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Thesis - Journals

(Text as at 22/01/2019 01:03:22)

Introduction₁

1. The reading-list for my Thesis is already too long to manage, but – I have no doubt – new material will always be coming up that I ought to be aware of.
2. So, I ought also to keep up to date with what’s going on in other areas of Analytic Philosophy, not to mention recent work relevant to my thesis.
3. This Note lists all the journals to which I have access. It’s not practical to review them all, but if I come across a reference in another paper that I want to follow up, this will provide a quick check as to whether I can get it.
4. As a Cambridge Alumnus, I have access to JSTOR and thereby to most of the philosophical journals. The access to the text is not up-to-date, but I ought – at least for the most important journals – to inculcate a discipline to:-
   • Check the TOCs of the most recent issues, and mark them for future interrogation, and
   • Check the most recent issues with content, and briefly review what’s there, downloading where it looks useful.
5. Cambridge has recently opened up Cambridge Core to alumni:-
   • This allows up-to-date access to 18 philosophy journals₂ (Cambridge Core: Philosophy), including those listed below.
   • There are also a great number of books available for download. I need to avoid distraction, but if there’s a book by CUP I need, and it’s here, then it’s a good place to go! Unfortunately, not all philosophy books published by CUP are available for free.
   • I need to adopt the same discipline as for JSTOR.
6. Cambridge also allows access to SAGE Journals. Checking out the Philosophy journals (SAGE: Philosophy) reveals slim pickings.
7. Finally₃, there’s Project Muse. Not very much of interest.
8. I also note Sci-Hub (Wikipedia: Sci-Hub, Sci-Hub (Defunct)). It’s illegal, and also asks you to install an App. Not sure I like the Russian connection. It’d be interesting to know what the coverage is ... presumably it’ll (try to) get any academic paper on any subject. I’ll only take a look if desperate (not very likely).