JAAC Ranked #4 in Women Authors in Philosophy Journals

The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism ranks #4 in a major national study of women authors published in philosophy journals from 2000-2009. The study was published in Ethics 132:3 ( April 2022): "The Past 110 Years: Historical Data on the Underrepresentation of Women in Philosophy Journals," by Nicole Hassoun, Sherri Conklin, Michael Nekrasov, and Jevin West. The complete article is available for free: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/718075

The only three journals with higher rankings than JAAC are Hypatia, Inquiry, and Journal of Nietzsche Studies, as shown in Figure 1 in the article. As explained by the authors: "For each journal, we compute the total proportion of women authors across all articles and years and sort them by highest proportion of women authorships."

The current JAAC co-editors, Theodore Gracyk and Robert Stecker, noted in response to the report, "Both the current and past editors of JAAC have adopted best current practices to ensure that we are publishing the broadest possible range of voices and perspectives from our interdisciplinary community of scholars. For this, we also thank the judgment of our editorial board, the guest editors of symposia and special issues, and the ongoing work of the ASA's Feminist Caucus Committee and Diversity Committee."