Are you familiar with the philosophy journals published by the University of Illinois Press? For World Philosophy Day, celebrate by learning a bit more about our journals, listening to podcasts or reading interviews, reading featured articles and special issues (some free or open access), and perhaps even submitting your own work to be considered for publication.
You can even suggest one (or all!) of the journals to your library with our Library Request Form, or you can get your own subscription at each journal’s webpage.
Editor: Daniel A. Dombrowski
The mandate of Process Studies is to explore Whiteheadian-Hartshornean process thought at an advanced level and as it appears in related philosophies and theologies, applying the Whiteheadian-Hartshornean conceptuality to a wide range of other fields.
- Special Issue: A Century of Process Thought: Commemorating Whitehead’s Legacy at Harvard (Vol. 54, Iss. 2)
- Listen to our latest podcast with editor Daniel A. Dombrowski or read the interview on our blog.
- Featured Article: “Entertainment in the Twilight Zone? Whitehead’s Radically Empirical Theory of Propositions” by Myron Moses Jackson (Vol. 54, Iss. 2)
- Learn more about the submission process for this journal.
Editors: Andrew Linzey and Clair Linzey
The Journal of Animal Ethics is devoted to the exploration of progressive thought about animals. It is multidisciplinary in nature and international in scope. It covers theoretical and applied aspects of animal ethics—of interest to academics from the humanities and the sciences, as well as professionals working in the field of animal protection.
- Listen to our podcast with editor Clair Linzey or read the interview on our blog.
- Read our blog post celebrating 15 years of Journal of Animal Ethics!
- Featured FREE Article: “’Pets or Meat’? Ethics and Domestic Animals” by Grace Clement (Vol. 1, Iss. 1—all of which is free to read until Dec. 31, 2025)
- Learn more about the submission process for this journal.
Journal of Aesthetic Education
Editor: Tracie Costantino
Journal of Aesthetic Education is a highly respected interdisciplinary journal that focuses on clarifying the issues of aesthetic education understood in its most extensive meaning, welcoming articles on philosophical aesthetics and education.
- All of Volume 59 is OPEN ACCESS through Project Muse’s Subscribe to Open program (Read Vol. 59, Iss. 1; Vol. 59, Iss. 2; Vol. 59, Iss. 3)
- Featured OPEN ACCESS Article: “Visuality and Multimodality as Tools for Learning in Geography and Art Education” by Kerstin Ericson and Tarja Karlsson Häikiö (Vol. 59, Iss. 2)
- Meet editor Tracie Costantino in our introduction blog post
- Learn more about the submission process for this journal.
Editor: Roger Ward
The Pluralist upholds the Socratic dictum of self-knowledge and the love of wisdom as the purpose of philosophy. It seeks to express philosophical insights and concerns humanely and with an eye to literary as well as philosophical excellence, but technical papers are welcome. The Pluralist is a forum for discussion of diverse philosophical standpoints and pluralism’s merits.
- Listen to our podcast interview with editor Roger Ward and three-time contributor Scott Stroud or read the interview on our blog
- Featured Article: “John Dewey and India: Expanding the John Dewey-Bhimrao Ambedkar Story” by Scott R. Stroud (Vol. 19, Iss. 2)
- Learn more about the submission process for this journal.
Editor: Jason Brennan
Public Affairs Quarterly publishes work in all areas of practically engaged normative philosophy, broadly understood to include normative work on issues of public concern in applied moral, social, political, and legal philosophy.
- Featured OPEN ACCESS Article: “Should Men Vacuum More?” by Bouke de Vries (Vol. 38, Iss. 3)
- OPEN ACCESS: Special Issue on Effective Altruism (Vol. 38, Iss. 1)
- Read our Q &A with guest editor Theron Pummer
- Learn more about the submission process for this journal.
American Philosophical Quarterly
Editor: Patrick Grim
American Philosophical Quarterly publishes original articles that advance our understanding of philosophical problems or positions, on any aspect of philosophy apart from history. The editorial policy is to publish work of high quality, regardless of the school of thought from which it derives.
- Featured Open Access Article: “Is This the Best Possible World? We Don’t Know” by Slater Simek (Vol. 62, Iss. 4)
- Check out the three-part special issue series on “The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence”: Part One (Vol. 61, Iss. 4), Part Two (Vol. 62, Iss. 1), Part Three (Vol. 62, Iss. 2), and our blog post Q&A on the series
- Learn more about the submission process for this journal.
History of Philosophy Quarterly
Editor: James Petrik
History of Philosophy Quarterly specializes in papers that cultivate philosophical history with a strong interaction between contemporary and historical concerns. Contributors treat the work of past philosophers not only in terms of historical inquiry, but also as a means of dealing with issues of ongoing philosophical concern.
- Featured Article: “Duties to Self in § 2 of Kant’s Doctrine of Virtue” by Luke Davies (Vol. 42, Iss. 2)
- Listen to our podcast on the special issue on “Time” with guest editor Matias Slavov or read the interview on our blog
- Learn more about the submission process for this journal.
American Journal of Theology and Philosophy
Editor: Gary Slater
The American Journal of Theology & Philosophy is a scholarly journal dedicated to the creative interchange of ideas between theologians and philosophers on some of the most critical intellectual and ethical issues of our time.
- Featured Article: “Wildman’s Effing Theodicy: The Problem of Suffering, the Ground of Being, and the Worship of Suchness” by Demian Wheeler (Vol. 45, Iss. 1)
- Special Issue: “Pragmatism, Empiricism, Metaphysics and Social Activism” (Vol. 45, Iss. 3)
- Listen to our podcast with editor Dr. Gary Slater
- Learn more about the submission process for this journal.