Tag: publishing
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What Will Academia.edu Do with Its New Rights to Your Name, Likeness, and Voice? (updated)
Users of the Academia.edu service are cancelling their subscriptions in response to perceived overreach by the firm in its recent update to its terms…
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Philosophy’s Journal Problem Captured in One Number?
In the first six months of 2025, a top philosophy journal received 403 submissions. Of those, how many did it accept during that time?
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The Ethics of Using AI in Philosophical Research
“How much use of AI in our research is acceptable?”
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Nature to Include Reviewer Reports & Author Replies with Published Articles
From now on, “new submissions of manuscripts that are published as research articles in Nature will automatically include a link to the reviewers’ reports and…
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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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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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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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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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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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Publishers Want To Sell Companies the Right to Train AI on Your Books: Should You Consent?
Should authors consent to have their publishers grant licensing requests by firms and projects to allow them to train their generative AI on their…
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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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When Publishers Want to License Your Book to Generative AI Firms (updated)
Is it part of your book contract that your publisher may license your book to the makers of ChatGPT or other large language models…
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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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A Different Open Access Model for Journals
Recent discussion of open-access journals and their financing prompted a reader to share information about a different model for publishers and journals converting to…
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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…