Journal of Buddhist Ethics

Mon Jul 4 15:20:09 UTC 1994

ANNOUNCING A NEW SCHOLARLY JOURNAL DEVOTED TO BUDDHIST ETHICS

                     JOURNAL OF BUDDHIST ETHICS

                                (ISSN: 1076-9005)

1. EDITORIAL

                      GENERAL EDITORS
                          Damien Keown
                University of London, Goldsmiths
                       Charles S. Prebish
                  Pennsylvania State University

                        TECHNICAL EDITOR
                          Wayne Husted
                  Pennsylvania State University

                         EDITORIAL BOARD
               Richard Gombrich, Oxford University
              Charles Hallisey, Harvard University
                Richard Hayes, McGill University
           Christopher Ives, University of Puget Sound
             Leslie Kawamura, University of Calgary
         Winston King, Vanderbilt University (Emeritus)
              Reginald Ray, University of Colorado
              Paul Williams, University of Bristol
                    Others to be Named Later

2. ABOUT THE JOURNAL

AIMS

The Journal of Buddhist Ethics has been established to promote the
study of Buddhist ethics through the publication of research
papers, discussion articles, bulletins, and reviews.

DESCRIPTION

The Journal of Buddhist Ethics is the first academic journal
dedicated entirely to Buddhist ethics, and is innovative in
adopting a totally electronic mode of publication. In most other
respects, however, it will function as a traditional scholarly
journal. Research papers and discussion articles submitted to the
journal will be subject to blind peer review.

THE CONCEPT OF AN ON-LINE JOURNAL
An on-line journal differs from a traditional journal in publishing
electronically as opposed to a printed format. The Journal of
Buddhist Ethics will also publish material on an on-going rather
than a periodic basis, eliminating any backlog between acceptance
and publication. An on-line journal is NOT the same as a newsgroup,
discussion list, or bulletin board.

WHY PUBLISH ON-LINE?

On-line journals are a logical development in the use of
information technology. The dissemination of information through
this medium has three main advantages over publication in the
traditional manner, namely, cost, speed, and ease of access. Other
advantages of an electronic medium include keyword searching and
the use of multimedia and hypertext formats.

EDITORIAL POLICY

The Editors are committed to the widest dissemination for research
published by the journal. As well as publishing on-line they will
also explore possibilities for the publication of selected material
in partnership with traditional presses.

CITATION INDEXES

The journal will be searched by the usual citation indexes for this
subject classification.

3. SUBJECT CLASSIFICATIONS

The Journal of Buddhist Ethics interprets "ethics" as including
subject matter in the ten areas listed below.

     1.  Vinaya and Jurisprudence
     2.  Medical Ethics
     3.  Philosophical Ethics
     4.  Human Rights
     5.  Ethics and Psychology
     6.  Ecology and the Environment
     7.  Social and Political Philosophy
     8.  Cross-cultural Ethics
     9.  Ethics and Anthropology
    10.  Interfaith Dialogue on Ethics

4. GLOBAL RESOURCE CENTER

In conjunction with the journal an on-line Global Resource Center
has been established with the aim of providing research tools for
scholarship in the field of Buddhist ethics. Projects currently
planned include a bibliography of publications in Buddhist ethics
and a register of research in progress. Further possibilities
include an electronic archive of relevant periodical literature,
and the production of teaching materials for use in undergraduate
courses. At present the Center provides World Wide Web links to a
wide range of electronic resources in Buddhism. It can be accessed
by following the instructions under "World Wide Web Browsers" in
the section entitled "How the Journal Works".

5. HOW TO SUBSCRIBE

To subscribe to the Journal of Buddhist Ethics, simply send an
e-mail message to

                    jbe-ed at psu.edu

specifying "JBE Subscription" in the Subject Line. When you
subscribe, your e-mail address is appended to our subscription
list. This list is used primarily for announcing newly published
material and will provide titles, abstracts, and retrieval
instructions. Calls for papers and other important news concerning
the journal may also be distributed in this way. In order to
minimize the burden on network resources manuscripts published by
the journal will not be distributed automatically. The journal is distributed
free of charge.

6. HOW THE JOURNAL WORKS

The resources of the journal can be accessed in a variety of ways.

"World Wide Web Browsers"

If you are familiar with WWW browsing software, open a URL
connection to

    http://www.psu.edu/jbe/jbe.html

"Anonymous FTP"

The journal can be retrieved from our Anonymous FTP Site at

ftp.cac.psu.edu in the subdirectory /pub/jbe.

Individuals who experience difficulty in obtaining the journal, or
do not have access to any of the retrieval methods listed above,
should contact the editors.

7. GUIDELINES FOR CONTRIBUTORS

Unsolicited manuscripts pertaining to any of the topics listed
under the journal's "Subject Classifications" are welcome.

The Journal of Buddhist Ethics publishes material in the following
four categories:

1) Research Papers (5,000 words and over)
2) Discussion Articles (2,000 words or less)
3) Bulletins (1,000 words or less).
4) Book Reviews

8. QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, SUGGESTIONS

The editors welcome your questions, comments, and suggestions.
Please feel free to send e-mail to our general editorial address 
(jbe-ed at psu.edu) or to any of the following addresses:

hsa01dk at gold.ac.uk         Damien Keown
csp1 at psuvm.psu.edu       Charles S. Prebish
wrh7 at psuvm.psu.edu       Wayne Husted

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Damien Keown HSA01DK at gold.ac.uk
Department of Historical & Cultural Studies
University of London, Goldsmiths
Lewisham Way   
London UK, SE14 6NW                                                    
Voice (+44)  071 692 7171 Ext.2153
Fax:   (+44)  071 694 8911
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