Philosophical Magazine
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The Philosophical Magazine is one of the oldest scientific journals published in English. It was established by Alexander Tilloch in 1798;[1] in 1822 Richard Taylor became joint editor[1] and it has been published continuously by Taylor & Francis ever since.[dubious ]
Early history
The name of the journal dates from a period when "natural philosophy" embraced all aspects of science. The very first paper published in the journal carried the title "Account of Mr Cartwright's Patent Steam Engine". Other articles in the first volume include "Methods of discovering whether Wine has been adulterated with any Metals prejudicial to Health" and "Description of the Apparatus used by Lavoisier to produce Water from its component Parts, Oxygen and Hydrogen".
19th century
Early in the nineteenth century, classic papers by
In 1814, the Philosophical Magazine merged with the Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, and the Arts, otherwise known as Nicholson's Journal (published by William Nicholson), to form The Philosophical Magazine and Journal.[2] Further mergers in 1827 with the Annals of Philosophy, and in 1840 with The London and Edinburgh Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science (named the Edinburgh Journal of Science until 1832) led to the retitling of the journal as The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science. In 1949, the title reverted to The Philosophical Magazine.
20th century
In the early part of the 20th century, Ernest Rutherford was a frequent contributor. He once told a friend to "watch out for the next issue of Philosophical Magazine; it is highly radioactive!" Aside from his work on understanding
In 1978 the journal was divided into two independent parts, Philosophical Magazine A and Philosophical Magazine B. Part A published papers on
Recent developments
Since the middle of the 20th century, the journal has focused on
Editors
Previous editors of the Philosophical Magazine have been
Philosophical Magazine Letters
In 1987, the sister journal Philosophical Magazine Letters was established with the aim of rapidly publishing short communications on all aspects of condensed matter physics. It is edited by Edward A. Davis and Peter Riseborough. This monthly journal had a 2022 impact factor of 1.2.
Series
Over its 200-year history, Philosophical Magazine has occasionally restarted its volume numbers at 1, designating a new "series" each time. The journal's series are as follows:
- Philosophical Magazine, Series 1 (1798–1826), volumes 1 through 68
- Philosophical Magazine, Series 2 (1827–1832), volumes 1 through 11
- Philosophical Magazine, Series 3 (1832–1850), volumes 1 through 37
- Philosophical Magazine, Series 4 (1851–1875), volumes 1 through 50
- Philosophical Magazine, Series 5 (1876–1900), volumes 1 through 50
- Philosophical Magazine, Series 6 (1901–1925), volumes 1 through 50
- Philosophical Magazine, Series 7 (1926–1955), volumes 1 through 46
- Philosophical Magazine, Series 8 (1955–present), volumes 1 through 95 (through December 2015)
If the renumbering had not occurred, the 2015 volume (series 8, volume 95) would have been volume 407.
References
- ^ a b John Burnett, "Tilloch, Alexander (1759–1825)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, May 2006, accessed 17 Feb 2010
- ^ see the "Advertisement" at the start of Volume 42 of The Philosophical Magazine 31 December 1813 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/53080#page/20/mode/1up announcing the merger.
External links
- Philosophical Magazine website at Taylor & Francis
- Digitised volumes at Biodiversity Heritage Library (with links to Preceding and Succeeding series)
- Digitised volumes of "The London, Edinburgh and Dublin philosophical magazine" (3.Ser. 17.1840 - 37.1850; 4.Ser. 1.1851- 50.1875; 5.Ser. 1.1876-50.1900) at the Jena University Library
- Philosophical Magazine on Internet Archive.
- Philosophical Magazine Letters print: ISSN 0950-0839
- Philosophical Magazine Letters online: ISSN 1362-3036