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The Journal of Consciousness Studies is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated entirely to the study of consciousness, published by Imprint Academic. It was founded in 1994 and brings together researchers from the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, philosophy, critical theory, and comparative religion.
Professor Valerie Gray Hardcastle of the University of Cincinnati has edited the Journal of Consciousness Studies since 2006. Its founding editor was Joseph Goguen, who held the role from 1994 until 2006.
The Journal of Consciousness Studies covers consciousness from across academic disciplines, including the natural sciences, social sciences, philosophy, critical theory, comparative religion, and the humanities. Recent issues have addressed animal consciousness, emotional consciousness, indigenous philosophies of consciousness, grief, and introspection.
Notable papers published in the Journal of Consciousness Studies include David Chalmers' "Facing Up to the Problem of Consciousness" (1995) and "The Meta Problem of Consciousness" (2018), Daniel Dennett's "Illusionism as the Obvious Default Theory of Consciousness" (2016), Galen Strawson's "Realistic Monism: Why Physicalism Entails Panpsychism" (2006), and Anil Seth's "The Real Problem(s) with Panpsychism" (2021). Francis Crick and J. Clark's "The Astonishing Hypothesis" appeared in the journal's founding year of 1994.
The Journal of Consciousness Studies reports on the Toward a Science of Consciousness (TSC) conference, organized by the Center for Consciousness Studies at the University of Arizona in Tucson. The journal has covered specific events including TSC 2012.
The Journal of Consciousness Studies is abstracted and indexed in nine databases. These include PsycINFO, the Philosopher's Index, the Arts and Humanities Citation Index, the Social Scisearch, and the Social Sciences Research Index.