As part of the setting up of the Northern Institute of Philosophy at Aberdeen, plans are afoot for a new journal for short papers. Here’s a brief description of what the journal will be like.
bq. The Northern Institute of Philosophy (NIP) intends to establish a journal dedicated to the publication of concise, succinct (of less than 4500 words), original, philosophical papers in the following areas: Logic, Philosophical Logic, Philosophy of Mathematics, Philosophy of Language, Metaphysics, Epistemology (including formal epistemology and confirmation theory), Philosophy of Science and Philosophy of Mind. All published papers will be analytic in style. We intend that readers of this journal will be exposed to the most central and significant issues and debates in contemporary philosophy that fall under its remit. We will publish only papers that exemplify the highest standard of clarity.
bq. The philosophical community has been vocal about the need for such a journal (broadly, a second Analysis-style journal) for many years, and the Northern Institute of Philosophy is in an optimal position to deliver one, since the editorial process will be able draw on the wide-ranging expertise of the very extensive network of philosophers and research institutions variously affiliated with NIP. We are thus exceptionally well placed to quickly establish a journal that can attain and maintain the highest standards of contemporary analytic philosophy.
I’m very enthusiastic about this proposal, since I think there is a need for more high-quality venues for publishing in M&E broadly construed. Indeed, I’ve signed on to be the epistemology editor for the journal, assuming it comes in to being.
As part of convincing the powers that be that such a journal will be a good idea, the Northern Institute is commissioning a small market survey. You can take the survey at:
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The more people who take this, the better the journal’s prospects will be.