Dear FABsters,

Here it is: the first call for papers for our very own journal!! The INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FEMINIST APPROACHES TO BIOETHICS – IJFAB (read “I.J.FAB”). The journal will be published by Indiana University Press and edited by Mary Rawlinson at Stony Brook University.

IJFAB is the official journal of FAB (the international network on Feminist Approaches to Bioethics).

From 2008, subscription to IJFAB will automatically be included in FAB membership. The first issue will be published in April 2008. We hope that IJFAB will rapidly be recognised as the place to read and publish the very best of feminist bioethics!

Many of us have worked hard for a long time to bring this project to fruition. Please help to support FAB in this venture by considering IJFAB first for publication of your next paper and/or for offering to review papers. This is especially important in the first years of IJFAB’s existence, as the journal becomes established. As with all of FAB’s activities, we rely upon our members for success. And if you are not a member or have not renewed your membership lately, please consider doing so, in part so that you can support our wonderful new journal!

All the best,

Wendy Rogers and Carolyn McLeod (FAB Co-coordinators)

THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON FEMINIST APPROACHES TO BIOETHICS

CALL FOR PAPERS

The International Journal on Feminist Approaches to Bioethics (IJFAB) provides a new forum within bioethics for feminist thought and debate.  Sponsored by the International Network on Feminist Approaches to Bioethics (FAB), IJFAB welcomes feminist scholarship on ethical issues related to health, health care, and the biomedical sciences.  IJFAB aims to demonstrate clearly the necessity and distinctive contributions of feminist scholarship to bioethics.

IJFAB invites submissions on any topic in bioethics. The Editorial Office will be ready to receive submissions after May 15. More detailed information for authors and instructions for submitting papers will be available later this spring on the Indiana University Press website. In the interim please direct all inquiries to [log in to unmask]

Articles should not exceed 8,000 words (roughly 32 manuscript pages).  Shorter articles are welcome. In addition to research papers, we invite submissions for our sections “Conversations” and “Commentaries.” “Conversations” provides a forum for a public dialogue on particular issues in bioethics. We encourage scholars engaged in fruitful exchanges to share those discussions here. Submissions for this section should be limited to 3000 words.  For “Commentaries” we invite short analyses (under 2000 words) of specific policy issues, legislation, court decisions, or other contemporary developments within bioethics.  IJFAB will also include a Book Review section. Book reviews are typically solicited; however, we strongly encourage authors to submit their books to the Book Review Editor for consideration for review. We also invite proposals for review essays that survey several texts in a particular field.  Books and inquiries should be directed to Lisa Eckenwiler, Department of Philosophy, Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics, Robinson B 465, 4400 University Drive, MS 3F1, 22030, (703) 993-1290 [log in to unmask]

The journal also solicits papers addressing the following themes:

Vol. I, no. 1           Doing Feminist Bioethics

The inaugural issue of IJFAB will address the distinctive contributions of feminist scholars to bioethics. For this issue the journal solicits papers on any topic in bioethics that demonstrate why gender matters in bioethics and how feminist scholarship advances the field by shaping its methods, problems, and concepts.  Deadline for submission: August 1, 2007.

Vol. I, no.2            Health and Justice in a Global Context

This issue provides an opportunity to bring scholarship in feminist bioethics to bear on public policy, by exploring the connection between social justice and health in an international context. Topics may include public health, the economics of health care, access to care, environmental justice and health, or gender inequity in research and care. Deadline for submissions: February 1, 2008

Vol. II, no. 1    Transnational Dialogues in Feminist Bioethics

With this issue IJFAB seeks to encourage debate across national boundaries around issues in bioethics. We invite collaborative submissions that approach any topic in bioethics from different national perspectives. Deadline for submissions: May 1, 2008.

 All submitted papers should be prepared for anonymous review, with any identifying references deleted.  Authors should submit a separate title page, including contact information, as well as a statement that the paper has not been published previously and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Papers should include an abstract (under 250 words) and 3-5 key words. Papers should be submitted in Microsoft Word, as email attachments.

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Carolyn McLeod
Associate Professor
Department of Philosophy
University of Western Ontario
Talbot College
London, ON Canada
N6A 3K7
Tel: 519-661-2111, ext. 85877
Fax: 519-661-3922
http://publish.uwo.ca/~cmcleod2/