International Journal of Applied Philosophy
Encyclopedia
The International Journal of Applied Philosophy is a peer-reviewed
academic journal
that publishes philosophical articles dealing with practical issues in business, education, the environment, government, health care, law, psychology, and science. Since 1982 it has published over 500 articles by philosophers such as Norman Bowie, Kai Nielsen, and Peter Singer
. The journal is published twice yearly on a non-profit basis by the Philosophy Documentation Center. All issues (volume 1-present) are available online
The International Journal of Applied Philosophy is abstracted and indexed in Academic Search Premier, Expanded Academic ASAP, FRANCIS, Humanities International Index, Index Philosophicus, InfoTrac OneFile, International Bibliography of Periodical Literature, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, International Philosophical Bibliography, MLA International Bibliography, Medline, Periodicals Index Online, Philosopher's Index, Philosophy Research Index
, Political Science Complete, Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies, Scopus
, SocINDEX, and TOC Premier.
Peer review
Peer review is a process of self-regulation by a profession or a process of evaluation involving qualified individuals within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards, improve performance and provide credibility...
academic journal
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
that publishes philosophical articles dealing with practical issues in business, education, the environment, government, health care, law, psychology, and science. Since 1982 it has published over 500 articles by philosophers such as Norman Bowie, Kai Nielsen, and Peter Singer
Peter Singer
Peter Albert David Singer is an Australian philosopher who is the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University and Laureate Professor at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics at the University of Melbourne...
. The journal is published twice yearly on a non-profit basis by the Philosophy Documentation Center. All issues (volume 1-present) are available online
Subjects covered and indexing
The journal has published special discussions of the following topics:- Abortion
- Animal rights
- Gambling
- Lying
- Terrorism
- Torture
- U.S. Foreign policy
The International Journal of Applied Philosophy is abstracted and indexed in Academic Search Premier, Expanded Academic ASAP, FRANCIS, Humanities International Index, Index Philosophicus, InfoTrac OneFile, International Bibliography of Periodical Literature, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, International Philosophical Bibliography, MLA International Bibliography, Medline, Periodicals Index Online, Philosopher's Index, Philosophy Research Index
Philosophy Research Index
The Philosophy Research Index is an and abstracting and indexing database containing bibliographic information on philosophical publications in western languages. It contains over 800,000 citations to a range of philosophical publications, including books, anthologies, scholarly journals,...
, Political Science Complete, Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies, Scopus
Scopus
Scopus, officially named SciVerse Scopus, is a bibliographic database containing abstracts and citations for academic journal articles. It covers nearly 18,000 titles from over 5,000 international publishers, including coverage of 16,500 peer-reviewed journals in the scientific, technical, medical,...
, SocINDEX, and TOC Premier.