imported>Red dwarf: /* Approach */ , to ;

2025-02-27T21:52:06Z

Approach: , to ;

New page

{{Infobox journal
| title = The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies
| cover = [[File:JARS_17_2_cover-front copy (002).jpg|150px]]
| editor = [[Chris Matthew Sciabarra]] [[Stephen D. Cox]] Roderick Long [[Robert L. Campbell]]
| discipline = [[Philosophy]] [[Social Theory]] [[Social Science]] [[Humanities]]
| abbreviation = J. Ayn Rand Stud.
| publisher = [[Penn State University Press]]
| country = United States
| frequency = Biannual
| history = 1999–2023
| openaccess =
| license =
| impact =
| impact-year =
| website = http://www.aynrandstudies.com
| link1 =
| link1-name =
| link2 =
| link2-name =
| JSTOR =
| OCLC = 41986207
| LCCN = sn99008955
| CODEN =
| ISSN = 1526-1018
| eISSN = 2169-7132
| boxwidth =
}}
{{obj}}
'''''The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies''''' ('''JARS''') was an [[academic journal]] devoted to studying "Rand and her times". Established in 1999, its founding co-editors were [[R. W. Bradford]], [[Stephen D. Cox]], and [[Chris Matthew Sciabarra]]. Since 2013, the journal had been published by [[Penn State University Press]].

== History ==
In 1999, [[R. W. Bradford]], [[Stephen D. Cox]], and [[Chris Matthew Sciabarra]] co-founded the ''Journal of Ayn Rand Studies''.<ref>{{Harvtxt|Sciabarra|2003|pp=10–11}}; {{harvtxt|Shea|2005}}; {{Harvtxt|Young|2005}}.</ref> Founding co-editor Sciabarra called the journal "the only nonpartisan, interdisciplinary, double-blind, peer-reviewed, biannual periodical devoted to the study of [[Ayn Rand]] and her times".<ref name=":0">{{Harvtxt|Sciabarra|2022}}.</ref> Rand was a twentieth-century author who developed a system of thought she called [[Objectivism]].<ref>{{Harvtxt|Young|2005}}.</ref>

In 2000, the ''Village Voice'' reported that Mimi Reisel Gladstein was another editor for the journal.<ref>{{harvtxt|Vincent|2000}}.</ref> In 2005, the journal dedicated its issues to commemorating the centenary of Rand's birth and featured scholarship on her legacy and influence.<ref>{{harvtxt|Shea|2005}}.</ref> Starting in 2013, the ''Journal of Ayn Rand Studies'' was published by [[Penn State University Press]].<ref name=":0" />

The ''Journal of Ayn Rand Studies'' ceased publication in 2023, concluding a twenty-three-year run.<ref>{{Harvtxt|Sciabarra|2023}}.</ref>

== Approach ==
The journal published on Rand studies from a variety of perspectives.<ref>{{harvnb|Glenn|2007|pp=A6–A8, A10–A13}}.</ref> Mainstream intellectuals and academics from prestigious universities worldwide, writing without [[hagiography]], contributed scholarship to the journal.<ref>{{harvtxt|Young|2005}}; {{harvtxt|Cohen|2001}}.</ref> This caused friction with the [[Ayn Rand Institute]]; journalist David Glenn reports that institute leaders considered "many of" the journal's publications "false and offensive".<ref>{{harvnb|Glenn|2007|pp=A6–A8, A10–A13}}.</ref> When [[Andrew Bernstein (philosopher)|Andrew Bernstein]] (a philosopher intellectually affiliated with the [[Ayn Rand Institute]] and a candidate for a visiting faculty position at [[Texas State University]] that would have been funded by the Anthem Foundation) contributed a brief reply to a negative review of his [[CliffsNotes]] for Ayn Rand's novels in 2002; he subsequently issued a statement apologizing for having contributed to the journal, behavior that Texas State senior philosophy lecturer Rebecca Raphael considered "a red flag", in the words of journalist Glenn, and believed departments should be cautious about accepting Anthem grants; ultimately, Texas State's philosophy department did not go forward with establishing a position with Anthem Foundation funding.<ref>{{harvtxt|Glenn|2007|pp=A6–8, A10–A13}}.</ref>

== Citations ==
{{Reflist|40em}}

== References ==

* {{Cite journal |last=Bernstein |first=Andrew |author-link=Andrew Bernstein (philosopher) |date=Spring 2002 |title=Reply to Kirsti Minsaas: On the Ayn Rand CliffsNotes |journal=Journal of Ayn Rand Studies |volume=3 |issue=2 |p=349|jstor=41560193}}
* {{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2001/dec/07/internationaleducationnews.highereducation |title=A growing concern |first=David |last=Cohen |date=December 7, 2001 |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=January 2, 2008}}
* {{Cite news |last=Glenn |first=David |date=July 13, 2007 |title=Advocates of Objectivism Make New Inroads |url= |journal=The Chronicle of Higher Education |volume=53 |issue=45 |pages=A6–A8, A10–A13 |issn=0009-5982}}
* {{Cite magazine |last=Sciabarra |first=Chris |date=July–August 2003 |title=''The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies'': Four Years and Counting |url=http://www.freeradical.co.nz/content/57/TheJournalofAynRandStudies.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118060524/http://www.freeradical.co.nz/content/57/TheJournalofAynRandStudies.php |archive-date=January 18, 2023 |magazine=The Free Radical |pages=10–11 |volume=57}}
* {{Cite web |last=Sciabarra |first=Chris Matthew |date=September 6, 2022 |title=''JARS'': Toward a 2023 Grand Finale |url=https://notablog.net/archives/3767 |website=Notablog}}
* {{Cite web |last=Sciabarra |first=Chris Matthew |date=March 14, 2023 |title=''JARS'': The 2023 Grand Finale Arrives! |url=https://notablog.net/archives/3767 |website=Notablog}}
* {{cite news |last=Shea |first=Christopher |date=February 13, 2005 |title=Ayn Rand's Campus Radicals |url=http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/2005/02/13/ayn_rands_campus_radicals?pg=full |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050315091136/http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/2005/02/13/ayn_rands_campus_radicals?pg=full |archive-date=March 15, 2005 |access-date=September 24, 2023 |work=[[The Boston Globe]]}}
* {{cite news|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2000-03-14/nyc-life/gettin-randy/ |work=[[The Village Voice]] |title=Gettin' Randy |first=Norah |last=Vincent |date=March 14, 2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090819063130/https://www.villagevoice.com/2000-03-14/nyc-life/gettin-randy/ |access-date=September 24, 2023|archive-date=2009-08-19 }}
* {{cite news |title=Ayn Rand at 100 |url=http://reason.com/archives/2005/03/01/ayn-rand-at-100 |first=Cathy |last=Young |work=[[Reason (magazine)|Reason]] |date=March 1, 2005 |access-date=October 14, 2013}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.aynrandstudies.com}}
* {{cite web|url=https://groups.google.com/g/alt.philosophy.objectivism/c/Ar2KJxKWzYA/m/2x5ynXkU6S8J |title=To All Sincerely Concerned With Objectivism |date=June 6, 2002 |access-date=September 24, 2023}} (Andrew Bernstein's statement apologizing for associating with the ''Journal of Ayn Rand Studies'')

{{Ayn Rand}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Journal Of Ayn Rand Studies, The}}
[[Category:Biannual journals]]
[[Category:English-language journals]]
[[Category:Penn State University Press academic journals]]
[[Category:Periodicals about writers|Rand, Ayn]]
[[Category:Academic journals established in 1999]]
[[Category:Journals about philosophers|Rand, Ayn]]
[[Category:Works about Ayn Rand]]
[[Category:Works about Objectivism (Ayn Rand)]]
[[Category:Publications disestablished in 2023]]
[[Category:Defunct journals]]

The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies - Revision history

imported>Red dwarf: /* Approach */ , to ;