From <@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU:owner-tibet-l@IUBVM.UCS.INDIANA.EDU> Fri Jul 1 12:04:21 1994 Return-Path: <<@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU:owner-tibet-l@IUBVM.UCS.INDIANA.EDU>> Received: from uga.cc.uga.edu by netcom2.netcom.com (8.6.8.1/SMI-4.1/Netcom) id MAA28607; Fri, 1 Jul 1994 12:02:55 -0700 Message-Id: <199407011902.MAA28607@netcom2.netcom.com> Received: from UGA.CC.UGA.EDU by uga.cc.uga.edu (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with BSMTP id 6490; Fri, 01 Jul 94 15:03:04 EDT Received: from UGA.CC.UGA.EDU (NJE origin LISTSERV@UGA) by UGA.CC.UGA.EDU (LMail V1.1d/1.7f) with BSMTP id 6276; Fri, 1 Jul 1994 14:57:02 -0400 Date: Fri, 1 Jul 1994 14:26:00 EDT Reply-To: Tibet Interest List Sender: Tibet Interest List From: "Charles S. Prebish" Subject: Journal of Buddhist Ethics X-To: tibet-l@iubvm.ucs.indiana.edu To: Multiple recipients of list TIBET-L Status: RO ANNOUNCING A NEW SCHOLARLY JOURNAL DEVOTED TO BUDDHIST ETHICS JOURNAL OF BUDDHIST ETHICS Introducing A New On-Line Journal (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: the Journal of Buddhist Ethics is none of these things and will not function in this way. 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 Vinaya and Jurisprudence Research into all aspects of Buddhist monastic discipline. The origins and development of the Vinaya; its categories, structure, and organization; provisions on specific matters; comparative studies of the Vinayas of different schools; legal and jurisprudential principles. Medical Ethics Issues in contemporary medical ethics and biotechnology; abortion, embryo research, reproductive technologies (IVF, AID etc) and genetic engineering; AIDS; organ transplants; resource allocation; informed consent; coma patients and the persistent vegetative state; criminal and medical law; suicide; defining death; terminal care and euthanasia; state medicine and health policy. Philosophical Ethics Theories of ethics and metaethics; patterns of justification; teleological, deontological, and consequentialist theories; situation ethics; the quality of life; the value of life; personhood; ethics and human good; natural law; the status of moral norms; moral absolutes; "skilful means;" moral obligations; altruism and compassion. Human Rights The Buddhist basis for a doctrine of human rights and its provisions; the concept of "rights" in Buddhism; fundamental rights of individuals; autonomy and self-determination; human dignity; equality; justice; freedom; privacy; the protection of rights; women's rights; international codes, charters, and declarations; human rights abuses in Buddhist cultures. Ethics and Psychology The relationship between psychology and moral conduct; the psychology of moral judgments; the analysis of ethical terminology in the Abhidharma and elsewhere; the concepts of motive, intention, will, virtue, and character; the emotions; desire; love; moral choice and self-determination; related issues in philosophical psychology. Ecology, Animals and the Environment Responsibilities and obligations toward nature; animal rights; the moral status of animals and non-sentient life; experimentation on animals; philosophy of biology; speciesism; evolution; future generations; the relationship between Buddhist and other environmental philosophies. Social and Political Philosophy The Buddhist blueprint for a just society; the nature and role of the state; rights and duties of governments and citizens; democracy and alternative political systems; socialism, communism and capitalism; social, educational and welfare provisions; Buddhist law; law and ethics; Buddhism and war; nuclear warfare; revolution; capital punishment; justifiable killing; pacifism. Ethics and Anthropology Ethics in practice in Buddhist societies; ethics and social mores; the influence of indigenous customs and attitudes on moral teachings; rites de passage; variation in marriage and other customs; the great tradition and the little tradition; moral relativism; cultural pluralism. Cross-cultural Ethics Buddhism and comparative religious ethics; methodologies for the study of Buddhist ethics. Interfaith Dialogue Similarities and differences between Buddhism and other world religions in the field of ethics; the basis for dialogue; ethics and metaphysics; hermeneutics and the derivation of moral norms from scripture. 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@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. 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 unfamiliar with WWW browsing software, consult your local computing support group for information on obtaining WWW browsing software packages (for MS Windows, Macintosh, X Windows, and Unix cursor display). If you are familiar with WWW browsing software, open a URL connection to http://www.psu.edu/jbe/jbe.html "Anonymous FTP" Anonymous File Transfer Protocol is a common, relatively simple method for sending and receiving data over the Internet. Consult your local computing support group for help on obtaining and installing the FTP software or for utilizing FTP on an existing computer network at your site. Please see the README.TXT at the site for further information. Assuming you have access to the FTP software, follow these steps to retrieve a copy an paper, review, or other file. Commands you type will be represented here between hard brackets '[. . .]'. local prompt> [ftp ftp.cac.psu.edu] login: [anonymous] password: [your net address] (e.g. yow@podunk.edu) > [binary] (necessary only when retrieving a non-ASCII file) > [cd /pub/jbe] > [get (file)] (e.g. get ethics) > [bye] After issuing the 'bye' command, you will have exited your FTP software. You can then view the retrieved file by loading it into a word processor, using a DOS 'type (filename) | more' command or a Unix 'less' command, or printing it out. "Gopher" Gopher on the Internet is an easy to use tool for reading and retrieving documents. Consult your local computing support group for help on obtaining and installing the software. Assuming you have Gopher installed, open a Gopher connection to {the address will be supplied later}. If the connection is made, you will see a list of directories on the Penn State University Gopher server. Open the Journal of Buddhist Ethics directory and you will see a listing of the journal's files. You can open each file you find there (those with an extension of 'txt') and read its contents. You can also retrieve files with Gopher. 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 Research Papers Research papers will present original research in any of the ten areas under the journal's list of "Subject Classifications." Papers will Normally be over 5,000 words but not exceeding 7,500. Contributors are welcome to contact the editors beforehand to discuss proposals or for guidance regarding the sorts of topics which are suitable for publication in the journal. Papers will be subject to blind peer review by appropriate members of the Editorial Board or external evaluators selected at the Editors' discretion. Research Papers must be submitted according to the "Submission Procedures" described below. Discussion Articles Not exceeding 2,000 words, Discussion Articles may reflect a variety of applications. They may be mini-research papers, interim reports on research in progress, or proposals for future research. They may also be used to comment on or respond to research published in the journal and elsewhere. Discussion Articles may be sent to the journal either as e-mail or in the format described below under "Submission Procedures." Discussion Articles will also be subject to blind peer review. Bulletins Bulletins are short pieces which provide news and information about publications or forthcoming events such as conferences. The purpose of the Bulletins section of the journal is to provide a one-stop source of information which will keep readers up to date with developments in the discipline. Bulletins will normally be submitted in the form of a simple e-mail message. Book Reviews As appropriate, the journal will publish reviews of various materials addressing issues which are included under the journal's "Subject Classifications." Publishers or others wishing to have books, audio tapes, videotapes, software or other publications in any media reviewed should send copies for consideration to either of the General Editors, at the appropriate address listed below. Authors should send submissions directly to either of the General Editors at the addresses listed below: Dr. Damien Keown Department of Historical & Cultural Studies University of London, Goldsmiths' College London SE14 6NW United Kingdom Internet e-mail: hsa01dk@scorpio.goldsmiths.ac.uk or Professor Charles S. Prebish The Pennsylvania State University Religious Studies Program 108 Weaver Building University Park, Pennsylvania 16802-5500 U.S.A. Internet e-mail: csp1@psuvm.psu.edu 8. SUBMISSION PROCEDURES The journal's procedures are designed to make the submission of material as simple as possible. Any questions regarding submissions may be sent directly to the General Editors. Submissions of all kinds be sent either electronically or through the normal postal service on computer diskette (DOS-formatted 5.25" or 3.5" disks) to. To make a submission, follow these three steps: A. After preparing your article, save it in a popular word- processing format such as WordPerfect of Microsoft Word. Do not worry unduly about diacriticals at this stage. If your article is accepted, the editors will contact you with information about how these should be shown in the published text. B. Save a second copy of the article as an ASCII file, using the extension *.txt (for example, Myfile.txt). The option to save in ASCII format will normally be found under "Save As. . ." on your word-processor's "File" menu. C. Send both files to the journal. Submissions to the journal on diskette will not be returned unless accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope or mailer. The Journal of Buddhist Ethics cannot be held responsible for loss of or damage to unsolicited material. Accompanying Information 1. Details of Submission Each submission should contain a header describing: a) Category of submission: Research Paper, Discussion Article, Bulletin, or Review. b) Title: Title of Submission c) Author(s): A.N. Author d) Word length: 6,500 words e) Date of submission: 1 November 1994 f) Address: Name of Institution Name of Department Full Postal Address E-Mail Address Telephone Number 2. Abstract For Research Papers and Discussion Articles ONLY, please include an outline of the subject matternot exceeding 150 words in length. A specimen submission can be seen in the journal's electronic pages using a WWW browser. After Submission Depending on the opinion of the referees, articles will either be (1) approved for publication without alteration, (2) approved subject to modification, or (3) declined. Articles which are approved for publication are likely to need reformatting and other alterations to accommodate the requirements of the electronic medium. Full details will be provided by the Technical Editor where necessary, but it will be the author's responsibility to make whatever adaptations are required. 9. QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, SUGGESTIONS The editors welcome your questions, comments, and suggestions. Please feel free to send e-mail to the following address: jbe-ed@psu.edu ************************************************** Please help us spread the word. Tell your colleagues of this new medium, show them how to subscribe, and encourage them to submit their manuscripts and reviews.