophy journals. (more…)
Citing (and Thanking) the Referees at the Journal that Rejected You, Part 2
“We argue that when an author’s work is published, the author should thank the reviewers whose comments improved the paper regardless of whether those reviewers’ journals rejected or accepted the work.” (more…)
New Editors at “Analysis”
The philosophy journal, Analysis, will soon have new editors. (more…)
Inaugural Isaac Levi Prize Awarded to Andrew Bollhagen
Andrew Bollhagen, a fourth-year graduate student in philosophy at the University of California, San Diego, is the winner of The Journal of Philosophy‘s inaugural Isaac Levi Prize. (more…)
The Effects of the Pandemic on Journal Submissions
Journal editors: how has the pandemic been affecting submissions to your journals over the past eight months? (more…)
The Philosopher’s Annual – 2019 Edition
The Philosopher’s Annual aims to identify “the ten best articles published in philosophy each year.” It’s an aim that’s “as simple to state as it is admittedly impossible to fulfill,” say its editors, but that has not stopped them from producing 39 volumes so far. The most recent one, for articles published in 2019, has just been compiled. (more…)
Ergo to Start Charging Submission Fee
“Effective immediately, Ergo is implementing a manuscript submission fee of $20. Authors will be able to opt out of the fee if they are unable to afford it.” (more…)
Refereeing Articles That Discuss Your Work
How should you respond to requests to referee papers that are mainly about your own work? (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 (updated)
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…)