Australasian Journal of Philosophy
Encyclopedia
The Australasian Journal of Philosophy (AJP), founded in Sydney in 1923 as The Australasian Journal of Psychology and Philosophy, is Australasia
's oldest and most respected philosophy journal. Sponsored by the Australasian Association of Philosophy
, it aims to publish the best work in the analytic tradition and is frequently cited in the general philosophical literature. In 2007, it was rated "A" (the highest category) in the European Reference Index in the Humanities (ERIH) and is ranked as one of the top ten professional philosophical journals in the world. It is covered by all the major abstracting and indexing services, including the Arts and Humanities Citation Index which provides access to current and retrospective bibliographic information and cited references found in the world's leading arts and humanities journals. In addition to Articles and Discussion Notes, the journal publishes Book Reviews and Book Notes as well as occasional commissioned Critical Notices.
The journal is read world-wide and has recently published contributions from North and South American, European and Asian as well as Australasian authors.
was its publisher from 1998 to 2004, followed by Taylor and Francis
under its Routledge
imprint after 2005. Contents of the journal are now also published electronically and available in academic and research libraries worldwide.
To ensure its integrity, the refereeing process for all unsolicited contributions to the AJP is double-blind: the names and institutional affiliations of authors are revealed neither to referees nor Associate Editors. Authors submitting articles, discussion notes and reviews are required to follow submission guidelines and style. Of approximately 700 submissions per year from across the globe, about 40 are selected for publication.
of the University of Sydney
. The AJP is currently based at the University of Western Australia
and edited by Stewart Candlish with the support of a network of international referees and an Editorial Board.
Australasia
Australasia is a region of Oceania comprising Australia, New Zealand, the island of New Guinea, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term was coined by Charles de Brosses in Histoire des navigations aux terres australes...
's oldest and most respected philosophy journal. Sponsored by the Australasian Association of Philosophy
Australasian Association of Philosophy
The Australasian Association of Philosophy is the main professional organization of academic philosophers in Australasia, New Zealand, and Singapore...
, it aims to publish the best work in the analytic tradition and is frequently cited in the general philosophical literature. In 2007, it was rated "A" (the highest category) in the European Reference Index in the Humanities (ERIH) and is ranked as one of the top ten professional philosophical journals in the world. It is covered by all the major abstracting and indexing services, including the Arts and Humanities Citation Index which provides access to current and retrospective bibliographic information and cited references found in the world's leading arts and humanities journals. In addition to Articles and Discussion Notes, the journal publishes Book Reviews and Book Notes as well as occasional commissioned Critical Notices.
The journal is read world-wide and has recently published contributions from North and South American, European and Asian as well as Australasian authors.
Publishing history
The AJP was published triannually until 1978 and quarterly since. Oxford University PressOxford University Press
Oxford University Press is the largest university press in the world. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the Vice-Chancellor known as the Delegates of the Press. They are headed by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as...
was its publisher from 1998 to 2004, followed by Taylor and Francis
Taylor and Francis
Taylor & Francis Group is an international company originating in the United Kingdom which publishes books and academic journals. It is a division of Informa plc, a United Kingdom-based publisher and conference company.- Overview :...
under its Routledge
Routledge
Routledge is a British publishing house which has operated under a succession of company names and latterly as an academic imprint. Its origins may be traced back to the 19th-century London bookseller George Routledge...
imprint after 2005. Contents of the journal are now also published electronically and available in academic and research libraries worldwide.
Notable articles
The following is a partial list of some of the most notable articles in the AJP (in date order):- "Vagueness" (1923) - Bertrand RussellBertrand RussellBertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, and social critic. At various points in his life he considered himself a liberal, a socialist, and a pacifist, but he also admitted that he had never been any of these things...
- "The Nation and the Individual" (1937) - Arthur PriorArthur PriorArthur Norman Prior was a noted logician and philosopher. Prior founded tense logic, now also known as temporal logic, and made important contributions to intensional logic, particularly in Prior .-Biography:Prior was entirely educated in New Zealand, where he was fortunate to have come under the...
- "Time: A Treatment of Some Puzzles" (1941) - John Niemeyer FindlayJohn Niemeyer FindlayJohn Niemeyer Findlay, known as J. N. Findlay, was a South African philosopher.-Education and Career:...
- "Logic and Professor AndersonJohn Anderson (philosopher)John Anderson was a Scottish-born Australian philosopher who occupied the post of Challis Professor of Philosophy at Sydney University in the years 1927-1958. He founded the empirical brand of philosophy known as Australian realism...
" (1950) - Gilbert RyleGilbert RyleGilbert Ryle , was a British philosopher, a representative of the generation of British ordinary language philosophers that shared Wittgenstein's approach to philosophical problems, and is principally known for his critique of Cartesian dualism, for which he coined the phrase "the ghost in the... - "Questions" (1958) - C.L. Hamblin
- "Conclusive reasons" (1971) - Fred DretskeFred DretskeFrederick Irwin Dretske is a philosopher noted for his contributions to epistemology and the philosophy of mind. His more recent work centers on conscious experience and self-knowledge. Additionally, he was awarded the Jean Nicod Prize in 1994...
- "A causal theory of counterfactuals" (1977) - Frank JacksonFrank Cameron JacksonFrank Cameron Jackson is an Australian philosopher, currently Distinguished Professor and former Director of the Research School of Social Sciences at Australian National University. In 2007-2008, he also became a regular visiting professor of philosophy at Princeton University...
- "Causal decision theory" (1981) - David LewisDavid Kellogg LewisDavid Kellogg Lewis was an American philosopher. Lewis taught briefly at UCLA and then at Princeton from 1970 until his death. He is also closely associated with Australia, whose philosophical community he visited almost annually for more than thirty years...
- "The nature of natural laws" (1982) - Chris Swoyer
- "Putnam's paradox" (1984) - David LewisDavid Kellogg LewisDavid Kellogg Lewis was an American philosopher. Lewis taught briefly at UCLA and then at Princeton from 1970 until his death. He is also closely associated with Australia, whose philosophical community he visited almost annually for more than thirty years...
- "Thirty Years on–Is Consciousness still a Brain Process?" (1988) - Ullin PlaceUllin PlaceUllin Place was a British philosopher and psychologist. Along with J. J. C. Smart, he developed the identity theory of mind. Place was born in Yorkshire and studied under Gilbert Ryle at Oxford University. There, he became acquainted with philosophy of mind in the logical behaviorist tradition,...
- "The teleological notion of 'function'" (1991) - Karen Neander
- "Elusive knowledge" (1996) - David LewisDavid Kellogg LewisDavid Kellogg Lewis was an American philosopher. Lewis taught briefly at UCLA and then at Princeton from 1970 until his death. He is also closely associated with Australia, whose philosophical community he visited almost annually for more than thirty years...
Submissions
Since the Journal changed its platform in February 2009, submissions are made online through Manuscript Central. New users should first create an account; the Journals referees have had an account created for them in advance. Once logged on to the site, users should submit their papers via the Author Centre.To ensure its integrity, the refereeing process for all unsolicited contributions to the AJP is double-blind: the names and institutional affiliations of authors are revealed neither to referees nor Associate Editors. Authors submitting articles, discussion notes and reviews are required to follow submission guidelines and style. Of approximately 700 submissions per year from across the globe, about 40 are selected for publication.
Editorial team
The inaugural editor was Francis AndersonFrancis Anderson
Sir Francis Anderson was an Australian philosopher and educationist.-Early life:Francis Anderson was born in Glasgow, the son of Francis Anderson, manufacturer, and his wife Elizabeth Anna Lockart, née Ellison. Anderson was educated at Old Wynd and Oatlands public schools and became a...
of the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
. The AJP is currently based at the University of Western Australia
University of Western Australia
The University of Western Australia was established by an Act of the Western Australian Parliament in February 1911, and began teaching students for the first time in 1913. It is the oldest university in the state of Western Australia and the only university in the state to be a member of the...
and edited by Stewart Candlish with the support of a network of international referees and an Editorial Board.