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J_SPOT: The Journal of Social and Political Thought
Description: An interdisciplinary journal covering a wide range of intersections between theory, politics and political action, aesthetics, cultural criticism, and social and economic justice.

Jahrbuch für Wissenschaft und Ethik
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Description: "The Year Book for Science and Ethics, first published in 1996, aims to provide an academic forum to promote interdisciplinary discussion of the ethical questions arising from modern developments in science and technology. Each volume contains papers, reports and documents."

Janus-Head
Description: "A Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature, Continental Philosophy, Phenomenological Psychology and the Arts. Janus Head is devoted to maintaining an attitude of respect and openness to the various manifestations of truth in human experience; it strives to foster understanding through meditative thinking, narrative structure, and poetic imagination. Like the Janus head reliefs found over the doorways of old Roman homes, this journal, too, is situated at a threshold. The space within this journal, like the space beyond the Janus head relief, is a space where dwelling can occur, where thinking can take place, and where community can be built. Janus Head is an interdisciplinary journal that places emphasis on the intersections among literature, continental philosophy, phenomenological psychology, and the arts. Our board welcomes the submission of innovative work from authors and artists who have the courage to take risks to create fruitful dialogue among the disciplines of the academy."

Journal for General Philosophy of Science
Publisher: Kluwer
Description: The Journal for General Philosophy of Science is a forum for the discussion of a variety of attitudes concerning the philosophy of science. It has as its subject matter the philosophical, especially methodological, ontological, epistemological, anthropological, and ethical foundations of the individual sciences. Particular emphasis is laid on bringing both the natural, the cultural, and the technical sciences into a philosophical context, within which the historical presuppositions and conditions of the current problems of the philosophy of science are also included in the discussion.

Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour
Publisher: Blackwells
Description: Truly interdisciplinary, the Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour publishes original theoretical and methodological articles which aim to further the links between social structures and human agency. It is widely read by philosophers, sociologists and psychologists.
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Journal of Accounting, Ethics and Public Policy
Description: The Journal of Accounting, Ethics and Public Policy is a refereed, quarterly journal. The journal publishes articles that address issues in the interdisciplinary areas of accounting and ethics, accounting and public policy, and ethics and public policy.

Journal of Aesthetic Education
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Description: This interdisciplinary journal is addressed to educators in the arts and humanities, to aestheticians and philosophers of arts, to educational administrators and policymakers, and to anyone interested in teaching the arts. Issued quarterly.
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Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism
Publisher: Blackwells
Description: Established in 1942 by the ASA, The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism publishes current research articles, symposia, special issues, and timely reviews of books in aesthetics and the arts. The "arts" are taken to include not only traditional forms such as music, literature, landscape architecture, dance, painting, architecture, sculpture, and other visual arts, but also more recent additions including photography, film, earthworks, performance and conceptual art, the crafts and decorative arts, and contemporary technological innovations. The Journal takes a theoretical and interdisciplinary approach to the arts and aesthetic matters. Its authors include artists, writers, and academics in the fields of philosophy, English literature, comparative literature, art, music, theatre and drama, art history, psychology, law, and related disciplines.
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Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics
Publisher: Kluwer
Description: The Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics welcomes articles on ethical issues confronting agriculture, food production and environmental concerns. The goal of this journal is to create a forum for discussion of moral issues arising from actual or projected social policies in regard to a wide range of questions. Among these are ethical questions concerning the responsibilities of agricultural producers, the assessment of technological changes affecting farm populations, the utilization of farmland and other resources, the deployment of intensive agriculture, the modification of ecosystems, animal welfare, the professional responsibilities of agrologists, veterinarians, or food scientists, the use of biotechnology, the safety, availability, and affordability of food.

Journal of Applied Non-Classical Logics
Description: "The Journal of Applied Non-Classical Logics is an international tribune, which aims at promoting the development of non-classical logics in Computer Science. Non-classical logics cover a large variety of formalisms such as: modal logics, temporal logics, epistemic logics, conditional logics, intermediate logics, non-monotonic logics, logics of vagueness, logics of uncertainty, relevance logics, paraconsistent logics, multivalued logics, logics of programs, etc."

Journal of Applied Philosophy
Publisher: Blackwells
Description: "Journal of Applied Philosophy provides a unique forum for philosophical research which seeks to make a constructive contribution to problems of practical concern. Open to the expression of diverse viewpoints, the journal brings critical analysis to these areas and to the identification, justification and discussion of values of universal appeal. Journal of Applied Philosophy covers a broad spectrum of issues in environment, medicine, science policy, law, politics, economics and education."
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Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research
Description: JAIR covers all areas of artificial intelligence (AI), publishing refereed research articles, technical notes, expository and survey articles, and special issues.

Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation
Description: An inter-disciplinary journal for the exploration and understanding of social processes by means of computer simulation. The journal aims to contribute to the exploration and understanding of social processes by means of computer simulation. It will provide academic and professional researchers with a forum for the exchange of information about this innovative and rapidly growing form of social science research.

Journal of Automated Reasoning
Publisher: Kluwer
Description: The Journal of Automated Reasoning is an interdisciplinary journal that maintains a balance between theory, implementation and application. The spectrum of material published ranges from the presentation of a new inference rule with proofs of its logical properties to a detailed account of a computer program designed to solve some problem from industry. The main fields covered are automated theorem proving, logic programming, expert systems, program synthesis and validation, artificial intelligence, computational logic, robotics, and various industrial applications. The papers share the common feature of focusing on some aspects of automated reasoning, a field whose objective is the design and implementation of a computer program that serves as an assistant in solving problems and in answering questions that require reasoning. The Journal of Automated Reasoning provides a forum and a means for exchanging information for those interested purely in theory, those interested primarily in implementation, and those interested in specific research and industrial applications.

Journal of Ayn Rand Studies
Description: The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies is a nonpartisan journal devoted to the study of Ayn Rand and her times. The journal is not aligned with any advocacy group, institute, or person. It welcomes papers from every discipline and from a variety of interpretive and critical perspectives. It aims to foster scholarly dialogue through a respectful exchange of ideas. The journal is published semi-annually, in the fall and the spring.
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Journal of Bentham Studies
Description: Dedicated to the life and writings of the utilitarian philosopher Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832). The Newsletter aims to provide a forum for debate and discussion of all aspects of Bentham studies and utilitarianism. Queries, items of information, accounts of on-going research projects, and short articles for the newsletter are welcomed.

Journal of Biolaw and Business
Description: "An international quarterly journal for attorneys, biotechnology and pharmaceutical executives, biomedical researchers, investors, and other professionals involved in the biotechnology and life science sectors. In the forefront of a new era, BioLaw provides practical guidance, expert insights and substantive analysis of 21st century biotechnology law, business, regulatory, and policy matters."

Journal of Black Studies
Publisher: Sage Publications
Description: Sustains full analytical discussion of economic, political, sociological, historical, literary and philosophical issues related to persons of African descent. For the past quarter of a century, the Journal of Black Studies has been the leading source for dynamic, innovative and creative research on the Black experience.
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Journal of Buddhist Ethics
Description: The Journal of Buddhist Ethics has been established to promote the study of Buddhist ethics through the publication of research articles, discussions and critical notes, bulletins, and reviews.

Journal of Business Ethics
Publisher: Kluwer
Description: The Journal of Business Ethics publishes original articles from a wide variety of methodological and disciplinary perspectives concerning ethical issues related to business. The editors believe that the scope should be as broad as possible: the term `business' is understood in a wide sense to include all systems involved in the exchange of goods and services, while `ethics' is circumscribed as all human action aimed at securing a good life. Systems of production, consumption, marketing, advertising, social and economic accounting, labour relations, public relations and organisational behaviour are analyzed from a moral viewpoint. The style and level of dialogue involves all who are interested in business ethics - the business community, universities, governmental bodies and consumer groups.

Journal of Chinese Philosophy
Publisher: Blackwells
Description: "The Journal of Chinese Philosophy is devoted to the scholarly and creative study of Chinese philosophy and Chinese thought in all phases and stages of articulation and development. The journal has three main aims: first, to make available careful English-language translations of important materials in the history of Chinese philosophy; second, to publish interpretations and expositions in Chinese philosophy; third, a commitment to publishing comparative studies within Chinese philosophy or in relation to schools of thought in the Western tradition."
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Journal of Clinical Ethics
Description: "The Journal of Clinical Ethics is written for and by physicians, nurses, attorneys, clergy, ethicists, and others whose decisions directly affect patients. More than 70 percent of recent articles have been authored or coauthored by physicians. It is a refereed, peer-reviewed journal."

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
Publisher: MIT Press
Description: This journal investigates brain-behavior interaction and promotes lively interchange among the mind sciences. Contributions address both descriptions of function and underlying brain events and also reflect the interdisciplinary nature of the field covering developments in neuroscience, neuropsychology, cognitive psychology, neurobiology, linguistics, computer science, and philosophy. The journal considers empirical, theoretical, and research reviews within this area. Book reviews and interviews will also be published.

Journal of Cognitive Systems Research
Description: The Journal of Cognitive Systems Research covers all topics in the study of cognitive processes, in both natural and artificial systems. The journal emphasizes the integration/synthesis of ideas, concepts, constructs, theories, and techniques from multiple paradigms, perspectives, and disciplines, in the analysis, understanding, and design of cognitive and intelligent systems. Contributions describing results obtained within the traditional disciplines (e.g., psychology, artificial intelligence) using well-established paradigms are also sought if such work has broader implications and relevance. The journal seeks to foster and promote the discussion of novel approaches in studying cognitive and intelligent systems. It also encourages cross fertilization of disciplines. This is to be achieved by soliciting and publishing high-quality contributions in all of the areas of study in cognitive science, including artificial intelligence, linguistics, psychology, psychiatry, philosophy, system and control theory, anthropology, sociology, biological sciences, and neuroscience. The scope of the journal includes the study of a variety of different cognitive systems, at different levels, ranging from social/cultural cognition, to individual cognitive agents, to components of cognitive systems. Of particular interest are theoretical, experimental, and integrative studies and computational modeling of cognitive systems at different levels of detail, and from different perspectives.

Journal of Consciousness Studies
Publisher: Imprint Academic
Description: How does the mind relate to the brain? Can computers ever be conscious? What do we mean by subjectivity and the self? These questions are being keenly debated in fields as diverse as cognitive science, neurophysiology and philosophy. The Journal of Consciousness Studies is a peer-reviewed journal which examines these issues in plain English.
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Journal of Dharma
Description: "An international quarterly of world religions published by the Dharma Research Association, Centre for the Study of World Religions, Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram, Dharmaram College, Bangalore, India. Journal of Dharma is a scholarly research publication of interreligious studies on live issues of religion, philosophy and theology."

Journal of Educational Controversy: A journal of ideas
Description: The purpose of the Journal of Educational Controversy is to provide a national and international forum for examining the dilemmas and controversies that arise in teaching and learning in a pluralistic, democratic society. Because many of the tensions in public school and university policies and practices are deeply rooted in the tensions inherent in the philosophy of a liberal democratic state, many of the value conflicts in public schools and universities can only be understood within the context of this larger public philosophy. In effect, the conflicting assumptions underlying our public philosophy frame our questions, define our problems and construct the solutions that shape our practices, policies, and research agendas. This journal will try to help clarify that public debate and deepen an understanding of its moral significance.

Journal of Ethics
Publisher: Kluwer
Description: The Journal of Ethics: An International Philosophical Review contains articles, commentaries and reviews on mainstream topics and work in ethics and public affairs, including work on ethical theory, political liberalism, communitarianism, libertarianism, Marxism, moral responsibility, punishment, rights, ethics and language, ethics and metaphysics, etc. It also contains a significant number of articles and discussions on neglected areas in philosophy, such as African-American philosophy (i.e., political separation versus integration, the nature of ethnicity, the moral status of reparations, racism, the history of African-American philosophy, etc.), international terrorism, secession, etc. Moreover, the Journal seeks to include a limited number of studies on neglected areas in business ethics, medical ethics, and legal ethics.

Journal of Evolution and Technology
Description: The Journal of Transhumanism is a peer-reviewed electronic journal publishing the best of contemporary research into the science and philosophy of the future.

Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Artificial Intelligence
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Description: The aim of JETAI is to advance scientific research in Artificial Intelligence by providing a public forum for the presentation, evaluation, and criticism of research results, the discussion of methodological issues, and the communication of positions, preliminary findings, and research directions. Work in all sub fields of AI research, including work on problem solving, perception, learning, knowledge representation and memory, and neural system modeling will be within the scope of JETAI

Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion
Publisher: Continuum Publishing Group
Description: "The Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion is a scholarly journal designed to provide both a medium for feminist research in religion and a forum for discussion for the widest possible range of feminist voices. Each issue contains a selection of articles; bibliographical essays (mapping out particular areas of feminist research, designed as aids in teaching women's studies in religion); round-table discussions of important books, articles and central issues in feminist thought; reports and analyses of creative attempts to put feminist theory to work in a variety of contexts; and letters."

Journal of Genocide Research
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Description: "Journal of Genocide Research promotes an interdisciplinary and comparative approach to the study of genocide. Genocide has reared its head numerous times throughout the twentieth century. Genocidal thought and action have found many opportunities to assault targeted groups and endanger their existence. These repeated attempts at annihilation pose some of the more perplexing questions of the modern age warranting systematic, scholarly investigation. Journal of Genocide Research devotes itself exclusively to focusing on this troublesome phenomenon that promises to re-occur well into the twenty-first century. Journal of Genocide Research is designed to serve as an international forum for a broad spectrum of scholars: theologians, philosophers, jurists, moralists, ethicists, political scientists and, of course, historians."

Journal of Global Ethics
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Description: "The Journal of Global Ethics is an international and interdisciplinary scholarly journal concerned with ethical issues arising in the global context. The Journal promotes the study of 'global ethics', encouraging examination of the wide variety of ethical issues that arise in the context of globalisation and global relations. The Journal provides a forum for the analysis of ethics and values and their relationship to globalisation, international relations, politics and development, engaging particularly in debates about global justice. "

Journal of Happiness Studies
Publisher: Kluwer
Description: "The Journal of Happiness Studies is a peer reviewed scientific journal devoted to subjective well-being. It covers both cognitive evaluations of life (like life-satisfaction), and affective enjoyment of life (such as mood level). Next to contributions on appraisal of life-as-a-whole, the journal accepts contributions on life domains (such as job-satisfaction) and life-aspects (such as perceived meaning of life). The Journal of Happiness Studies provides a forum for two main traditions in happiness research: 1) speculative reflection on the good life, and 2) empirical investigation of subjective well-being. Contributions from all sciences are welcomed: alpha-sciences (in particular philosophy), beta-sciences (especially health related quality-of-life research) and gamma-sciences (not only psychology and sociology, but also economy). Leading questions concern the conceptualization, measurement, prevalence, explanation, evaluation, imagination and study of happiness."

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law
Description: The Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law is a multidisciplinary publication published quarterly by Duke University Press. Articles contain original scholarship on health politics, policy, and law from areas such as political science, economics, history, sociology, health services research, philosophy, ethics, and so forth. Manuscripts must be explicit in their analysis of the implications for understanding the politics of health care and/or for improving health care policy making. Because the readership is diverse, articles must have a broad apeal as well.

Journal of Human Rights
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Description: "The Journal of Human Rights serves as an arena for the public discussion and scholarly analysis of human rights, broadly conceived. It seeks to broaden the study of human rights by fostering the critical re-examination of existing approaches to human rights, as well as to develop new perspectives on the theory and practice of human rights. The journal provides the opportunity for the critical examination of the human rights community and of the different visions of human rights and different practical strategies which exist within that community. The editor welcomes papers from scholars and disciplines traditionally associated with the study of human rights, as well as papers from those in other disciplines or fields of inquiry which have traditionally been underrepresented in the field of human rights. The Journal of Human Rights is committed to theoretical and ideological diversity in the study of human rights. The editor welcomes ideas for special issues, symposia, and reviews from scholars and practitioners of human rights."

Journal of Human Values
Publisher: Sage Publications
Description: An international forum for the exchange of ideas, principles, and processes concerning the application of human values to organizations and institutions, and to the world at large. The journal carries critical essays, theoretical explorations and empirical studies.

Journal of Humanistic Psychology
Publisher: Sage Publications
Description: Provides an interdisciplinary forum for contributions and controversies in humanistic psychology as applied to personal growth, interpersonal encounters, social problems and philosophical issues. The Journal of Humanistic Psychology is an interdisciplinary forum for contributions, controversies and diverse statements pertaining to humanistic psychology. It addresses personal growth, interpersonal encounters, social problems and philosophical issues.

Journal of Indian Council of Philosophical Research
Description: "The council publishes tri-annually a philosophical journal titled Journal of Indian Council of Philosophical Research (JICPR). The journal contains research papers of high quality in the field of philosophy and interdisciplinary studies by scholars from India and abroad. It also contains discussion and comments, notes and queries, book reviews etc. One of the objectives of ICPR is to encourage interdisciplinary research with direct philosophical relevance. Accordingly, contributions from the scholars in other fields of knowledge, dealing with specific philosophical problems, connected with their respective fields of specialization, would be highly welcome. However, good and original contributions pertaining to any branch of traditional philosophy would be equally welcome."

Journal of Indian Philosophy
Publisher: Kluwer
Description: The Journal of Indian Philosophy encourages creative activities among orientalists and philosophers along with the various combinations that the two classes can form. Contributions to the journal are bounded by the limits of rational enquiry and avoid questions that lie in the fields of speculative sociology and parapsychology. In a very general sense, the method is analytical and comparative, aiming at a rigorous precision in the translation of terms and statements. Space is devoted to the work of philosophers of the past as well as to the creative researches of contemporary scholars on such philosophic problems as were addressed by past philosophers.

Journal of Information Ethics
Description: "From the ethics of Caller ID to transmission of sexually explicit materials via Internet, the information age presents a barrage of ethical challenges. In this acclaimed twice-yearly journal, some of the brightest and most influential figures in the information sciences confront a broad range of these transdisciplinary issues. Regular features include editorials, book and magazine reviews, and capsule descriptions of current articles and web sites relevant to the field."

Journal of Intelligent Systems
Description: An interdisciplinary journal dealing with the following areas: artificial intelligence and its applications, cognitive science , brain models , artificial neural nets and their applications , the social context of Intelligent Systems.
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Journal of Islamic Philosophy
Description: "A new publication, The Journal of Islamic Philosophy is now accepting submissions for upcoming issues. The Journal is interested in papers on both ancient and modern Islamic philosophical topics. The emphasis is upon creating a link between traditional Islamic philosophy and contemporary philosophy."

Journal of Islamic Studies
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Description: The Journal of Islamic Studies is a multi-disciplinary publication dedicated to the scholarly study of all aspects of Islam and of the Islamic world. Particular attention is paid to works dealing with history, geography, political science, economics, anthropology, sociology, law, literature, religion, philosophy, international relations, environmental and developmental issues, as well as ethical questions related to scientific research. The Journal seeks to place Islam and the Islamic tradition as its central focus of academic inquiry and to encourage comprehensive consideration of its many facets; to provide a forum for the study of Islam and Muslim societies in their global context; to encourage interdisciplinary studies of the Islamic world that are crossnational and comparative; to promote the diffusion, exchange and discussion of research findings; and to encourage interaction among academics from various traditions of learning.

Journal of Jewish Thought and Philosophy
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Description: This journal provides an international forum for Jewish thought, philosophy, and intellectual history. The historical range is not limited to any given period, nor is there any religious or political orientation determining the acceptance or rejection of articles. The emphasis is on high scholarly standards with an interest in issues of interpretation and the contemporary world. It is to be expected that articles will cover philosophy, biblical studies, mysticism, literary criticism, political theory, sociology and anthropology.

Journal of Law and Society
Publisher: Blackwells
Description: "Established as the leading British periodical for Socio-Legal Studies The Journal of Law and Society offers an interdisciplinary approach. It is committed to achieving a broad international appeal, attracting contributions and addressing issues from a range of legal cultures, as well as theoretical concerns of cross- cultural interest. It produces an annual special issue, which is also published in book form. It has a widely respected Book Review section and is cited all over the world."

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics
Description: The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics is a professional quarterly read by more than 5,000 doctors, lawyers, nurses, ethicists, educators, hospital and public administrators, risk managers, pharmacists, social workers, and students. The journal is peer reviewed and provides articles on such timely topics as health care quality and access, managed care, ethics committees, assisted dying, genetics, malpractice, long-term care, palliative care and pain management, reproductive health, and public health. The journal reviews significant policy decisions, books, and recent developments in health law.

Journal of Legal Studies
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Description: Inaugurated in 1972, The Journal of Legal Studies is not a conventional law review, but an interdisciplinary journal of theoretical and empirical research on law and legal institutions. Economists, political scientists, sociologists, and other social scientists, as well as legal scholars, contribute to the Journal, which thus provides a meeting ground for various scholars.
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Journal of Libertarian Studies

Journal of Logic and Computation
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Description: The Journal of Logic and Computation aims to promote the growth of logic and computing, including, among others, the following areas of interest: Logical Systems, such as classical and non-classical logic, constructive logic, categorical logic, modal logic, type theory, feasible maths; Logical issues in logic programming, knowledge based systems and automated reasoning; Logical issues in knowledge representation, such as nonmonotonic reasoning and systems of knowledge knowledge and belief; logics and semantics of programming; specification and verification of programs and systems; applications of logic in hardware and VLSI, natural language.
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Journal of Logic, Language and Information
Publisher: Kluwer
Description: This is the official publication of the European Association for Logic, Language, and Information. The scope of the journal is the logical and computational foundations of natural, formal, and programming languages, as well as the different forms of human and mechanized inference. It covers the logical, linguistic, and information-theoretic parts of the cognitive sciences.

Journal of Mass Media Ethics
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum
Description: This journal is devoted to stimulating and contributing to reasoned discussions of mass media ethics and morality among academic and professional groups in the various branches and subdisciplines of communication and ethics. By bridging the gap between academicians and professionals interested in issues concerning mass media, the journal stimulates mutually beneficial dialogues between these two groups. It publishes original essays exploring the philosophical bases of decisions, reports from empirical studies, and literature searches and reviews dealing with mass media content and the behavior of practitioners in journalism, broadcasting, public relations, advertising, and other mass communication disciplines.

Journal of Mathematical Logic
Description: "The Journal of Mathematical Logic (JML) provides an important forum for the communication of original contributions in all areas of mathematical logic and its applications. It aims at publishing papers at the highest level of mathematical creativity and sophistication. JML intends to represent the most important and innovative developments in the subject."

Journal of Mathematical Psychology
Publisher: Elsevier
Description: The Journal of Mathematical Psychology includes articles, monographs and reviews, notes and commentaries, and book reviews in all areas of mathematical psychology. Empirical and theoretical contributions are equally welcome. Areas of special interest include, but are not limited to, fundamental measurement and psychological process models, such as those based upon neural network or information processing concepts. A partial listing of substantive areas covered include sensation and perception, psychophysics, learning and memory, problem solving, judgment and decision-making, and motivation. The Journal of Mathematical Psychology is affiliated with the Society for Mathematical Psychology.

Journal of Medical Ethics
Description: First published in 1975, Journal of Medical Ethics has become a leading international journal, which reflects the whole field of medical ethics. Contributions to the journal originate in many countries and disciplines, and all undergo rigorous assessment. The journal features orignial articles on ethical aspects of health care, as well as case conferences, book reviews, editorials, correspondence, news and notes. Occasional series focus on teaching medical ethics, experiences of medico-moral dilemmas (At the Coalface - Medical Ethics in Practice) and medical ethics in literature.
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Journal of Medical Humanities
Publisher: Kluwer
Description: Journal of Medical Humanities is seeking manuscripts that reflect its enlarged focus on interdisciplinary inquiry in medicine and medical education. Such inquiry can emerge in the following ways: (1) from the medical humanities, which includes literature, history, philosophy, and bioethics as well as those areas of the social and behavioral sciences that have strong humanistic traditions; (2) from cultural studies, a multidisciplinary activity involving the humanities; women's, African-American, and other critical studies; media studies and popular culture; and sociology and anthropology, which can be used to examine medical institutions, practice and education with a special focus on relations of power; and (3) from pedagogical perspectives that elucidate what and how knowledge is made and valued in medicine, how that knowledge is expressed and transmitted, and the ideological basis of medical education.

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy
Description: "The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy is the leading and one of the oldest journals in Bioethics and Philosophy of Medicine. All major indexing and abstracting services list JMP including Index Medicus/Medline. The majority of the issues are thematic with recent issues including 'Critiques of Embryo Experimentation', 'The Best Interests Standard for Treating Children', 'Bioethics, Expert Witnesses and the Courts'."

Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies
Publisher: Duke University Press
Description: The Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies fosters rigorous investigation of past cultural forms and their historiographical representations, focusing on Europe and western Asia between late antiquity and the seventeenth century. The journal seeks to publish articles that are both informed by historical inquiry and alert to issues raised by contemporary theoretical debate. Its topics include art, literature, theater, music, philosophy, theology, and history, embracing material objects as well as texts; women as well as men; merchants, workers, and audiences as well as patrons; Jews and Muslims as well as Christians.
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Journal of Memetics
Description: The Journal of Memetics seeks to develop the memetic perspective, with space devoted to relevant evolutionary issues and other related topics. We seek to discuss issues concerning memetics such as: Mechanisms involved in evolutionary processes (Comparisons of different models of evolution are especially welcome); Philosophical or theoretical issues concerning epistemology and evolution; Boundaries of the evolutionary approach; Empirical research; Fundamental approaches aiming at structuring the field of memetics as a science.

Journal of Military Ethics
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Description: "Journal of Military Ethics (JME) is an international, peer-reviewed journal devoted to normative aspects of military force. The journal publishes articles discussing justifications for the resort to military force (jus ad bellum) and/or what may justifiably be done in the use of such force (jus in bello). The scope of JME also includes research/discussion on ethical issues in military training, as well as the post-conflict role of military forces. JME seeks to include articles from a variety of academic disciplines and cultural backgrounds. Articles may adopt theoretical, empirical or historical approaches."

Journal of Mind and Behaviour
Description: The Journal of Mind and Behavior (JMB) is dedicated to the interdisciplinary approach within psychology and related fields - building upon the assumption of a unified science. Mind and behavior position, interact, and causally relate to each other in multidirectional ways; JMB urges the exploration of these interrelationships. The editors are particularly interested in scholarly work in the following areas: the psychology, philosophy, and sociology of experimentation and the scientific method; the relationship between methodology, operationism, and theory construction; the mind/body problem in the social sciences, psychiatry and the medical sciences, and the physical sciences; philosophical impact of a mind/body epistemology upon psychology and its theories of consciousness; phenomenological, teleological, existential, and introspective reports relevant to psychology, psychosocial methodology, and social philosophy; and historical perspectives on the course and nature of psychological science.

Journal of Moral Education
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Description: The Journal of Moral Education provides a unique interdisciplinary forum for consideration of all aspects of moral education and development across the lifespan. It contains philosophical analyses, reports of empirical research and evaluation of educational strategies which address a range of value issues and the process of valuing, not only in theory and practice, but also at the social and individual level. The journal regularly includes country based state-of-the-art papers on moral education and publishes special issues on particular topics.

Journal of Moral Philosophy
Publisher: Sage Publications
Description: "Journal of Moral Philosophy is a peer reviewed journal of legal, moral, and political philosophy with an international focus. It publishes high quality articles in all areas of moral, political and legal philosophy, including pure and applied ethics, legal, social and political theory. Articles exploring non-Western traditions are equally welcome. Journal of Moral Philosophy seeks to promote lively discussions and debates for established academics and the wider community."

Journal of Near-Death Studies
Publisher: Kluwer
Description: "Journal of Near-Death Studies, sponsored by the International Association for Near-Death Studies, is the only periodical devoted specifically to explorations on the nature and scope of human consciousness as it is affected by the prospect or occurrence of clinical death. The journal publishes articles on near-death experiences, and the empirical effects and theoretical implications of such events."

Journal of Neoplatonic Studies

Journal of Nietzsche Studies
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Description: The Journal of Nietzsche Studies was founded in Spring 1991 and has made its mark as a forum for innovative work by both new and established scholars. It is available free to Nietzsche Society members.
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Journal of Philosophical Logic
Publisher: Kluwer
Description: The Journal of Philosophical Logic publishes papers that utilise formal methods or that deal with topics in logical theory, such as: Contributions to branches of logical theory directly related to philosophical concerns, such as inductive logic, modal logic, deontic logic, quantum logic, tense logic, free logic, logic of questions, logic of commands, logic of preference, logic of conditionals, many-valued logic, and relevance logics. Contributions to philosophical discussions that utilise the machinery of formal logic, as in recent treatments of abstract entities, non-existent possibles, essentialism, existence, propositional attitudes, meaning and truth. Discussions of philosophical issues relating to logic and the logical structure of language, such as conventionalism in logic, ontic commitment, logical or semantic paradoxes, the logic of hypotheses and of pre-suppositions, constructivism, and extensionality.

Journal of Philosophical Research
Publisher: Philosophy Documentation Center
Description: This scholarly journal publishes outstanding papers in any branch of philosophy and from any philosophical orientation. JPR provides an outlet for the abundance of excellent philosophical thought and promotes scholarship about various philosophical views and areas of expertise.
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Journal of Philosophy
Description: "Purpose: To publish philosophical articles of current interest and encourage the interchange of ideas, especially the exploration of the borderline between philosophy and other disciplines. The Journal of Philosophy was founded in 1904 as The Journal of Philosophy, Psychology, and Scientific Methods by Frederick J. E. Woodbridge and J. McKeen Cattell. In 1906, Wendell T. Bush because associated with the Journal as co-editor. In 1923, the Journal was incorporated in the State of New York under its present name. Since its founding it has been published from Columbia University and printed by Lancaster Press in Lancaster, Pennsylvania."
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Journal of Philosophy of Education
Publisher: Blackwells
Description: The Journal of Philosophy of Education publishes articles representing a wide variety of philosophical traditions. They vary from examination of fundamental philosophical issues in their connection with education, to detailed critical engagement with current educational practice or policy from a philosophical point of view. The journal aims to promote rigorous thinking on educational matters and to identify and criticise the ideological forces shaping education. Ethical, political, aesthetic and epistemological dimensions of educational theory are amongst those covered.
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Journal of Philosophy, Science, and Law
Description: "JPSL is a peer reviewed online publication dedicated to addressing the intersection of applied philosophy, science, and the law. As science and technology continue to advance, there is a growing need to address emerging philosophical and legal issues. JPSL intends to help fill this need by generating discussion and debate on important and controversial issues at this intersection. Topics that will be examined include intellectual property, gene patenting, human cloning, human subjects research, surveillance technology and privacy, scientific evidence in the courts, and conflicts of interest in scientific research. JPSL provides a forum for scientists, lawyers, philosophers, policy analysts, historians, psychologists, sociologists, political scientists, students, and other interested scholars to express and exchange their views."

Journal of Political Ideologies
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Description: The Journal of Political Ideologies is dedicated to the analysis of political ideology both in its theoretical and conceptual aspects, and with reference to the nature and roles of concrete ideological manifestations. The Journal promotes research into political ideologies which are indispensable to the understanding of political thought within social, temporal and spatial contexts. It emphasizes both the general phenomenon of ideologies and their particular instances. In parallel, it seeks to underline that political action, processes and institutions are endowed with ideological import and shaped to a considerable extent by political ideologies.

Journal of Political Philosophy
Publisher: Blackwells
Description: The Journal of Political Philosophy is an international journal devoted to the study of theoretical issues arising out of moral, legal and political life. It welcomes, and hopes to foster, work cutting across a variety of disciplinary concerns, among them philosophy, sociology, economics and political science. The journal encourages new approaches, including (but not limited to): feminism; environmentalism; critical theory, post-modernism and analytical Marxism; social and public choice theory; law and economics, critical legal studies and critical race studies; and game theoretic, socio-biological and anthropological approaches to politics. It also welcomes work in the history of political thought which builds to a larger philosophical point and work in the philosophy of the social sciences and applied ethics with broader political implications.
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Journal of Pragmatics
Publisher: Elsevier
Description: The journal welcomes authoritative, innovative pragmatic scholarship from all practice oriented linguistic standpoints. It provides a forum for pragmatic studies in sociolinguistics, general linguistics, conversation analysis, discourse analysis, cognitive linguistics, computational linguistics, applied linguistics and other areas of linguistic research. In addition it endeavours to narrow the distance between linguistics and such neighbouring disciplines as communication science (including the study of face-to-face interaction and nonverbal communication) information science (including artificial intelligence research and, in general, the theory and practice of machine-human interaction), psychiatry (including the study of schizophrenic speech), and neuropsychology, (including the study of speaking and reading disorders). The journal welcomes both those contributions originating in linguistics proper, and those taking neighboring, related fields as their point of departure.
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Journal of Religion
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Description: Inaugurated by William Rainey Harper in 1882 and formerly known as The American Journal of Theology, The Journal of Religion promotes critical and systematic inquiry into the meaning and import of religion. Not limited by ideological orientation, the Journal embraces all areas of theology (biblical, historical, ethical, constructive) as well as other types of religious studies (literary, social, psychological, philosophical).
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Journal of Religious Ethics
Publisher: Blackwells
Description: Founded in 1973 to "assist in shaping and locating the advanced edge of scholarly work in religious ethics," the Journal of Religious Ethics is committed to publishing the very best scholarship in religious ethics, to fostering new work in neglected areas, and to stimulating exchange on significant issues.
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Journal of Risk and Uncertainty
Publisher: Kluwer
Description: The Journal of Risk and Uncertainty publishes original contributions, both theoretical and empirical, dealing with the analysis of risk-bearing behavior and decision making under uncertainty. An important aim of the journal is the encouragement of interdisciplinary communication and interaction between researchers in the areas of risk and uncertainty. The level of scientific sophistication of the papers is high, but they are accompanied by an introductory discussion setting out the nature of the work and the implications of the findings in a manner that makes them accessible to workers in other disciplines. The papers published in the journal are mainly drawn from the areas of decision theory, economics of uncertainty, risk and public policy, experimental economics, and psychological models of choice.

Journal of Scottish Philosophy
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Description: "The Journal aims to provide a forum for philosophical discussion and historical scholarship on Scottish philosophy, philosophical theology, economic and political thought and related fields from any era of Scottish history. It has a special interest in the philosophy of Thomas Reid, and subscription to the journal is automatically included in membership of the international Reid Society. Subscribers to the Journal may purchase volumes of the new Edinburgh Edition of Thomas Reid as they appear at a special discount price. As well as the publication of substantial articles, the Reviews Section provides critical studies of both important new monographs and of new editions of major works of Scottish philosophy."

Journal of Semantics
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Description: The Journal of Semantics is the leading international forum for the rapid develoments that are taking place in the field of natural language semantics. Increasingly, its crucial relevance is recognized in all areas of natural language research. High formal standards have been set as it has striven to meet the growing need for computational and empirical adequacy. This process has been aided by the intense interdisciplinary exchange and co-operation that has simultaneously occurred, setting new standards for the field as a whole and working towards a true integration.

Journal of Social Philosophy
Publisher: Blackwells
Description: The purpose of the Journal of Social Philosophy is to facilitate communication among those interested in the topics of social philosophy.
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Journal of South Asia Women's Studies
Description: This Journal is open to all bona fide scholars in South Asia Women Studies. It is meant to disseminate works which address theoretical and practical issues that are of interest to both scholars of South Asia and to women in and from South Asia. Subjects: law, civil rights, gender issues, religion, philosophy, politics, feminism and ecofeminism, classical and modern literature, poetry, dance, music, drama, language, translations, history, folklore, customs, medicine, architecture, discoveries and cultural or social products by women, etc.

Journal of Speculative Philosophy
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Description: The Journal of Speculative Philosophy publishes systematic and interpretive essays about basic philosophical questions. Scholars examine the constructive interaction between Continental and American philosophy, as well as novel developments in the ideas and theories of past philosophers that have relevance for contemporary thinkers. The Journal of Speculative Philosophy also features discussions of art, religion, and literature that are not strictly or narrowly philosophical.
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Journal of Symbolic Logic
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Description: The Journal of Symbolic Logic is an academic periodical for symbolic logic, an expanding discipline that has long interested mathematicians and philosophers and more recently has drawn the attention of computer scientists and linguists. Individual fee includes membership in the Association for Symbolic Logic. Issued quarterly.
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Journal of Technology Education
Description: The Journal of Technology Education provides a forum for scholarly discussion on topics relating to technology education. Manuscripts should focus on technology education research, philosophy, theory, or practice. In addition, the Journal publishes book reviews, editorials, guest articles, comprehensive literature reviews, and reactions to previously published articles.

Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Description: "The Journal of the American Academy of Religion is generally considered to be the top academic journal in the field of religious studies. Now in volume 68 and with a circulation of over 10,000, this international quarterly journal publishes top scholarly articles that cover the full range of world religious traditions together with provocative studies of the methodologies by which these traditions are explored. Each issue also contains a large and valuable book review section."
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Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology
Description: "JBSP publishes papers on phenomenology and existential philosophy as well as contributions from other fields of philosophy. Papers from workers in the humanities and the human sciences interested in the philosophy of their subject will be welcome too. Space will be given to research in progress, to book reviews, and to bibliographies of use to students. The Journal will also provide a forum for interdisciplinary discussion."

Journal of the History of Biology
Publisher: Kluwer
Description: The Journal of the History of Biology is devoted to the history of the biological sciences, with additional interest and concern in philosophical and social issues confronting biology. While all historical epochs are welcome, particular attention has been paid in recent years to developments during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The journal serves both the working biologist who needs a full understanding to the historical and philosophical bases of the field and the historian of biology interested in following developments in the biological sciences.

Journal of the History of Ideas
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Description: The Journal of the History of Ideas examines the evolution of ideas and their influence on historical developments. An interdisciplinary publication, JHI covers several fields of historical study including the history of philosophy, literature, the natural and social sciences, religion, the arts, and culture in general.

Journal of the History of Philosophy
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Description: The Journal of the History of Philosophy is an international journal that publishes articles, notes, discussions, and reviews about the history of Western philosophy, broadly conceived. The Journal publishes material in English, German, and French. It appears quarterly in January, April, July, and October.
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Journal of the International Plato Society
Description: "The aim of this journal is to promote international dialogue on Plato across different languages and scholarly approaches. The journal has been established by the International Plato Society, founded in 1989."

Journal of the Philosophy of Sport
Description: "Published annually for the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport, since 1974, the journal is internationally refereed and is committed to disseminating ideas about the philosophy of sport at the highest level."
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Journal of Theological Studies
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Description: Founded in 1899, the Journal of Theological Studies crosses the entire range of theological research, scholarship and interpretation. Ancient and modern texts, inscriptions, and documents that have not before appeared in type are also reproduced.

Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology
Description: The Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology is the Journal of Division 24 of the Americal Psychological Association, the Division of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology. Its aim is to inform division members of the current thinking, issues, and events relevant to their theoretical and philosophical interests in psychology. The Journal is a forum for the full range of orientations and psychological subject matters.

Journal of Theoretical Politics
Publisher: Sage Publications
Description: "Journal of Theoretical Politics is the major journal for publication of work concerned with the development of theory in the study of political processes. It provides an authoritative forum for the publication of original papers that seek to make genuinely theoretical contributions to the study of politics. The journal offers rigorous articles on a range of theoretical topics. It focuses on new theoretical work that is broadly accessible to political scientists and enhances an understanding of political processes. Journal of Theoretical Politics does not confine its readers to a specific theoretical approach but offers the benefit of a range of research perspectives that affirm the general importance of theory in political science. The journal also publishes articles which evaluate the relative merits of competing theories to explain empirical phenomena, and original syntheses of recent theoretical developments in diverse fields."

Journal of Thought
Description: "The Journal of Thought is a quarterly publication devoted to the reflective examination of educational issues and problems from the perspective of diverse disciplines. The Journal welcomes scholars whose work represents varied viewpoints, methodologies, disciplines, cultures, and nationalities as it seeks to treat the most comprehensive issues and problems confronting education throughout the world. The editors solicit essays that develop a reasoned and supported argument, that offer insightful analysis and critiques of other’s arguments, or that report on significant research of interest to the field. The editorial goal is to stimulate synthesis of diverse points of view and encourage interdisciplinary dialogue. To this end, pieces that respond to previously published work in the Journal of Thought are especially welcome."

Journal of Value Inquiry
Publisher: Kluwer
Description: The Journal of Value Inquiry is an international philosophical quarterly, founded in 1967 by James Wilbur, devoted to the stimulation and communication of research in value studies. The essays published in the journal concern the nature, origin, experiences and scope of value in general, as well as problems of value in such fields as culture, aesthetics, religion, social and legal theory or practice, ethics, education, and methodology, technology and the sciences. The Journal of Value Inquiry is a forum for presentation of the rich diversity of approaches available to value inquiry. It is committed to openness, cosmopolitanism, and the sharing of insights about humanity. Besides full-length essays, the journal publishes notes, communications to the editors, book reviews, interviews, dialogues, reports, and a News column.

Journal of World-Systems Research
Description: An electronic journal dedicated to scholarly research on the modern world-system and earlier, smaller intersocietal networks. It is intentionally interdisciplinary in focus.

Journal on African Philosophy
Description: "Journal on African Philosophy is an electronic journal sponsored by the International Society for African Philosophy and Studies (ISAPS) and published by Africa Resource Center, Inc."

Journal on Indian Philosophy and Religion
Description: "The Society for Indian Philosophy and Religion has commenced publishing the Journal on Indian Philosophy and Religion annually from Fall 1996. The Journal covers the wide range of philosophies and religions which are indigenous to South Asia. It includes scholarly work of comparative and critical studies of Eastern and Western philosophies and religions. The Journal also includes sections on discussion articles and book reviews."

Journal Phaenomenologie
Description: "A German-language philosophy journal that comes out twice a year (May, November) and is interested in phenomenology, hermeneutics and contemporary French philosophy. The focus is on providing information about meetings and conferences, institutions and associations, relevant Website references, and book reviews. In addition to this, each volume has a topic to which three or four brief articles are related."

Justification, Truth, and Belief
Description: JTB-FORUM is meant to be a place for sharing queries, problems and research ideas relevant for a broadly understood theory of knowledge. Short notes about events that might be of interest for the people involved in research activities relevant to the scope of JTB-FORUM are also welcome.