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The journal was established in November 2018 by academic moral philosophers Francesca Minerva, [[Jeff McMahan (philosopher)|Jeff McMahan]], and [[Peter Singer]].<ref name=Bartlett12Nov2018>{{cite news |last1=Bartlett |first1=Tom |title=Here Comes 'The Journal of Controversial Ideas.' Cue the Outcry. |url=https://www.chronicle.com/article/Here-Comes-The-Journal-of/245068 |accessdate=13 November 2018 |work=[[The Chronicle of Higher Education]] |date=12 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2018/11/12/controversial-ideas-journal-academics-can-publish-pseudonyms/ | newspaper=[[Daily Telegraph]] | title='Controversial ideas' journal where academics can publish under pseudonyms for fear of backlash | first=Camilla | last=Turner | date=12 November 2018 | accessdate=8 November 2022}}</ref> It began accepting submissions in April 2020, looking for "careful, rigorous, unpolemical discussion of issues that are widely considered controversial, in the sense that certain views about them might be regarded by many people as morally, socially, or ideologically objectionable or offensive",<ref name=TPM/> and published its first issue in April 2021.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/journal-of-controversial-ideas-dares-to-print-the-unsayable-lrgvwp620 | newspaper=[[The Times]] | title=Journal of Controversial Ideas dares to print the unsayable | first=Tom | last=Whipple | date=24 April 2021 | accessdate=8 November 2022}}</ref> |
The journal was established in November 2018 by academic moral philosophers Francesca Minerva, [[Jeff McMahan (philosopher)|Jeff McMahan]], and [[Peter Singer]].<ref name=Bartlett12Nov2018>{{cite news |last1=Bartlett |first1=Tom |title=Here Comes 'The Journal of Controversial Ideas.' Cue the Outcry. |url=https://www.chronicle.com/article/Here-Comes-The-Journal-of/245068 |accessdate=13 November 2018 |work=[[The Chronicle of Higher Education]] |date=12 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2018/11/12/controversial-ideas-journal-academics-can-publish-pseudonyms/ | newspaper=[[Daily Telegraph]] | title='Controversial ideas' journal where academics can publish under pseudonyms for fear of backlash | first=Camilla | last=Turner | date=12 November 2018 | accessdate=8 November 2022}}</ref> It began accepting submissions in April 2020, looking for "careful, rigorous, unpolemical discussion of issues that are widely considered controversial, in the sense that certain views about them might be regarded by many people as morally, socially, or ideologically objectionable or offensive",<ref name=TPM/> and published its first issue in April 2021.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/journal-of-controversial-ideas-dares-to-print-the-unsayable-lrgvwp620 | newspaper=[[The Times]] | title=Journal of Controversial Ideas dares to print the unsayable | first=Tom | last=Whipple | date=24 April 2021 | accessdate=8 November 2022}}</ref> |
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The idea for the journal started when Minerva received death threats and had difficulty finding employment as a result of a 2012 article she co-wrote on the ethics of [[child euthanasia]] in the ''[[Journal of Medical Ethics]]''.<ref name=TPM/><ref name=VOX>{{cite website | website=[[Vox (website)|Vox]] |url=https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2018/11/19/18101600/journal-of-controversial-ideas-censorship-politically-correct-academia | date=19 November 2018 | author-link=Dylan Matthews |first=Dylan | last=Matthews | title=The Journal of Controversial Ideas is already, well, controversial. |
The idea for the journal started when Minerva received death threats and had difficulty finding employment as a result of a 2012 article she co-wrote on the ethics of [[child euthanasia]] in the ''[[Journal of Medical Ethics]]''.<ref name=TPM/><ref name=VOX>{{cite website | website=[[Vox (website)|Vox]] |url=https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2018/11/19/18101600/journal-of-controversial-ideas-censorship-politically-correct-academia | date=19 November 2018 | author-link=Dylan Matthews |first=Dylan | last=Matthews | title=The Journal of Controversial Ideas is already, well, controversial. Here's a founder's defense.| accessdate=8 November 2022}}</ref><ref name=Anthony2Dec2018>{{cite news |last1=Anthony |first1=Andrew | author-link=Andrew Anthony | title=Do we need to hide who we are to speak freely in the era of identity politics? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/dec/02/journal-of-controversial-ideas-jeff-mcmahan-peter-singer-francesca-minerva-identity-politics |work=The Guardian|date=2 December 2018 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20181202081202/https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/dec/02/journal-of-controversial-ideas-jeff-mcmahan-peter-singer-francesca-minerva-identity-politics |archivedate=2 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Mineva then published a 2014 article in ''[[Bioethics (journal)| Bioethics]]'' titled ''Why Publishing Pseudonymously Can Protect Academic Freedom'' that led to discussions with McMahan and Singer that Minerva said gave the core concept: "We thought we should establish this journal where people can send papers they’re afraid couldn’t be published in other journals.<ref name=VOX/> According to McMahan, JCI "enables people whose ideas might get them in trouble either with the left or with the right or with their own university administration, to publish under a pseudonym".<ref name="RosenbaumArticles">{{cite news |last1=Rosenbaum |first1=Martin |title=Pseudonyms to protect authors of controversial articles |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/education-46146766 |accessdate=13 November 2018 |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=12 November 2018}}</ref> |
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| History | 2021–present |
| Frequency | annual |
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| ISSN | 2694-5991 |
| OCLC no. | 1258737330 |
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The Journal of Controversial Ideas (JCI) is a cross-disciplinary, open access, peer-reviewed academic journal that aims to allow academics to publish using pseudonyms if they request it.[1][2] The first issue of the journal was published on 23 April 2021 and it is expected to be an annual publication.[3]
History
The journal was established in November 2018 by academic moral philosophers Francesca Minerva, Jeff McMahan, and Peter Singer.[1][4] It began accepting submissions in April 2020, looking for "careful, rigorous, unpolemical discussion of issues that are widely considered controversial, in the sense that certain views about them might be regarded by many people as morally, socially, or ideologically objectionable or offensive",[3] and published its first issue in April 2021.[5]
The idea for the journal started when Minerva received death threats and had difficulty finding employment as a result of a 2012 article she co-wrote on the ethics of child euthanasia in the Journal of Medical Ethics.[3][6][2] Mineva then published a 2014 article in Bioethics titled Why Publishing Pseudonymously Can Protect Academic Freedom that led to discussions with McMahan and Singer that Minerva said gave the core concept: "We thought we should establish this journal where people can send papers they’re afraid couldn’t be published in other journals.[6] According to McMahan, JCI "enables people whose ideas might get them in trouble either with the left or with the right or with their own university administration, to publish under a pseudonym".[7]
Reception
The Editors of Philosophy congratulated the journal for upholding the spirit of John Stuart Mill, but wondered whether the use of anonymity would hamper the quality of academic debate; they also noted the irony of leading academics from some of "the most prestigious universities in the liberal western world" launching what in another era would be known as a Samizdat.[8] Tyler Cowen wrote that the journal would highlight the "very real pressures for excess conformity in academia", but could also "ghettoize" ideas.[9] Russell Blackford welcomed the journal and said the first issue was "at a level comparable to most well-regarded journals dealing with ethics or public policy"; Russell also noted that while it seeks to be cross-disciplinary, the first issue was very much a "philosophy journal".[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b Bartlett, Tom (12 November 2018). "Here Comes 'The Journal of Controversial Ideas.' Cue the Outcry". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ a b Anthony, Andrew (2 December 2018). "Do we need to hide who we are to speak freely in the era of identity politics?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d Blackford, Russell (3 December 2021). "Oh No, That's Controversial!". The Philosophers' Magazine. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ Turner, Camilla (12 November 2018). "'Controversial ideas' journal where academics can publish under pseudonyms for fear of backlash". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ Whipple, Tom (24 April 2021). "Journal of Controversial Ideas dares to print the unsayable". The Times. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ a b Matthews, Dylan (19 November 2018). "The Journal of Controversial Ideas is already, well, controversial. Here's a founder's defense". Vox. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ Rosenbaum, Martin (12 November 2018). "Pseudonyms to protect authors of controversial articles". BBC News. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ Editorial (January 2019). "A Journal of Controversial Ideas: Samizdat in Oxford". Philosophy. 94 (1): 1–2. doi:10.1017/S0031819118000499. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ Cowen, Tyler (15 November 2018). "The Coming Controversy in Academia". Bloomberg Opinion. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
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